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  • Midweek - Hagerpalooza, preppers' delight, Seymour on Report

    September 23, 2026 · 26 min

    What mark has Nicky Hager's 'Dirty Work' made 24 hours after a rock gig-like launch? Also - TVNZ doco spotlights Kiwi preppers, & Deputy PM buries his boycott of Morning Report Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  • Phillips report & the full story, retail politics

    September 19, 2026 · 37 min

    The fugitive Tom Phillips was huge news when the hunt for him ended tragically a year ago - and again with this week’s official report. But can our media tell the full story even now? Also: a new media lab with a journalist-in-residence…

  • Midweek - Phillips report, CRL mania, election event angst, mascot wars

    September 16, 2026 · 24 min

    The Phillips report the media have been waiting for. Also: CRL is go, media mascot v mascot, live election event tension & the hyrox horror Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  • Political food fights, pondering the passing of journalism

    September 12, 2026 · 35 min

    The media seized on the politics of food this week, when the Greens floated state-owned supermarkets and 1News lifted the lid on emergency food grant refusals. Also: who pays when journalism dies? And does it really matter if it does? Go…

  • Midweek - TVNZ's next news chief, cartoons & mascots, Sky sorry again

    September 9, 2026 · 24 min

    TVNZ takes Stuff exec for next news chief - next year, the legacy of a long-serving cartoonist, mascots make a marketing comeback, Sky TV offside again with fans again for live foul-up Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  • Political head-to-heads hot up, are prediction markets legit news?

    September 5, 2026 · 37 min

    Odds from Polymarket are popping up in our news, even though it's illegal here. But are prediction markets a legit source of news anyway? Also: head-to-head clashes between politicians, and with presenters, are heating up, but not always…

  • Midweek - plane crazy, animal ads & monkey mascots, debate update

    September 2, 2026 · 22 min

    Was the Capetown flyover a PR masterstroke or disaster? Also - netball's bounceback, animal ads & monkey media mascots and an election debate update. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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About the show

There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.