Why has our biggest and only truly national news publisher Stuff just rejigged its regional reporting? The move has antagonised some staff against the backdrop of disputes over journalists’ pay.

While the media have aired angst about the new public media entity, the opportunities have barely been addressed – or the consequences of sticking with the status quo.

Apple plans to allow users to more tightly lock down items stored on its iCloud service and require a physical security key when logging in from a new device.

The government has $40m to spend on the transition of two – RNZ and TVNZ – into one entity, and at least a quarter of that is going on contractors.

Mediawatch: A controversial gang-led drug rehab project is back in the news, with headlines highlighting the proportion of relapses. That prompted critics to claim it had failed, but was that fair?

Mediawatch – Organisers have told the media to focus on the football, but human rights and workers’ suffering are impossible to ignore. Will media draw attention to that while the planet’s best players are on show?

Mediawatch: NZ Rugby was panned for overlapping the Black Ferns and the All Blacks at the same time this weekend – but it wasn’t the first international double-up during the Rugby World Cup.

As much of Earth has been degraded, efforts are being made to improve matters.

Media firm Stuff is proposing changes to some of its newsrooms but has declined to say if it will result in job losses.

Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson has clarified comments he made about the media, saying he did not mean to imply the public did not trust RNZ and TVNZ.