Shayne Currie

Auckland

Editor at Large at New Zealand Herald

NZME/NZ Herald Editor at Large, Media Insider columnist

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Media Insider: RNZ National and Morning Report radio audiences fall to lowest levels in more than five years

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

RNZ Morning Report hosts Corin Dann and Ingrid Hipkiss. RNZ’s radio audience continues to decline sharply – where it was once the market leader, it now sits eighth behind Newstalk ZB and six music stations. That’s balanced with an increase in its website audience and overall trust. RNZ National‘s radio audience has fallen to its lowest number in more than five years, according to figures released today.
Media Insider: These parody billboards targeted the Green Party and two MPs - why the Advertising Standards Authority has partly upheld complaints

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

The Advertising Standards Authority has partly upheld eight complaints about six parody billboards targeting the Green Party. Photo / Adam PearseThe Advertising Standards Authority has partly upheld eight official complaints about parody billboards which targeted the Green Party and two of its MPs. Six parody billboards that attacked Greens MP Tamatha Paul and her party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick have been ruled to have been misleading and therefore breached advertising standards.
‘We’re walking to Bluff’: Meet the incredible Williams family of six - including a 6yo - who walked the entire length of New Zealand

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

The Williams family, from left, Oliver, 13, Elliot, 6, mum Courtney, Summer, 11, dad Andrew and Skye, 9, at Lake Taupō. Photo / Mike ScottOver mountains and beaches and through streams, forests and towns, a family of six - including a six-year-old - have walked the length of New Zealand. They tell of their epic adventure and incredible encounters, including one with police after being mistaken for the missing Marokopa family.
Media Insider: Breakfast shake-up - Mike Hosking and ZB’s record reign, Simon Barnett’s early rises and falls, Ryan Bridge’s new show; RNZ budget cuts - what’s in the firing line? - NZ Herald

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

Simon Barnett and Mike Hosking. Is MediaWorks’ massive investment in Simon Barnett paying off? Ryan Bridge’s big return to screens; RNZ budget cuts - what’s under threat? Global rock star signs off on Kiwi ad campaign; Ted Lasso meets Drive to Survive in new Auckland FC docu-series; C-word fallout set for the Media Council; Markets with Madison host goes independent.
Media Insider: RNZ funding to be slashed by $18m over next four years, minister expects stronger audience reach, trust levels

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

RNZ's building on The Terrace, Wellington. Photo: Mark MitchellThe Government is injecting more money into regional journalism but public funding for RNZ is being cut. Taxpayer funding for RNZ is being slashed by almost $5 million a year - about 7% of its annual budget - and the Government has said it wants to see improved audience reach, trust and transparency.
Media Insider: Outspoken NZME shareholder sells out of media company; Jim Grenon lifts stake to about 13%

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

NZME shareholders will meet on June 3 to confirm a new board. An outspoken shareholder of media company NZME has sold out of the company, which has helped prominent shareholder Jim Grenon lift his stake to about 13% of the NZ Herald owner. Caniwi Capital executive chairman Troy Bowker told Media Insider he sold his 3.15 million NZME shares to the Auckland businessman. “I set out with two goals when investing in NZME,” Bowker said. “One, to replace the chair and refresh the board.
'Heartbreaking': Smith & Caughey's to close for good, almost 100 job losses

2 weeks ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Shayne Currie

After 145 years – including the past four months operating as a smaller-scale retailer – Auckland’s famous department store Smith & Caughey’s will shut for the final time. Auckland’s flagship department store Smith & Caughey’s will close for good within 10 weeks, with the loss of almost 100 jobs. A rescue attempt to save the famous retailer – which saw it close its Newmarket store last year and reduce the floor space of its “Grande Dame” Queen St building since early 2025 – has proven unviable.
Smith & Caughey’s to close: The rise and fall of the ‘Grande Dame’ of Queen St - why Auckland’s famous department store is in its final days

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

Smith & Caughey's has been a dominant presence on Queen St for more than 140 years. It has survived two world wars and two severe depressions only to encounter a ‘perfect storm’ in 2024 and 2025. Auckland’s landmark department store Smith & Caughey’s will close after 145 years, despite a rescue attempt. This is an updated feature article on the history of the flagship Auckland retailer. The ground floor of Smith & Caughey’s is eerily quiet.
Smith & Caughey’s closing for good - almost 100 staff lose jobs as rescue bid fails

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

Smith & Caughey's in Queen St. Photo / Michael CraigAfter 145 years - including the past four months operating as a smaller-scale retailer - Auckland’s famous department store Smith & Caughey’s will shut for the final time. Auckland’s flagship department store Smith & Caughey’s will close for good within 10 weeks, with the loss of almost 100 jobs.
Media Insider: Lawyer Linda Clark takes temporary leave as a TVNZ board member while legal action under way over Jevon McSkimming police case

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Shayne Currie

TVNZ board member Linda Clark is also a lawyer and partner at Kensington Swan. Photo / Q+ALawyer Linda Clark will take temporary leave as a TVNZ board director, as she represents former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming, including in a legal injunction involving news media companies. TVNZ’s board had “complete confidence in Linda’s professional judgment and capabilities” but a “potential for a conflict” existed between the two responsibilities, TVNZ chair Alastair Carruthers said today.

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12 Dec 24

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31 Dec 23

Big TVNZ news to kick off the new year. Exclusive: Jessica, then who? Political editor Jessica Mutch McKay quits TVNZ https://t.co/Z1eydOEGox https://t.co/BLC6fIyz3N

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17 Nov 23

‘Potential vulnerabilities': TVNZ review, 11 findings to help prevent rogue interviews, editing https://t.co/Og15uxKveD

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Articles

Media Insider: RNZ National and Morning Report radio audiences fall to lowest levels in more than five years

Media Insider: These parody billboards targeted the Green Party and two MPs - why the Advertising Standards Authority has partly upheld complaints

‘We’re walking to Bluff’: Meet the incredible Williams family of six - including a 6yo - who walked the entire length of New Zealand

Media Insider: Breakfast shake-up - Mike Hosking and ZB’s record reign, Simon Barnett’s early rises and falls, Ryan Bridge’s new show; RNZ budget cuts - what’s in the firing line? - NZ Herald

Media Insider: RNZ funding to be slashed by $18m over next four years, minister expects stronger audience reach, trust levels

Media Insider: Outspoken NZME shareholder sells out of media company; Jim Grenon lifts stake to about 13%

'Heartbreaking': Smith & Caughey's to close for good, almost 100 job losses

Smith & Caughey’s to close: The rise and fall of the ‘Grande Dame’ of Queen St - why Auckland’s famous department store is in its final days

Smith & Caughey’s closing for good - almost 100 staff lose jobs as rescue bid fails

Media Insider: Lawyer Linda Clark takes temporary leave as a TVNZ board member while legal action under way over Jevon McSkimming police case

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