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NationalJanuary 15

TVNZ news boss 'sorry' for early exit

Television New Zealand journalists and presenters were shocked today to find out their head of news and current affairs Ross Dagan is resigning after less than a year in the job.

NationalDecember 13

TVNZ winding up Teletext

TVNZ's teletext service will be winding up next year, after operating for nearly 30 years.

BusinessSeptember 3

TVNZ dividend down

State-owned Television New Zealand will pay a smaller dividend to the Government after its operating profit fell 12.2% in the year ended June.

NationalApril 20

Dann to replace Espiner at TVNZ

Breakfast host Corin Dann is set to replace Guyon Espiner as TVNZ's new political editor.

NationalMarch 28

TVNZ bars Hosking from SkyCity items

TVNZ has banned Mike Hosking from covering stories about SkyCity Entertainment on Close Up after he acknowledged he had a celebrity deal with the casino company.

BusinessMarch 16

Commerce Commission unlikely to bar Igloo plan

The Commerce Commission was unlikely to oppose the joint venture proposal between Sky Network Television and TVNZ to establish the Sky Lite pay television station Igloo, Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird said yesterday.

BusinessMarch 14

Inquiry into pay TV plan welcomed

The Commerce Commission's investigation into new pay TV platform Igloo was a good start but it did not go far enough, Labour Party broadcasting and communications spokeswoman Clare Curran said yesterday.

EntertainmentJanuary 30

A new life across the Ditch

With primetime shows on both sides of the Tasman, Jay Ryan has become one of our most in-demand television actors. The Go Girls star talks to Lydia Jenkin about his new role as a doctor in Offspring and escaping West Auckland.

NationalOctober 19

New 'Coro' slot kiss draws critics

TVNZ on Tuesday night screened a controversial lesbian kiss on Coronation Street in the programme's new 5.25pm time slot.

NationalOctober 5

TVNZ news boss tipped to stand down

An announcement is expected today that Television New Zealand head of news and current affairs Anthony Flannery has stepped down from the job.

EditorialJuly 14

The changing television picture

State-owned television has always been the plaything of politicians, 50 years ago because of fears this permanent occupant of our living rooms might influence our opinions, later as a source of revenues - and all the while the public face of political argument about the medium was bound up in ethical, cultural, social and historical pomposities.

NationalJune 13

TVNZ censured over Henry comments

TVNZ has been ordered to pay $3000 costs and broadcast a statement saying it responded weakly to complaints of Paul Henry's repeated mocking of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's name last year.

OpinionApril 10

Government takes broader view of television

How we view television content continues to change rapidly. Jonathan Coleman explains the Government's approach to the new environment and how public broadcasting fits into the mix.

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.

DunedinDecember 21

TV camera still not operating

The Dunedin City Council is still waiting for its new weather camera to begin broadcasting, months after paying Television New Zealand to install it.

EntertainmentNovember 22

Turning down the volume on adverts

If you find the advertisements that interrupt your television viewing too loud, relief may be in store before Christmas - if you're watching TVNZ at least.

NationalOctober 10

Henry jumps before he is pushed

Paul Henry's controversial comments finally caught up with him yesterday when he resigned from TVNZ after meeting the state broadcaster's board.

NationalOctober 8

John Key can't be complacent over Henry

It is nothing short of bizarre that the utterances of a breakfast television host have damaged the huge effort in recent years that New Zealand has put into strengthening its relationship with India.

DunedinAugust 29

Bain says no to all interviews

David Bain is on the receiving end of a beatup to snare television ratings as he tries to get on with a normal life, long-time supporter Joe Karam says.

NationalAugust 8

TVNZ chief's spending 'sounds high'

Television New Zealand chief executive Rick Ellis' $140,000 credit card spending in two years "sounds high", Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman says, but he will reserve judgement until he hears from the state broadcaster's board today.

EditorialJuly 8

One's crystal bucket

It is perhaps no coincidence that in the year it is celebrating a half century of broadcasting, Television New Zealand's news division is finally facing the reality of media life in the 21st century.

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.

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.

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