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RNZ website users may have noticed a new addition to our navigation bar, a big welcome to ‘Life’. RNZ’s new Tauoranga Life section is all things lifestyle and entertainment in one place with a sleek new look. Think wellbeing, relationships, people, food, screens, music, culture, books and more. Life is full of content that’s long been part of RNZ but now has its own home and we’ve made it easier to navigate. The latest Nielsen website ratings show 1,628,000 New Zealanders aged 15+ visited rnz.co.nz during February 2025, that’s our highest ever month and is an increase of 43% from the same month a year ago. Life represents RNZ’s commitment to serve our growing online audience through digital transformation. It’s also an acknowledgement that serving the public interest means continuing to provide a broad range of content that fulfils our Charter purpose of providing content that informs, entertains and enlightens New Zealanders. Explore the new section at rnz.co.nz/life

RNZ has released an external assessment of its content as part of a commitment to regularly review its output against its editorial policy. RNZ Chief Executive and Editor-in-Chief Paul Thompson said it was important these assessments were made public.  “We want everyone to understand the steps we are taking as a public media organisation to ensure our work is always underpinned by fairness, accuracy, independence, respect, decency and diversity. This is a continuous process of improvement and review, and independent audits such as these allow for objective assessments of our work.” The assessment, undertaken by former RNZ editorial policy manager and communications consultant Colin Feslier, reviewed content and all complaints made to RNZ since the attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on October 7 2023 and the subsequent Israel military actions in Gaza and other areas.  Overall, the assessment found RNZ was acting within its own policy, the Media Council Principles and the standards administered by the Broadcasting Authority. It made recommendations to RNZ to further strengthen procedures and policies that build its reputation for accuracy, fairness and balance and allows it to do better than ‘not breaching standards’.  You can read the full assessment and RNZ’s responses here: https://lnkd.in/gmPS8_P3 Media release is here: https://lnkd.in/g6Hakj63

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Welcome to the South African Broadcasting Corporation SABC who has joined the Global Task Force for public media. The Global Task Force for public media exists to promote and defend the values of public media—access, accuracy, accountability, creativity, impartiality, independence and high standards of journalism—all of which underpin an informed and healthy democracy. RNZ is a proud member with our Chair Dr Jim Mather representing us. You can find out more about the Global Task Force here: https://lnkd.in/getdHKR

RNZ is proud to support Episode One Redux, a capacity building initiative that aims to enhance the representation of Pan-Asian key creatives and their collaborators on screen and behind the camera in Aotearoa. RNZ Māori Commissioner Jana Te Nahu Owen says the programme aligns with RNZ’s ambitions to continue to reflect the diverse communities of Aotearoa. “This means ensuring a diverse range of voices and views and forms of cultural expression are present in what we do and it means actively encouraging new emerging storytellers to give different perspectives on what it means to live in Aotearoa. I’m excited to see what comes out of this programme.” The four teams that have been selected to participate in the initiative are: 🎬 Duel Weddings – Florence Duxfield, Sinead Lau and Jaimee Poipoi 🎬 Five Stages – Anna Canton, Alex Farley, Angeline Loo and Shreya Gejji 🎬 Gujju Boys – Ahi Karunaharan, Shaan Kesha, Mayen Mehta, Jimena Murray and Rina Patel 🎬 Strange Brew – Pulkit Arora, Matilda Boese-Wong and Carrisse Utai’i You can read more about Episode One Redux and find out more about the teams selected here: https://lnkd.in/gH-y9K4F #panasiantalents #pascnz #visibilitymatters #nzfilmmakers #episodeone #webseries #asianstories4h

Reporter Jack from Kea News recently popped in to the Auckland RNZ studio to get some advice from Nathan Rarere. Jack had done his research and even brought props, allowing Nathan to recreate the famous Cheap-a-ccino. The future is bright with this one! https://lnkd.in/g8m2QhQ3

Thank you Public Media Alliance for acknowledging 100 years of RNZ as part of #WorldRadioDay. This year, World Radio Day celebrates the many opportunities that radio broadcasting brings for giving prominence to climate change issues. In their acknowledgement, Public Media Alliance explore the vital role radio transmission has in emergencies. "In 2023, when Cyclone Gabrielle struck New Zealand, radio transmission proved vital in a vast region that was cut off from internet and electricity. Much of the east of the North Island was isolated by flooding and landslides, and it took days for power to be restored. During that time, locals turned to AM radio." RNZ is a statutory lifeline utility in civil defence emergencies and we are proud to have been providing vital lifesaving information in emergencies both here in Aotearoa and across the Pacific for the past 100 years. #WRD25 #PublicMedia #PublicBroadcasting #Radio

On the ground and absolutely amongst it, Gaurav Sharma and Blessen Tom and their equipment got more than a splash of colour at the Krishna Holi festival in Auckland. You can read RNZ IndoNZ coverage of the celebration here: https://lnkd.in/gWzzEJVd

RNZ has appointed distinguished journalist and editor Andrew Holden to the role of Complaints Custodian where he will oversee RNZ’s vitally important system for formal complaints, ensuring the maintenance of public trust and confidence in RNZ’s work. Holden brings with him more than 35 years’ experience in journalism, including five years as Editor of The Press in Christchurch (including the major earthquakes in 2010-11) and Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. Reporting to RNZ’s Director of Editorial Quality and Training, Jane Patterson, Holden will work alongside her to lift and develop training and skills for RNZ’s journalists. This is not his first rodeo with RNZ, having been the regular media commentator on Nine to Noon for two years. Patterson said the role of Complaints Custodian was a crucial part of ensuring RNZ kept to the high standards of both its editorial policy and formal complaints system, with Holden’s experience making him an ideal fit for the role. “Andrew has held senior roles in newsrooms both here and overseas where he’s been responsible for dealing with complaints in high pressure situations. He understands the need to respond quickly and fairly, but without rushing to judgement; important to addressing audience concerns and boosting the quality of RNZ’s performance. “This role is crucial to the relationship between RNZ and its audience and I am thrilled to have someone with such deep experience and journalistic knowledge join our team.” www.rnz.co.nz/media/243

Today marks the start of a 15-day festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year - the most important celebration for many Asian countries and Asian people living in New Zealand. RNZ Asia's talented team have put together a series of articles that cover everything from what to expect in the Year of the Snake, the celebrations to enjoy and even what food to eat. If you've got questions we've got answers.... https://lnkd.in/gNJJjGzC