With local elections looming, Newshub crunched the numbers on local councils “splashing cash” on Christmas parties for staff.  It turned out to be a drop in the bucket, and the online exclusive backfired.

Press panic over Spark RWC streaming; petrol prices trump war worries and climate crisis; expert urges PR ethics upgrade; Christmas party 'cash splash' backlash.

We haven't been this twitchy about tech since Y2K. Spark took a gamble by buying the World Cup broadcast rights and offering live streaming coverage to subscribers. It's sparked a flood of sceptical - sometimes hostile - media coverage of streaming snags but the bigger picture is the future of sport on screen.

We haven't been this twitchy about tech since Y2K. Spark took a gamble by buying the World Cup broadcast rights and offering live streaming coverage to subscribers. It's sparked a flood of sceptical - sometimes hostile - media coverage of streaming snags but the bigger picture is the future of sport on screen.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about Bangladesh's decision to grant legal personhood to its 700 rivers and a New York court case that could do the same for an elephant; the under-reporting of NZ's ask no questions approach to US torture; and the great flood of climate stories.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about Bangladesh's decision to grant legal personhood to its 700 rivers and a New York court case that could do the same for an elephant; the under-reporting of NZ's ask no questions approach to US torture; and the great flood of climate stories.

The billionaire boss of Twitter - who flew in this week to update the Christchurch Call - couldn't keep his own account free of extremist stuff from hackers recently. Six months after social media was weaponised in Christchurch, is it time for rules to block extremist posts on online platforms in New Zealand?

Labour’s leaders were pressed on 'who knew what and when' after serious allegations against a staffer were aired again in the media this week - and why they didn't act sooner. The media have also been challenged on how well they've done their job.

Labour’s leaders were pressed on 'who knew what and when' after serious allegations against a staffer were aired again in the media this week - and why they didn't act sooner. The media have also been challenged on how well they've done their job.

The billionaire boss of Twitter - who flew in this week to update the Christchurch Call - couldn't keep his own account free of extremist stuff from hackers recently. Six months after social media was weaponised in Christchurch, is it time for rules to block extremist posts on online platforms in New Zealand?