Media Insider: HBO Max launches in New Zealand – what viewers can expect in intensified TV streaming battle
For a few more days, HBO Max content – including historic shows such as The Sopranos, Game of…
Media Insider: Awards swipe – John Campbell v Mike Hosking; Jason Momoa exits Hollywood blockbuster in NZ; HBO Max boss on NZ entry; TVNZ’s World Cup plans
Hosking has been on leave overseas for the past fortnight and beamed into the NZ International Convention Centre…
Fire safety boss Neil Gould sentenced for forging building compliance papers
MBIE launched an investigation, which subsequently uncovered his dishonesty. It found Gould had falsified the verification of compliance…
Air NZ says breakthrough reached on engine drama, IATA boss tells engine makers: ‘Stop gouging us’
Ravishankar said his airline’s relationship with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney had improved, and the fleet was approaching…
Brutal Ink boss Chrissy Dawson unlawfully sacked Devon Whitham after she complained about not getting paid
In a recently released decision, ERA authority member Alyn Higgins ruled Brutalitees Ltd (BL), which owns Brutal Ink…
Media Insider: RNZ shake-up: New board chair, directors revealed; Who’s in line to be CEO?; PR boss: ‘All the big ad agencies are morphing into PR stunt agencies’
Incoming RNZ chair (and current board member) Brent Impey. Photo / Photosport Two new directors – Paula Browning…
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit boss Tarun Gautam fined $40k for exploiting migrant workers
According to a recently released decision, Gautam and Hariom Horticulture Ltd have been fined more than $40,000 for…
After Australia 501 deportation, Sydney shooter Alvin Tuala turned Auckland drug boss
Police again turned their attention to Tuala in 2022, after an investigation into a $2.5 million methamphetamine haul…
Speight’s 150th anniversary: Lion boss on legacy, change and beer’s future
“There’s no doubt about it that Speight’s has adapted over those years as it’s had challenges thrown down…
Media Insider: The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive’s new digital music venture Lume – backed by big names such as Lorde, Hamish McKenzie and Karl von Randow
Launching in June, it’s a sparkling new app that confronts several major issues in the local music industry:…
NZ Post boss responds after minister’s letter criticising communication
The minister also called for improvements: “ln the future, please ensure engagement with stakeholders and the public on…
Queenstown roads could hit capacity by 2030, infrastructure boss warns
He said Queenstown currently had “a car for every resident”, with private vehicle ownership fundamentally unsustainable as the…