Minister Of Broadcasting And Media
__NOTOC__ The Minister of Broadcasting and Media is a minister in the government of New Zealand 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. The current Minister is Willie Jackson, a member of the Labour Party. History 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. The Labour Party had specifically sought to broadcast parliamenta ...
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Nelson Evening Mail
''The Nelson Mail'' is a 4-day a week newspaper in Nelson, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff (company), Stuff Ltd. It was founded in 1866 as ''The Nelson Evening Mail''; the first edition was