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Truth publisher owes $622,000
The publisher of tabloid newspaper NZ Truth has gone into liquidation owing lenders and creditors more than $600,000.

Trick-or-treat kids find radio pioneer dead
Halloween trick-or-treaters found talkback radio pioneer Tim Bickerstaff dead in his home in Whitianga at the weekend.

TVNZ winding down English 'propaganda' ad
TVNZ says it always intended to phase out the 45 second ad for TVNZ 7's 'Focus on the Economy' series over the next few days.

TVNZ should pull Nats 'propaganda' ad - Labour
Labour has written to TVNZ asking it to pull an ad it says gives National about $1 million in free publicity.

TVNZ pays 168 staff more than $100,000
Twelve staff at TVNZ get $290,000 a year or more, its annual report shows.

<i>Media:</i> World Cup TV scrum far from over
After shambolic handling of the free to air row, politicians could be excused for hoping the World Cup rights deal will be done, dusted and under the carpet.

Roll up, roll up - US newspaper seeks marijuana critic
A US newspaper wants a marijuana critic to review Colorado's hundreds of legalised cannabis dispensaries and their products.

Plunket distressed by RNZ decision
RNZ host Sean Plunket tells ERA he was "distressed" at being told to find another job if he didn't like being prevented from writing for Metro.

Maori TV hits back over Cup 'affront'
Maori TV will continue to fight for the rights to the Rugby World Cup, saying the Govt's backing of TVNZ's bid is an affront to Maori.

<i>Audrey Young:</i> Gazumping Cup bid ends fairytale
The Beehive's decision to virtually order TVNZ to gazump Maori TV's Rugby World Cup bid has soured the Maori Party's relationship with National.

<i>Patrick Gower:</i> National guilty of hands in the ruck
Remember the utter shambles as the All Blacks bombed out of the last Rugby World Cup because they could not organise a simple drop-goal?