The Fold

Duncan Greive runs through highlights from the recent NZ TV awards, discusses the dangers baked into TVNZ’s dominance, and theorises what might happen with poking the government bear during a particularly sensitive time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday marks the first week of retirement for one of New Zealand’s greatest beat reporters. Todd Niall started his career in print in 1977, but spent a glorious 33 years at RNZ, the latter part of it delivering brilliant reporting on Tāmaki Makaurau as it became the super city. He joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss his career, leaving RNZ for Stuff and the specific challenges of covering a mayor like Wayne Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand’s most internationally acclaimed living artist, Simon Denny has built his career on extremely close reading of and responding to the impact of technology on society and culture. On the eve of a major new work at Auckland Art Gallery, he joins Duncan Greive for a conversation about the original mass media, and how technology has informed his practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Schulz has spent years reporting on a healthy New Zealand music industry. Now, the rise of tech platforms like Tik Tok and the decay of music media have made it a really challenging landscape for artists and journalists alike. He talks to Duncan Greive to discuss what’s bedevilling the industry, and what we can do to solve its issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tech and startup community can, at times, be hostile to the idea of journalism. Caffeine Daily plans to change this. They've hired one of this country’s best business journalists to oversee a site with a different and innovative approach to a fascinating sector. Founders James Hurman and Julie Gill sit down with Duncan Greive to explain what they’re up to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With historical context and Three's no show in mind, Duncan Greive gives his thoughts on TVNZ’s annual Showcase event held this week and what it signals for the current strength of the media industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the founder of a number of New Zealand’s most enduring and thoughtful publications, Vincent Heeringa has spent years operating in spaces like sustainability, technology and marketing. He is also Duncan Greive’s former boss. He joins the podcast to discuss how the world has come to be dominated by the exact conversations he's been having for years, and what lessons he's learned along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s normal for comedians to have parallel careers in writing or acting – but few people in this business have range like Tom Sainsbury. His latest project is his most ambitious yet – a chilling, thrilling horror film called Loop Track. He joins Duncan Greive to discuss how his extraordinary career has lead to this role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He had a long career at the Sunday Star-Times, running the sports pages when they dominated the national conversation. Then the internet happened, and Michael Donaldson felt the light go out. He turned a taste for craft beer into the Pursuit of Hoppiness, a print publication and Substack which exemplifies the power of niche media. He joins Duncan Greive on The Spinoff to talk about his long, circuitous career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Greive hits the studio to analyse what’s driving the shock decision to end Three’s popular and successful 7pm news-entertainment hybrid The Project. He digs into recent ratings and explains the history and function of 7pm shows in New Zealand, then imagines what might come next from the digital-first direction hinted at in an email from Newshub’s Sarah Bristow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices