A recent poll has found 40 per cent of New Zealanders are open to the idea of becoming a state of Australia.

TVNZ could be rearranged to provide separate commercial and public service broadcasting roles under a new proposal being investigated.

Pressure to shave millions from budgets is forcing TVNZ to consider some radical ideas, John Drinnan writes.

Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Govt scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong.

We all know about the brouhaha over John Campbell's medal interview and Paul Holmes' unsympathetic column about it in the Herald on Sunday.

Free-to-air bosses may share commentators after agreeing to share TV coverage of the top 16 games during the Rugby World Cup.

Five NZ commentary teams could be calling the knock-out games of next year's Rugby World Cup with the Govt paying over $3m to secure the free-to-air deal.

For the first time more New Zealanders turned to Campbell Live than Close Up for their current affairs at 7pm.

Wave activity "appears to be stabilised" at previously-reported levels, Civil Defence Emergency Management says.

The creator of The Apprentice has given the NZ version a big thumbs-up, says gossip queen Rachel Glucina.

John Key believes people are keeping an open mind about the Govt's tax changes until after the Budget, despite a new poll showing most are against increasing GST.

Breakfast presenter Ali Mau's televised attack on a woman's magazine has drawn a formal complaint saying her outburst was inaccurate.

Ali Mau came out fighting last week, publically lambasting Women's Day magazine and its editor Sarah Henry.

A television programme about the life of convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy is set to go ahead.

The controversy around Alison Mau's sexuality in recent weeks has been good news for TVNZ where it counts - the ratings.

Beauty school students have trumped bidders in the auction for John Key's NZ flag doodle.

Will teen bride-to-be Sophie avoid the Shortland Street wedding curse?

Television New Zealand is investigating an allegation that staff smoked cannabis at Waitangi celebrations.