Labour to boost public broadcasting funding, turbo-charge RNZ

Labour to boost public broadcasting funding, turbo-charge RNZ
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) -  Labour is proposing to double current funding for New Zealand on Air to around $72 million a year, and to devote the lion's share of the additional $38 million a year to public interest journalism and programming, including local children's programming. Launched at a West Auckland film studio, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and broadcasting spokeswoman Clare Curran announced an "RNZ-Plus" policy to "transform Radio New Zealand into RNZ+, a truly multi-platform provider dedicated to quality New...