John Banks axed from MediaWorks' Magic Talk show over Māori 'stone-age culture' comments 27 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM 6 minutes to read Former Auckland mayor John Banks. Photo / Brett Phibbs Other Vodafone, Kiwibank and Spark have suspended advertising on Mediaworks' Magic Talk radio station as talkback host John Banks is taken off air. Alex Braae reports. The Black Caps have expressed their "disgust" over former Auckland mayor John Banks endorsing the views of a caller who described Māori as a "stone-age people with a stone-age culture". New Zealand Cricket says it reserves its right to review its relationship with Magic Talk, which holds the audio broadcast rights to Black Caps matches played in New Zealand.