Election year:
2023
Political party:
New Zealand First
Policy:
Broadcasting and Journalism
- Establish a new stand-alone industry led journalism funding entity to manage a contestable "Public Good" journalism fund.
- Examine tax deductions for domestic news subscriptions, press patron subscriptions, and large corporate sponsorships of news outlets.
- Facilitate collaboration of media entities through simplifying competition rules for merger activities whilst protecting national interest.
- Require and mandate Radio New Zealand (RNZ) to support the health of the broadcasting sector by providing shared services, facilities, content, training and staff development, and infrastructure for the wider industry.
- Secure and futureproof RNZ Concert as an important entity in our public broadcasting stable noting the station plays a crucial and unique role within the arts sector in New Zealand.
- Strengthen RNZ Pacific’s role as an international service that connects New Zealand with our Pacific neighbours.
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