Tag: Official Information Act
RNZ Mediawatch: NZ media facing an apocalypse now?
For years news media bosses warned the creaking business model backing journalism would fail at a major local outlet. It finally happened this week...
After more than 30 years fighting Dawn Raids practices, Soane Foliaki...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Tongan RSE worker, whose case sparked an independent review of Immigration New Zealand's "out-of-hours compliance visit" practices, is...
Gavin Ellis: NZ government media teams that breach the law
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
New Zealand's Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, has given government agency media teams a well-deserved kick up the fundamental over some of their...
NZ public broadcaster faces ‘political headache’ over Breakfast anchor saga
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The "sorry saga" of former Breakfast celebrated host Kamahl Santamaria's abrupt departure from Television New Zealand last month has created a...
Samoan airline deals at centre of Tokelau chopper purchase
By Mackenzie Smith in Auckland
Tokelau’s controversial helicopter buy was part of at least one major Samoan airline deal, along with plans for the establishment...
Cook Islands media call on ministers to ‘front up’ over issues
By Florence Syme-Buchanan in Avarua, Rarotonga
One of the Cook Islands' top broadcasters and newspapers want government heads of ministries and ministers to be more...