Kris Faafoi
Public media policy put out of its misery
The PM has confirmed what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public media entity has been scrapped – before they even settled on a name for it. It’s the second time in five years… Audio
The Week in Detail: Climate concerns, funding foibles
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Demystifying the world of political lobbying
Kris Faafoi's move into lobbying has raised eyebrows - is there a case for regulating the industry? Audio
Ex-media minister’s hasty move to lobbying
Kris Faafoi masterminded the public media merger that’s now in train, before quitting politics to spend more time with his family last June. Now he wants to spend more time with government again… Audio
National Party wants cooldown period for MPs becoming lobbyists
The National Party wants to stop ministers who've just quit Parliament from being able to immediately become political lobbyists.
Former cabinet minister Kris Faafoi has started his own consultancy… Audio
'Minor' reshuffle sparks major media reaction
“Just a minor reshuffle” the PM said on Monday - angering political reporters and pundits always on the alert for ministerial downfalls. But it was definitely a major for broadcasting, where a… Audio
More unanswered questions about public media plan
The government’s planned new Public Media Entity - backed with $109m a year in last week's Budget - was debated in a virtual meeting this week. But beyond expanded public funding for three years… Audio
Public media's future funding made public - partly
After months of behind-closed-doors planning, Budget 2022 has at last put some fresh figures for the government's planned public media entity into the public domain. The increase in public funding is… Audio
RNZ + TVNZ = new PME in 2023
The government has confirmed it is creating a new public media entity next year to incorporate RNZ and TVNZ. It says the goal is public media 'fit for the future' - but it will be partly funded by ads… Audio
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Government confirms new media body to replace RNZ, TVNZ
The government has confirmed it is creating a new public media entity incorporating RNZ and TVNZ. But it has not revealed details of its funding - or the charter which will govern its operations.
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Public media plan emerges from behind closed doors
After more than two years and millions of dollars spent, the Government has finally confirmed a new media outfit will replace state-owned TVNZ and RNZ. Mediawatch looks at what's behind the new public…
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Immigration Minister on Ukraine refugees for NZ
It's been two years since New Zealand last fulfilled its refugee quota of 1500 people.
So with so many Ukrainians displaced, how easy would it be for New Zealand to offer a safe haven to refugees… Video, Audio
Three Strikes Repeal
Covid-19 may dominate the news but Parliament does also have other things on its agenda. Quite a few things including a repeal of Three Strikes sentencing law. Audio
Government will repeal the Three Strikes Law
The government will repeal the Three Strikes Law.
The Justice Minister Kris Faafoi is tabling a repeal bill in Parliament saying the law has led to absurd outcomes, where judges have had to give… Audio
Political donations, voting age and more in electoral law revie
A sweeping review of electoral laws will look into whether the political donations regime should be scrapped, and public money be used to bankroll political parties.
Also under consideration is the… Audio
Huge journalism jobs boost from public purse
110 new journalism jobs have been bankrolled by the Public Interest Journalism Fund - the biggest investment yet from this recent government initiative. News media companies welcomed this big boost… Audio
Covid-19: New one-off visa will let migrants bring in their families - Faafoi
The government has annouced a major one-off visa to help up to 165,000 migrants currently in Aotearoa.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the plan offers a residency path to provide certainty for… Audio
Faafoi defends Shaw's planned Glasgow trip, talks MIQ booking details
The goodwill of other countries will mean New Zealand's vaccine stocks will not run short while we wait for the big promised deliveries from Pfizer next month.
The Delta outbreak saw vaccination… Video, Audio
Immigration Minister defends govt action on New Lynn terrorist
The government says it was not possible to deport the man at the centre of last week's terror attack, because he was appealing a decision to cancel his refugee status.
But the National Party and some… Video, Audio
TVNZ's long-serving boss creates a vacuum
TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick will leave the state-owned broadcaster next February after almost a decade in charge. TVNZ will now have to find a new leader as the government progresses plans to… Audio