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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-Apanui's Covid-19 roadblocks. MediaWorks chief executive Cam Wallace said: "Sean has hosted Magic Talk afternoons over the past two years and I would like to thank him for his significant contribution to the station. "During his time with Magic Talk, ...

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 didn't challenge a caller who said Māori culture was from “the Stone age”. Banks had been filling in for Peter Williams, who was on holiday. Plunket was not a broadcaster on that segment. T...

Inquiry launched into Government's 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 Assets Protection Programme (STAPP) - was launched in May 2020 by the Ministry of Business and Inno...

STUFF Talkback radio hosts and producers typically have access to a 'dump button' when calls go wrong. It wasn't 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 other deeply offensive, false comments linking genetics to crime and education. On the other end...