This week the country has celebrated 30 years of its favourite soap opera, Shortland Street. The doctors and nurses of Ferndale have survived serial killers, viral outbreaks and volcanoes to make it this far – but can it survive one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of New Zealand television?  

With TVNZ preparing their merger with RNZ, and too many streaming services to keep up with, there have never been so many opportunities – and threats – to New Zealand television. 

Today, media commentator and CEO and publisher of The Spinoff Duncan Grieve joins Damien to look at a fascinating time for New Zealand TV. 

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