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1 month ago | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
In early March an 11-page letter sent shockwaves through media giant NZME. Duncan Greive analyses its withering critique of the business, and the plan to redirect its news direction after ripping out the board. New Zealand’s sharemarket is typically a fairly sleepy place. Stocks rise and fall, sometimes abruptly – but the battles for control seen in larger markets are rare.
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1 month ago | 
mumbrella.com.au | Hal Crawford |Duncan Greive
A couple of weeks ago NZME – a media company that counts the NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, BusinessDesk, and a host of radio and entertainment brands among its holdings – held its annual results presentation for shareholders. The hour was dominated by news that its property portal OneRoof might be separated for sale.
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1 month ago | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
It’s driven by a Canadian billionaire with seemingly strong views on trans rights, vaccines and te Tiriti. A couple of weeks ago NZME – a media company that counts the NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, BusinessDesk, ZM and a host of radio and entertainment brands among its holdings – held its annual results presentation for shareholders. The hour was dominated by news that its property portal OneRoof might be separated for sale, along with the announcement of an online news channel built around Ryan Bridge.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Charli XCX says no 16 or 17-year-olds. Photo / The SpinoffExclusive: The prime minister wants to end New Zealand’s ‘no’ culture. Duncan Greive looks into one big no: how a variety of agencies kept under-18s from Laneway 2025. Originally published by The Spinoff.
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2 months ago | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Exclusive: The prime minister wants to end New Zealand’s ‘no’ culture. Duncan Greive looks into one big no: how a variety of agencies kept under-18s from Laneway 2025. It was a deeply unwelcome Christmas present for the roughly 2,000 teenagers who had bought tickets to Laneway 2025: the festival was cancelling and refunding all their tickets after a licensing committee declined an application to have 16 and 17-year-olds at Western Springs.
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2 months ago | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
The decay of institutional media and immense power of social media combine to open a window into the complex communications world we’re living in. The writer Brian Morrissey frequently uses the phrase “the information space” to describe our current media-communications systems.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Summer reissue: The CEOs of two major New Zealand banks say Facebook is rife with fraud – and that Meta is too busy making money from scam ads to try and stop them. Duncan Greive reports. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. The story would have been dystopian a few years ago, but is now routine, almost unremarkable.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Summer reissue: He earned 5c for his first cut in 1955, and $35 for his last in March. Duncan Greive recalls the life of his late barber, ‘Young’ George Dyas, who never stopped snipping. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. ‘If you’re reading this you know I’ve gone… now I’m off to the other side to look up some old mates.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Summer reissue: Three teenage barbers in Mt Albert have capitalised on a viral haircut to build businesses on Instagram. Duncan Greive gets a haircut and a lesson in modern business. Photography by Jin Fellet. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. ‘When I first started cutting hair, I messed up my friend really badly,’ says Ali.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
thespinoff.co.nz | Duncan Greive
Summer reissue: Told in one crucial moment from every year, by The Spinoff’s founder Duncan Greive. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. 2014: An accidental birth, in a corporate boardroom The Spinoff was never meant to happen.
