The Platform: Roger Partridge on Radio New Zealand's midlife crisis and missing audience

Roger Partridge
Sean Plunket
The Platform
27 August, 2025

Roger Partridge talked to Sean Plunket on The Platform about Radio New Zealand's recent internal review, which revealed the broadcaster has lost touch with its audience and become complacent since the pandemic.

Partridge argued that while the review identified many problems, it failed to address what he sees as the elephant in the room - Radio New Zealand's political and cultural bias that has developed over the past decade. Watch below.

 

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