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Former Magic Talk host Sean Plunket. Photo: screenshot / MagicTalk Plunket was the afternoon host on MediaWorks talk radio station Magic Talk. The company had also been fined $3000 by the Broadcasting Standards Authority in Decemeber after finding Plunket had promoted negative Māori stereotypes when interviewing an iwi leader on Te Whānau-ā-Apanuis Covid-19 roadblocks. MediaWorks chief executive Cam Wallace said: "Sean has hosted Magic Talk afternoons over the past two years and I would lik...

The radio host is off-air for good.

Sean Plunket was off air on Tuesday. Radio host Sean Plunket was off-air on Tuesday, following previously reported crisis talks taking place concerning his future on Magic Talk. The station has been facing public condemnation after being accused of broadcasting racist content. A number of advertisers pulled their support from Magic Talk and threatened more repercussions after fill-in host John Banks didnt challenge a caller who said Māori culture was from “the Stone age”. Banks had been f...

Inquiry launched into Governments controversial tourism industry rescue plan Newshub 5/02/2021 © Provided by Newshub An inquiry has been launched into how money from a Government tourism rescue package was allocated, prompted by concerns eligible companies missed out.   The Auditor-General (AG) is carrying out the inquiry after questions were raised by the media and with their office around the transparency and clarity of the package.  The recovery package - called the Strategic Tourism ...

STUFF Talkback radio hosts and producers typically have access to a dump button when calls go wrong. It wasnt used when a racist, and false, tirade was broadcast by Magic Talk. EXPLAINER: Talkback radio – where the disenfranchised and lonely go to have their voices heard, or a cesspit where anything goes to get the phones ringing? Explainer Editor Keith Lynch explores how it all works. It all kicked off when a caller named Richard said Māori culture was from “the Stone age”. There were ...

Local, central Govt urged to support first-home buyers as Chch property values hit new records Newshub 2/02/2021 © Getty Christchurch experienced its highest monthly growth in 17 years. More support is needed for first home buyers with fears theyre being priced out of the market in the Garden City, a councillor says. CoreLogic data shows Christchurch experienced its highest monthly growth in 17 years - rising 3.1 percent in January. The jump in Christchurch property values was attributed t...

I have concerns about the enthusiasms of NZ police from time to time, but I wouldnt trade the worst of them for Russians. Herodotus 3 Great to read this, thank you to the the community and mana whenua, for some real action on our environment. I just hope that all abide by this and we dont see any going against this as it is viewed as "optional". Better to see the local body/govt formalise this. Better still enlarge such protection into other areas �� "Mana whenua on Wa...

The Bulletin: Reaction to big changes required by first emissions report Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Reaction to big changes required by first emissions report, stories swirl about managed isolation places, and UK in bid to join NZ-inclusive trade bloc. The Climate Change Commission has released a major report setting out the changes that will need to be made for New Zealand to meet international emissions obligations. Commissioner Dr Rod Carr described it a...

123RF According to my colleague, Alison Mau, who should know, radio studios like Magic Talk’s have a “dump button”, so Richard’s racist ramblings could have been consigned to audio oblivion rather than making it to air. OPINION: I don’t listen to Magic Talk, because I think my shouting over it would probably drown out what the hosts were saying. I prefer to save the yelling for when I watch sport on TV, when it’s well documented the players on my favourite teams can actually hear m...

John Banks on-air comments extremely disappointing - MediaWorks chief executive © RNZ / Diego Opatowski MediaWorks chief executive, Cam Wallace, has told staff there is no place for John Banks at the media company as long as he is boss. © Provided by Radio New Zealand John Banks addresing the media after the Court of Appeal cancelled an order he should be retried on a charge relating to election expenses John Banks apologised on air for his comments on the Magic Talk Mornings programme, b...