Feature

Stuff podcast Newsable has taken out a prize at the International News Media Association (INMA) awards in London. Read the article to find out how its innovative audio packaging swayed the judges.

Close to the Mic News 28/04/2024 Close to the Mic News 28/04/2024

NZ Podcast Wins Global Media Award

Find out how Stuff podcast Newsable beat high profile media competitors for ‘Best New Audio Product’ at the International News Media Association (INMA) awards in London.

Close to the Mic News 15/10/2023 Close to the Mic News 15/10/2023

“Too many copy and paste podcasts”

Rory Hughes is getting his feet wet in the NZ podcast industry and shares why too many copy-and-paste podcasts limits diversity and creativity.

Close to the Mic News 04/09/2023 Close to the Mic News 04/09/2023

Tova Gets People Talking

Political journalist Tova O’Brien’s new podcast Tova aims to get people talking.

Close to the Mic News 22/06/2023 Close to the Mic News 22/06/2023

High Court Decision in ‘The Trial’

Stuff has just released the remaining episodes of its recorded-in-real- time podcast, The Trial.

Close to the Mic News 29/05/2023 Close to the Mic News 29/05/2023

What Does Good Sex Look Like?

The Good Sex Project aims to delve deeper into relationships, sex and some of the social perceptions of what ‘good’ looks like.

Close to the Mic News 28/05/2023 Close to the Mic News 28/05/2023

Beers, Justice and News Scoop Prizes at Voyager Media Awards

The Voyager Media Awards 2023 selected three winners across two podcast categories for top prizes.

Editor 27/04/2023 Editor 27/04/2023

Deep Inside the Commune

The dark past surrounding Centrepoint is the focus of Stuff podcast ‘The Commune’. Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding tell us what it was like to make this 12-part series.

Editor 24/04/2023 Editor 24/04/2023

The Podium: Drama, Suspense and Pure Elation

Stuff podcast ‘The Podium’ aims to capture sports news and engage listeners with its high energy, fast paced podcast. Philippa Tolley gives us a sneak peek into this weekly podcast.

Close to the Mic News 19/04/2023 Close to the Mic News 19/04/2023

What Does it Take to Make a Tiny Human?

Facing their own four-year battle to conceive, Nadine and Dan Higgins explore the stories of everyday Kiwis to address the issues and challenges of making a tiny human.

Close to the Mic News 15/04/2023 Close to the Mic News 15/04/2023

Voyager Awards Finalists

This year marks 50 years of the Voyager Media Awards and the list of finalists is out now. So who made the shortlist for podcasts?

REVIEWS

Podcast reviews

Reviews

Where to Get the Full Story

Reviews

If you love news and politics then check out ‘Full Story’ from The Guardian Australia reviewed by Shaun D. Wilson.

Reviews

Reviews, Sport

Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality

Reviews, Sport

Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World is a six-part series launched this February. The podcast takes a look at a game dominated by a system of colonial power fuelled by racism.

Reviews, Sport

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

The answer to our happiness lies within, but how often do we ask ourselves, or others, that question? Mamamia’s new podcast explores just that.

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous takes a look into Asia’s criminal underworld, while exploring the cultural and social influences that have informed heinous crimes and acts of terror.

True Crime, Reviews

Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface

True Crime, Reviews

The third season of NZ Herald’s true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts - ‘Below the Surface’ investigates the mysterious death of Thai national, Bua Ngoen Thongsi, whose body was retrieved by a dive police squad in North Canterbury in February, 2015.

True Crime, Reviews