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NationalMay 10

Last attempt to save TVNZ7

Labour MP Clare Curran has drafted a member's bill to require TVNZ to fund the non-commercial channel TVNZ7 or a similar channel.

NationalApril 7

No talks about selling TVNZ: Coleman

Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman says there have been no discussions about the Government selling off state broadcaster TVNZ.

NationalApril 5

TVNZ to cut 'Good Morning' staff

Television New Zealand's mid-morning programme Good Morning will cease filming at its Lower Hutt studios from the end of this year, with up to 12 full time production staff losing their jobs.

NationalFebruary 28

Reality TV show breached privacy: BSA

A Northland man whose arrest for possession of a small amount of cannabis was shown on TV2's Police Ten 7 programme had his privacy breached, in what the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) says is a "landmark decision" regarding filming reality television.

NationalNovember 2

Mercep named as new Morning Report host

Radio New Zealand has appointed TVNZ journalist Simon Mercep as the new co-presenter of its breakfast radio programme, Morning Report.

NationalOctober 28

TVNZ upholds Henry complaints

TVNZ has upheld the hundreds of complaints made against its former Breakfast show frontman Paul Henry following his comments about Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand and antics over the name of Sheila Dikshit.

NationalOctober 28

Governor-General accepts apology from TVNZ bosses

TVNZ's bosses have apologised in person to the Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand over "racist" comments made about him by former Breakfast show host Paul Henry.

NationalOctober 28

Henry apologises to Governor-General

TVNZ host Paul Henry has apologised to Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand for "any offence I may have caused" over comments questioning whether he was "even a New Zealander".

NationalOctober 8

Paul Henry front page news in Delhi

Diplomatic fallout over "racial remarks" by TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry are today front page news in Delhi's largest circulation newspaper, the Hindustan Times.

NationalOctober 6

TVNZ PR manager apologises for Henry defence

A TVNZ public relations manager has apologised to colleagues for her response to media after comments about the Governor-General's nationality by Breakfast host Paul Henry on Monday.

NationalOctober 4

Race Relations Commissioner slams Henry's comments

The Race Relations Commissioner had condemned TVNZ host Paul Henry's remarks that Prime Minister John Key should select a Governor-General who "looks and sounds more like a New Zealander".

NationalSeptember 8

More than 80 apply for RNZ morning spot

There is no news yet on the long-term replacement for Radio New Zealand's Morning Report co-host Sean Plunket, who signed off this morning after 14 years with the show.

NationalAugust 31

Broadcaster steps down after 23 years in morning slot

Wellington radio personality Justin du Fresne has announced that he will step down as host of the morning show on NewstalkZB.

NationalJune 28

Former Radio NZ news boss loses latest appeal

Former Radio New Zealand (RNZ) news boss Lynne Snowdon has lost the latest appeal in her nearly six-year legal tussle with the broadcaster, with the Court of Appeal saying "the procedural music must stop".

NationalJune 10

TVNZ apologises to viewers after prank

TV One's Breakfast has apologised to viewers for being the victim of a prank this morning.

NationalMay 13

Weight loss ad placement 'socially irresponsible'

Running an ad for weight loss supplements during a documentary about anorexia was not a socially responsible move by TVNZ, an Advertising Standards Authority decision finds.

The MixMay 9

Freeview recorder ready to launch

MyFreeview digital television recorder will hit shops on Thursday.

NationalMay 9

TVNZ buys stake in TiVo

TVNZ has bought a 33 percent stake in the exclusive Australasian TiVo licensee, Hybrid Television Services, ahead of the device's launch in New Zealand later this year.

NationalMay 3

'Close Up' in trouble for showing sex scene

A sex scene from the New Zealand film The Vinter's Luck shown during TV1's Close Up has been found to breach broadcasting standards.

EntertainmentApril 13

NZ show wins Emmy award

New Zealand show Reservoir Hill has won an Emmy Award.

NationalApril 8

Sky confirms extension of rugby deal

Sky Television will be paying more to screen live rugby games under a new five-year deal from 2011, but will not provide any details.

SportMarch 23

Sports broadcasting: Final bell rings for 'Arry

Harry Carpenter, a former BBC boxing commentator who covered fights for more than 40 years and became known for his verbal jousts with British heavyweight Frank Bruno, has died.

NationalMarch 18

Further cuts will handicap TVNZ: MPs

Cutting back further on TVNZ's news and current affairs budget is short-sighted and will lead only to a downward spiral in the broadcaster's ability to operate in a competitive environment, Opposition MPs say.

NationalMarch 17

Shifting Maori programmes off TV One would cause concerns

Maori broadcasting agency Te Mangai Paho (TMP) would be very concerned if the programmes they funded on Television One were moved to TVNZ's TV6 and TV7 channels, MPs were told today.

NationalMarch 5

TVNZ launches channel on SKY Television

State-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand is launching a channel playing New Zealand programmes on pay television operator SKY Television's platform in June.