Media Insider: The new TVNZ+ app – broadcaster on when final bugs will be ironed out, TVNZ announces Football World Cup price
But an upbeat TVNZ chief digital officer Rob Hutchinson told Media Insider on Thursday last week that the…
Dakota Nopera Fri Allen jailed for assaults on young boy and girl
This week, details of the “immense physical, emotional and psychological trauma” Dakota Nopera Fri Allen, now 27, inflicted…
On The Up: Hawke’s Bay teen swimmer Sam Skidmore set to represent NZ in Fiji
The young athlete said he started taking swimming seriously around the age of 12. “Before then, I wasn’t…
Black Fern Portia Woodman-Wickliffe on Celebrity Treasure Island and life after rugby
Black Ferns rugby legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is used to carving it up on the field, but she’s facing…
New Diocesan School for Girls principal Dr Sandra Hastie on surviving ‘dirt file’ leak at her last school – and her plans for Dio
Although she wasn’t the principal at Somerville House when the document was created – she arrived there in…
Tauranga City Council consults on cemetery fees as families seek cheaper cremations in Hamilton
To address this, the council has proposed to lower its cremation fees and increase burial charges by thousands…
Media Insider: TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman replaced by colleague and soon-to-be business presenter on PM Christopher Luxon’s trip to Singapore
Sherman was originally assigned to the trip for TVNZ, but two sources told Media Insider on Friday that…
Lunch with … Julian Savea – rugby titan on the All Blacks, his fears for the game, an extraordinary rise from humble beginnings, and a new career
“We’ve relied on the All Blacks to push us through – expecting viewership, or kids nowadays to play…
Waikato regional councillor group backtracks on promise to quit Local Government NZ
Tipa Mahuta’s vote could not be recorded due to technology issues. The vote comes after seven councils, including…
Barry Soper on new book lifting lid on 12 prime ministers in the Beehive – The Front Page
As former PM John Key wrote in one of the book’s forewords, “Barry knew, and still knows, where…
Russell Crowe’s ex-wife Danielle Spencer lifts lid on rumour about their 2012 split
“I don’t need to be with my partner 24 hours a day to feel safe or secure.” Elsewhere,…
Hamilton actress Alisha Jacobs on Balloon Dog and performing at Sydney Opera House
“Waikato to the world.” From Hamilton to the Opera House At school in Hamilton, Jacobs was academic and…