Karl du Fresne

A few thoughts on the announcement that John Campbell will take over next year as co-host of RNZ’s Morning Report : ■ RNZ chief executive Pa...

I did something last Sunday that I hadn’t done for probably a year or more. I listened to RNZ’s Mediawatch . There was a time when I tuned i...

Two weeks ago, in a blog post headlined What privilege sounds like in 2025 , I made the case that the broadcasting organisation formerly kno...

I was invited to talk to the Greytown Lions Club last night about my life in the media. At the end, someone said he thought my speech deserv...

We hear a lot about privilege these days. We’re told it’s an economic and political weapon that an affluent, selfish, male-dominated white c...

There’s a story in the New Zealand Herald this morning about the death of former King Cobras gang leader Ulaiasi “Rocky” Pulete. Carrying t...

It was a shock to hear that John Barnett, a key figure in the New Zealand film and television industry, had died last weekend, aged 80. ...