Recent weeks have seen the most concentrated climate change coverage in New Zealand's history but it was still eclipsed by coverage of the Rugby World Cup.

Recent weeks have seen the most concentrated climate change coverage in New Zealand's history but it was still eclipsed by coverage of the Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand Herald journalist Keith Ng recently returned from covering the protests in Hong Kong and he tells Mediawatch being a Cantonese speaker was invaluable.

New Zealand Herald journalist Keith Ng recently returned from covering the protests in Hong Kong and he tells Mediawatch being a Cantonese speaker was invaluable.

Covering Climate Now saw all of New Zealand's major media companies upping their environmental coverage but it was still eclipsed by the rugby World Cup and New Zealand Herald journalist Keith Ng on covering the protests in Hong Kong as a Cantonese speaker.

Covering Climate Now saw all of New Zealand's major media companies upping their environmental coverage but it was still eclipsed by the rugby World Cup and New Zealand Herald journalist Keith Ng on covering the protests in Hong Kong as a Cantonese speaker.

Was Spark Sports streaming fail just a one-off blip? Or game over for our titanic telco and sport on screen - and a knockback for digital innovation? Would politicians arriving at the breakdown really usher in free-to-air rugby on TV? Depends on which of the many loud voices in the media you’ve heard this past week.

Was Spark Sports streaming fail just a one-off blip? Or game over for our titanic telco and sport on screen - and a knockback for digital innovation? Would politicians arriving at the breakdown really usher in free-to-air rugby on TV? Depends on which of the many loud voices in the media you’ve heard this past week.

Amazon Prime’s announcement of a Lord of the Rings TV series to be made here was big news in the media - as was the huge tax break it is likely to get. It’s part of a business model that means Amazon paid no tax on $18 billion profits in the US last year - but those in the background of their TV productions don't share the wealth.

Amazon Prime’s announcement of a Lord of the Rings TV series to be made here was big news in the media - as was the huge tax break it is likely to get. It’s part of a business model that means Amazon paid no tax on $18 billion profits in the US last year - but those in the background of their TV productions don't share the wealth.