John Clarke
John Clarke to Fred Dagg to dad. A daughter's documentary tribute
Comedian and satirist John Clarke made audiences laugh over 40 years. Now an intimately produced doco from his filmmaker daughter Lorin tells his story in his words. Audio
Transpower says grid emergency is over after solar storms
Transpower's grid emergency has ended, after the threat posed by solar storms eased earlier Monday morning. Transpower executive general manager of grid development John Clarke spoke to Ingrid… Audio
2006: Sam Neill and John Clarke
In 2006, Kim Hill spoke with two "quintessential Kiwi blokes" actor Sam Neill and comedian John Clarke about their friendship and their collaboration on two TV films based on Shane Maloney's novels… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower seeks to restore power to Napier
The national power grid operator says it has made changes to get enough power to Hawke's Bay and Gisborne for 90,000 households. However, 40,800 homes remain without power in Hawke's Bay - and the… Audio
'No system is perfect' - Transpower explains power outages
Transpower has apologised over the electricity outages. The company's general manager of grid development John Clarke told Checkpoint no system is perfect, but he is assuring customers electricity… Video, Audio
NZ Screen History: John Clarke
Join us today to look back on the career of TV screen icon, John Clarke AKA Fred Dagg! Audio
Lorin Clarke: celebrating the comedy genius of John Clarke
The father of modern Kiwi comedy John Clarke is being celebrated in a new online collection launched by NZ On Screen. Clarke's daughter Lorin Clarke, a writer, broadcaster and columnist based in… Audio
Tiwai Point closure causes ripples through economy
It's been one of the longest running questions for New Zealand business: would Rio Tinto pull the plug on the Tiwai aluminium smelter? Today, we found out the answer. Rio Tinto, the majority owner of… Audio
ABC spells Australian broadcasting crisis
The chair sacked the chief and then quit himself. No-one seems to want the rest of his board of governors. How did Australia’s public broadcaster the ABC end up in such a mess so suddenly? And how can… Audio
ABC spells Australian broadcasting crisis
The chair sacked the chief and then quit himself. No-one seems to want the rest of his board of governors. How did Australia’s public broadcaster the ABC end up in such a mess so suddenly? And how can…
AudioGisborne Civil Defence on standby as Hola looms
Gisborne Civil Defence is on Standby with Cyclone Hola expected to hit overnight Audio
Book review - "A Pleasure To Be Here"
Leah McFall reviews A Pleasure To Be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe by John Clarke, published by Text. Audio
Final curtain call: Last Clarke and Dawe episode released
The final episode of John Clarke's satirical Clarke and Dawe series, recorded just days before his death and to date unseen, has been released.
John Clarke: mocking the media
John Clarke lampooned politicians and the powerful in New Zealand and Australia, but he also skewered the media from time to time too with his subtle style of satire. Mediawatch looks at that - and… Video, Audio
John Clarke: mocking the media
John Clarke lampooned politicians and the powerful in New Zealand and Australia, but he also skewered the media from time to time too with his subtle style of satire. Mediawatch looks at that - and…
Video, AudioJohn Clarke's former comedy partner pays tribute
Over the past week, Bryan Dawe, the long-time satirical partner of John Clarke, has felt the kind looks of strangers wherever he goes. Video
Sam Neill on his 'brilliant' friend John Clarke
Actor Sam Neill went to university with John Clarke, who died over the weekend. Here, he talks to John Campbell about the adventures, the laughs and the good times they shared over almost 50 years. Video, Audio
Fans from the PM down remember John Clarke's magic
Fans from the Prime Minister Bill English down have been remembering John Clarke and his alter-ego Fred Dagg. Asked if he had modelled his accent on Fred Dagg's, the prime minister good humouredly… Audio
First distinctively NZ comic voice - John Clarke in his own words
The creator of Fred Dagg, John Clarke who died on Sunday, is being remembered as arguably the first distinctively New Zealand comic voice. Audio
Tributes flow for comic genius John Clarke
Tributes flow for the comedian and satirist John Clarke who died Sunday in Australia. He'd lived there since the 1970s and in 2004 Kim Hill travelled to Melbourne to interview John Clarke for TVNZ's… Audio
