Articles by Shayne Currie
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Business
‘Tough news’: NZME proposes to close 14 local newspapers, with the loss of 30 jobs
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 11:32amNZ Herald publisher NZME is proposing to close 14 community newspapers, with the loss of about 30 jobs – a body blow for...
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Business
'Hardball', 'Bullying': Google threatens to remove all links to NZ news content
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:46pmGoogle is threatening to blow up its New Zealand news agreements and remove any ability for users to find local news on its...
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Entertainment
'I love you man': Tearful Matt Heath leaving Radio Hauraki and Jeremy Wells for big Newstalk ZB role
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 8:36amOne of music radio’s top names is switching the tunes for talkback – Matt Heath is leaving Radio Hauraki’s breakfast show...
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National
'Profound and senseless blow': Former All Black's daughter pleads guilty after fatal hit and run
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 3:47pmA 22-year-old advertising industry worker – and daughter of a former All Black – told police she thought she had hit a pot...
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Audio
'I have uncovered a scandal!': Mike Hosking's swipe at RNZ over minister's wayward phone call
Friday, 6 September 2024, 10:29am‘I have uncovered a scandal’ teases Newstalk ZB Mike Hosking, as he reveals a tale of sabotage allegedly involving his RNZ...
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Business
'Extremely challenging': TVNZ posts $85m loss, seeks new ways to meet $30m cost gap
Friday, 30 August 2024, 9:19amTVNZ is enjoying record digital audiences, offering hope and a clear direction for the future as it posts a big financial...
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Business
Smith & Caughey's saved: Smaller Queen St store and 100 jobs to stay
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 2:48pmSmith & Caughey’s has been saved - the 144-year-old retail institution will live on, at a smaller scale, at its famous Queen...
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Business
Fears of more job, show cuts as TVNZ needs to find $30m - union
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 5:06pmTVNZ is set to launch more cost-saving moves, with a trade union fearful of another round of job losses. The E tū union said...
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National
'An important institution': Goldsmith on securing Shortland Street's future
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 12:59pmThe Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill is set to progress through Parliament with the support of National, NZ First and likely...
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Entertainment
Newstalk ZB wins station of the year, More FM host named broadcaster of the year
Friday, 7 June 2024, 11:57amNewstalk ZB was named station of the year for the fourth straight year and More FM’s Bevan Chapman won the biggest individual...
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Business
TVNZ expects operational losses of $28m-$33m and ‘significant’ impairment
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 11:22amTVNZ is expecting a financial loss of up to $33 million this financial year - more than double what it originally expected...
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National
Smith & Caughey's falls victim to cyberattack on day of proposal to close for good
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 7:13amPrestige Auckland department store Smith & Caughey’s has fallen victim to a cyberattack, on the same day it announced it proposed...
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Business
‘Deeply emotional’: Smith & Caughey’s set to close, loss of almost 250 jobs
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 12:40pm* Auckland’s flagship department store set to close in early 2025 * Nearly 250 staff were briefed today on the closure proposal...
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National
Willie Jackson channels David Lange at Oxford debate: ‘I can smell the colonialism on your breath’
Friday, 24 May 2024, 10:51amLabour MP Willie Jackson has channelled the famous words of former Prime Minister David Lange in his historic - and victorious...
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Business
Newstalk ZB, The Breeze top radio ratings; Mike Hosking is king of breakfast
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 1:00pmNewstalk ZB remains New Zealand’s top commercial radio station, while The Breeze maintains its position as the highest-rating...
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National
'Thrilled': Samantha Hayes to host new-look 6pm TV bulletin
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:25amSamantha Hayes will continue to host the 6pm news on Three, after Newshub closes in early July. As the NZ Herald exclusively...
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National
Ryan Bridge to join Newstalk ZB as Early Edition host
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:25amRyan Bridge ended 2023 as host of Three’s AM breakfast show and was meant to start 2024 fronting his own primetime TV current...
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Business
Warner Bros Discovery New Zealand boss Glen Kyne quits
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:15amThe man who oversaw the closure of Newshub and the loss of almost 300 jobs is himself leaving Warner Bros Discovery. The...
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Business
6pm TV3 news saved - Stuff to provide hour-long weekday bulletin, 30-min weekend shows
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:36amThe 6pm TV3 news has been saved - but it will have a totally new look and will be provided by rival media company Stuff once...
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Business
'We're all gutted': TVNZ's Sunday cancelled on 'black day' for media
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:37pmStaff from TVNZ’s Sunday have been told the long-running news and current affairs show will be cancelled. “We’re all gutted....
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Business
'Don't make me cry': Newshub's biggest stars front on its closure, up to 300 job losses
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:45amSome of Kiwi television’s biggest stars have today been on the other side of the story, fronting on the heartbreak they’re...
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National
MediaWorks hack claims: Personal data of 2.4m people and The Block votes allegedly stolen
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 12:29pmMediaWorks is investigating the alleged hacking of data belonging to more than 2.4 million people – including phone numbers,...
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Business
Watch: Top TVNZ stars in new campaign to fight for shows, jobs
Friday, 15 March 2024, 1:46pmSeveral of TVNZ’s biggest stars are fronting a new PR campaign, Save Our Stories, to fight job and show cuts. Sunday host...
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Business
Broadcasting Minister told last week about TVNZ mass job cuts, staff distraught
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 7:39amGrim scenes are unfolding within TVNZ today as staff receive emails inviting them to meetings, in the wake of a plan to cut...
