12 Dec 2022

RNZ-TVNZ merger uncertain as govt focuses on cost of living

From Checkpoint, 5:29 pm on 12 December 2022

The RNZ-TVNZ merger looks to be on thin ice as the Prime Minister tells her colleagues to find some fat to trim over the summer holidays.

Jacinda Ardern says the government's focus will be on getting New Zealanders through the cost of living crisis next year.

Anything beyond that could be dumped. Here's our political reporter, Katie Scotcher.