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New Zealand minister of the Crown
The
Minister for Media and Communications
[a]
is a
minister
in the
New Zealand Government
with responsibility for the government's broadcasting and media policies, including the diversity and accessibility of broadcast content, broadcasting standards, the regulation of the print media, and the oversight of state media corporations
TVNZ
and
Radio New Zealand
.
[2]
The current Minister is
Paul Goldsmith
, a member of the
National Party
.
History
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In 1936 the
First Labour Government
decided that broadcasting would be run by the state. As a result a government minister in charge of Broadcasting was appointed and new legislation (the Broadcasting Act 1936) was passed that abolished the existing New Zealand Broadcasting Board and established the new National Broadcasting Service in its place. A Director of Broadcasting was appointed and a Broadcasting Advisory Council formed as a result of the act to advise the minister.
[3]
[4]
The Labour Party had specifically sought to broadcast parliamentary debates via radio as a means of allowing the public to listen and make their own judgment of events, rather than relying solely on the press, whom Labour were distrustful of.
[5]
Later the minister oversaw the introduction of television into New Zealand and became responsible for the
New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
(NZBC).
[6]
Between December 2016 and October 2017, the broadcasting portfolio was disestablished, with portfolio responsibilities shared between the Minister for Communications and
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
.
[7]
The position was recreated from October 2017 with a title change reflecting a broader scope. The Minister is advised by officials from the
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
and the
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
.
[2]
Under the
Sixth Labour Government
, the focus of the portfolio was on creating a new
Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media
entity which would have been formed by merging
TVNZ
and
Radio New Zealand
into a single state broadcaster.
[8]
The plan was later scrapped.
[9]
List of ministers
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The following ministers have held the office of Minister of Broadcasting.
- Key
Labour
National
See also
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Works cited
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913].
New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840?1984
(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
OCLC
154283103
.
Notes
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- ^
The portfolio was previously
Minister of Broadcasting
,
Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
and
Minister of Broadcasting and Media
.
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