Government officials think scrapping the BSA is a really bad idea
2 sources·Updated September 24, 2026
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- NZ Herald Business·3h agoMedia Insider: Government overrode official advice in push to scrap Broadcasting Standards Authority
Officials backed BSA reform, not abolition, internal papers reveal.
Read at NZ Herald Business → - The Spinoff NZ·18h agoGovernment officials think scrapping the BSA is a really bad idea
The media minister was warned of ‘significant potential risks to audiences and New Zealanders more broadly’ if the Broadcasting Standards Authority was disestablished. He proceeded anyway. This time last year it was facing accusations of “Soviet-era Stasi” behaviour, and this…
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