Articles by By Shayne Currie
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National
'Thrilled': Samantha Hayes to host new-look 6pm TV bulletin
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:25AMSamantha Hayes will continue to host the 6pm news on Three, after Newshub closes in early July. As the NZ Herald exclusively...
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National
Ryan Bridge to join Newstalk ZB as Early Edition host
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:25AMRyan Bridge ended 2023 as host of Three’s AM breakfast show and was meant to start 2024 fronting his own primetime TV current...
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Business
Warner Bros Discovery New Zealand boss Glen Kyne quits
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:15AMThe man who oversaw the closure of Newshub and the loss of almost 300 jobs is himself leaving Warner Bros Discovery. The...
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Business
6pm TV3 news saved - Stuff to provide hour-long weekday bulletin, 30-min weekend shows
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:36AMThe 6pm TV3 news has been saved - but it will have a totally new look and will be provided by rival media company Stuff once...
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Business
'We're all gutted': TVNZ's Sunday cancelled on 'black day' for media
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:37PMStaff from TVNZ’s Sunday have been told the long-running news and current affairs show will be cancelled. “We’re all gutted....
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Business
'Don't make me cry': Newshub's biggest stars front on its closure, up to 300 job losses
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:45AMSome of Kiwi television’s biggest stars have today been on the other side of the story, fronting on the heartbreak they’re...
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National
Newshub, TVNZ cuts: New news service mooted, fate of Sunday to be revealed
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 7:54AMTelevision journalists and viewers will learn this morning whether parts of Newshub will survive a threatened closure - several...
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National
'I'm not a magician': Minister Melissa Lee on job cuts; TVNZ's plan to axe Fair Go, keep brand
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 7:21AMMedia and Communications Minister Melissa Lee says she’s “not a magician” as TVNZ confirms a range of job cuts and the end...
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National
MediaWorks hack claims: Personal data of 2.4m people and The Block votes allegedly stolen
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 12:29PMMediaWorks is investigating the alleged hacking of data belonging to more than 2.4 million people – including phone numbers,...
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Business
Watch: Top TVNZ stars in new campaign to fight for shows, jobs
Friday, 15 March 2024, 1:46PMSeveral of TVNZ’s biggest stars are fronting a new PR campaign, Save Our Stories, to fight job and show cuts. Sunday host...
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Crime
The $2 billion digital 'ram-raids': Inside the scams - fraudsters targeting your money
Monday, 11 March 2024, 6:53AMIn a new seven-day series, we investigate the rising cases of scammers, their ever-elaborate methods of targeting your money...
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Business
Broadcasting Minister told last week about TVNZ mass job cuts, staff distraught
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 7:39AMGrim scenes are unfolding within TVNZ today as staff receive emails inviting them to meetings, in the wake of a plan to cut...
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Business
Secret news meeting revealed: Newshub 'baffled' over TVNZ rejection
Friday, 1 March 2024, 1:46PMNewshub bosses floated a bold plan - one that might have helped save the news organisation and trimmed costs for everyone...
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National
Newshub set to close at end of June, Warner Bros. Discovery staff devastated
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 11:19AMUp to 300 jobs are expected to be lost as one of our biggest commercial media company’s newsrooms - Newshub - is set to close...
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Auckland
A year ago Auckland Domain was under water. Tomorrow it will beat to its biggest concert ever
Friday, 9 February 2024, 12:00PMAlmost 35,000 people will pack Auckland Domain tomorrow for Synthony - one of the biggest events in the Domain’s history....
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Audio
Emotional Simon Barnett's radio return - 'I've been on the cusp of tears all day'
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 12:06PMAn emotional Simon Barnett has returned to Newstalk ZB today, his voice breaking as he thanked listeners for their love following...
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Entertainment
'I talk to Jodi all the time': Simon Barnett on heartbreak and a return to radio
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 9:00AMRadio star Simon Barnett will return to Newstalk ZB next week, following the death of his beloved wife Jodi in October. The...
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National
'I love being a Wellingtonian' - Titanic director James Cameron to become NZ citizen
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 12:59PMOne of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron, today spoke of his love for New...
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National
Lights out: The Project set to be axed; 24 staff impacted
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 12:52PMThree is set to axe its 7pm weekday news show The Project - one of the highest profile casualties of a challenging media...
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Business
'Significant doubt' on MediaWorks' future as a going concern - auditors
Friday, 20 October 2023, 2:08PMA “material uncertainty” exists that may cast “significant doubt” on whether media company MediaWorks can continue as a going...
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National
'Tank is empty': Top news boss quits
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 11:18AMOne of New Zealand’s most respected news leaders is quitting - the latest in a series of high-profile media changes in 2023. The...
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Business
'Highly confidential': Mystery bidder in attempt to buy Sky
Friday, 13 October 2023, 9:47AMA mystery party wants to buy Sky TV in a “highly confidential” offer, the company announced today. “Sky has commenced engagement...
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National
Radio and TV star Simon Barnett’s beloved wife Jodi dies after battle with brain cancer
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 6:20AMRadio and TV star Simon Barnett’s beloved wife Jodi has died. She passed away peacefully at the couple’s Christchurch home...
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National
Jodi's brave fight: Simon Barnett's heartbreak for beloved wife - 'things are grim'
Saturday, 30 September 2023, 7:59AMRadio and TV star Simon Barnett’s wife Jodi has battled brain cancer for more than five years but doctors have now given...