The Fold

Yesterday Stuff finally announced paywalls for three of its powerhouse regional mastheads, while keeping the big Stuff platform free to all. It’s a bold experiment in making regional news the centre of a paid proposition, and runs contra local and international trends. Stuff chief content officer Jo Norris joins The Fold to explain the thinking to Duncan Greive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand’s most famous demographer, professor Paul Spoonley, joins Duncan Greive to talk about the incredible changes to New Zealand’s makeup over the past 20 years, and how they are expected to accelerate in years to come. He also discusses a new study from The Fold sponsor oOh! Media which looks at post-Covid changes to mobility, hyper-ageing and the ethnic makeup of the country. Spoonley unpacks these seismic, yet poorly understood trends and explains how it all affects the media business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since uniting on Native Affairs during the rise of Māori Television, Mihi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather have formed one of the longest-lasting creative partnerships in Aotearoa journalism. They join Duncan Greive to reflect on their trailblazing careers, taking in 3 News, RNZ, The Hui and now Aotearoa Media Collective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its difficult to do your first podcast, but doing it daily is a whole other beast. Damien Venuto is the host of the New Zealand Herald's podcast 'The Front Page' which celebrates its first birthday this month. He joins Duncan Greive to talk about what it takes to host a daily podcast, and how he has grown into the role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live episode: For the 5th birthday of The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s trailblazing daily email newsletter, its founding editor Alex Braae sat down with its current editor Anna Rawhiti-Connell at a special event for The Spinoff’s members. The pair were interviewed by The Spinoff’s editor Madeleine Chapman, and the trio provide a bunch of fascinating insights into just how that product is made, and what it requires of those who make it.Want to become a member of The Spinoff? Click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After just a year of broadcasting, Today FM hosts Tova O'Brien and Duncan Garner took over the airwaves this morning to dramatically declare that Mediaworks was considering axing the fledgling radio brand. Duncan Greive sits down in this bonus monopod to discuss the potential future that faces Today FM's employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's got one of the most prestigious journalism careers in the country, but RNZ’s Guyon Espiner is not slowing down anytime soon. His new series "Mate, Comrade, Brother" on political lobbying in New Zealand has already exposed a number of troubling incidents. He sits down with Duncan Greive to discuss why he supports lobbying regulation, along with a look back over a rich career in forward-thinking journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The early days of Māori Television were chaotic. After the founding CE was fired and imprisoned for fraud, Dr. Jim Mather was tapped to lead the fledging broadcaster. An account with no previous media experience, he was an unlikely choice for the role, but ended up leading the channel through some of its greatest years. He joins Duncan Greive to talk his outstanding career in consultancy and governance, his current position as chair of RNZ, and his involvement with podcast sponsor oOh!Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Animation studio Mukpuddy are creating cartoons that are loved around the world, and stand on the precipice of a monster global adaptation of Spike Milligan’s 'Badjelly the Witch'. But this moment did not come easy. Mukpuddy co-founders Ryan Cooper and Alex Leighton join Duncan Greive to tell the wild story of their journey from the basement to the big time and how they survived an inhospitable local media environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the mastermind behind the ABC's astounding digital transformation. Gaven Morris oversaw the entire news division of the ABC during a transition from a public radio and TV behemoth, to a market leading digital operation. He talks with Duncan Greive to share what he learned in that process, and give his advice on what the future of RNZ, TVNZ and NZ on Air should look like, now that the public media merger is no longer going ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices