Public Funding
More rancour on the road to a new public media entity
This week a Parliamentary committee heard concerns from other media companies about the new public media entity, as opposition attacks on the cost of it intensified. Meanwhile a significant funding… Audio
Following the money flowing to the media
Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local… Audio
Hyper-local reporting in Papanui
A Christchurch man has a website dedicated to local government issues in the Papanui ward - he describes Think Papanui as an independent initiative to promote community engagement. Audio
Steve Hansen's ballsy bid to fund the All Blacks with public cash divides the media
Many in the media got behind Steve Hansen’s ballsy bid for funding from public purse for the All Blacks. But they overestimate the power of the rugby-based brand and the possible down sides. Audio
Conflicting research on R&D grant benefits
The jury's still out on taxpayer money going to companies to spur on research and development despite two new bits of research out today. Audio