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Broadcasting

MinisterMinister of Broadcasting
Current MinisterHon Craig Foss
Department

Ministry for Culture and Heritage1
The Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit, which is part of the Treasury, provides commercial and ownership monitoring in respect of Television
New Zealand Ltd and Radio New Zealand Ltd.
Crown Entities

Broadcasting Commission (NZ On Air)
Broadcasting Standards Authority
Radio New Zealand Ltd
Television New Zealand Limited
Schedule 4 PFA organisations

National Pacific Radio Trust
Other Organisations

Advertising Standards Authority
FreeView Limited
Vote

The broadcasting functions administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage are funded through Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage. The functions administered by the Ministry of Economic Development are funded through
Vote Communications. The monitoring functions provided by COMU are funded through Vote State-Owned Enterprises.
Legislation

Broadcasting Act 1989, Parts 1 to 4 and 7 are administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (Part 5 has been repealed)2
Radio New Zealand Act 1995
Television New Zealand Act 2003

1 With the agreement of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the Ministry of Economic
Development provides advice on broadcast spectrum and related commercial broadcasting policy matters to the Minister
of Broadcasting.

2 Part 4A [Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi] is administered by the Department of Maori Development/Te Puni Kokiri. Part 6 is administered by the Ministry of Justice.