Mediawatch – Here’s who the government has appointed to oversee a business case for a new public media entity to replace state owned TVNZ and RNZ.

Mediawatch talks to the chief censor about the government’s plan to strengthen his power to root out harmful material online, which critics say could mean censorship of newsworthy material.

Cybercriminals have adapted their tactics to take advantage of vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemic and extorting more money than ever before.

Analysis – It’s not entirely surprising that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has quit her weekly Newstalk ZB interview with Mike Hosking. After all, it was a tough interview each week.

The Broadcasting Standards Authority’s decision to no longer take complaints from people upset about the use of te reo Māori on-air and on-screen has been welcomed.

Using te reo Māori on air is not in breach of the country’s broadcasting standards and the BSA is saying that’s the end of the matter, refusing to hear further complaints on it.

Mediawatch – An article published in the Northland Age newspaper on Tuesday and on the New Zealand Herald website has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist.

Google will not build or use alternative tools to track web browsing traffic once it begins phasing out existing technology from its Chrome browser next year, the company says.