Ele Ludemann: Less for RNZ more for local reporting

What was then National Radio and is now RNZ used to be a constant in our house and , when reception allowed, in the car.

Now the only programme on that station I consistently tune into is Sunday Morning with Jim Mora.

I’m not alone in tuning out. Karl du Fresne writes:

Bob Jones: The Turkish election

In Istanbul for the election, everyone I spoke to including low income folk such as waiters and the like, all assured me they intended voting for the Opposition leader Kilicdaroglu. Their motivation was simply to be rid of Erdogan who has wrought devastating economic harm with his erratic policies and showboating international posturing.

Was the election honest? On face value probably. But in another all-important sense it most certainly wasn’t.

Melissa Lee: On Government Media funding

Melissa Lee chats to Sean Plunket on The Platform about the Government's controversial Media funding