The media described Waitangi as peaceful place on our national day this year, in contrast to years gone by in which reports were heavy on conflict. How did they get to grips with the change in atmosphere?

"To say I'm worried about the future of sports journalism is like Captain Smith saying he was worried about the wellbeing of the Titanic… after it struck the iceberg." A leading sports editor warns, New Zealand media may be walking away from sport, and a crisis in coverage could damage the sports themselves.

No-one has seriously proposed a Cook Strait bridge or tunnel for more than a century - and no expert says one is feasible now. So why was it suddenly front page news this week?

Increasing the peace at Waitangi; is sports journalism on the ropes?; tunnel vision and a bridge to nowhere.

Pat Booth was one of New Zealand’s most respected, effective and inspirational investigative journalists. He died last Wednesday, aged 88. Mediawatch looks back at some of his achievements - and his opinions about his profession.

Under pressure over misinformation, founder Mark Zuckerberg says he will “fix Facebook” by prioritising “trustworthy and informative” news recommended by readers.

Pat Booth's life and legacy; can the crowd fix Facebook and online news?; media's unhealthy appetite for fast food news.

The media aren't always inclined to bite the brands that feed when fast food firms put a new product on the market. The makers of a new sweet treat in Auckland had the media eating out of their hands this past week.

The holiday news drought was washed away by a flood of reports and reckons about the PM’s pregnancy.

The boss of major media company MediaWorks has hit out at the new government's plan to boost public broadcasting  - and even claimed it could wipe out his business.