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NZ election 2023: How a better funding model can help media strengthen social cohesion

October 3, 2023

ANALYSIS: By Myles Thomas Kia ora koutou. Ko Ngāpuhi tōku iwi. Ko Ngāti Manu toku hapu. Ko Karetu tōku marae. Ko Myles Thomas toku ingoa. I grew up with David Beatson, on the telly. Back in the 1970s, he read the late news which I watched in bed with my parents. Later, David and I ... <a title="NZ election 2023: How a better funding model can help media strengthen social cohesion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/nz-election-2023-how-a-better-funding-model-can-help-media-strengthen-social-cohesion/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: How a better funding model can help media strengthen social cohesion">Read more</a>

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Siouxsie Wiles mini-doco funding criticism does vanishing act online

July 25, 2022

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Why did criticism of a modest sum spent on a single mini-documentary made two years ago suddenly spring up in the news in two national networks this week — and then disappear? “I’m just so sick of everything getting taxpayer money for these projects. Why can’t people just pay ... <a title="Siouxsie Wiles mini-doco funding criticism does vanishing act online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/siouxsie-wiles-mini-doco-funding-criticism-does-vanishing-act-online/" aria-label="Read more about Siouxsie Wiles mini-doco funding criticism does vanishing act online">Read more</a>