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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss today announced the appointment of Donna Grant to the board of New Zealand On Air.

Ms Grant is currently national director of the National Institute of Performing Arts Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. She is also executive director of the Manaakitanga Aotearoa Charitable Trust, a private training establishment.

“Donna’s considerable governance experience gained from serving on community, sports and Māori performing arts boards will add depth and useful perspective to the board” Mr Foss says.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss met with Chinese officials negotiating the China-NZ television co-production agreement in China today.

Negotiations began in 2010, when New Zealand and China signed a film-only co-production agreement. Mr Foss met with Vice Minister Nie Chen Xi in Beijing to discuss the benefits of television production collaboration between the two countries.

“New Zealand is now on track to become the first country to have signed a television co-production agreement with China,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss will visit Beijing next week to progress a China-NZ television co-production agreement.

Mr Foss will be hosted by Minister of the State General Administration for Press, Publication, Radio and Television, Mr Cai Fuchao to discuss the television co-production agreement under negotiation.

“I look forward to meeting with my Chinese counterparts and exploring the opportunities available to both NZ and China in the television co-production space.

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New Zealand television is now a digital-only zone after the analogue signal was switched off by Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss.

Mr Foss switched off the Waiatarua TV Tower analogue transmitter at 2am this morning, marking the end of a three year campaign to ensure New Zealand households were ready for the digital transition.

“This is a significant milestone in the history of New Zealand television. Scheduled analogue services have been operating since the 1960s, when New Zealanders had access to just one channel for a few hours each night.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss has acknowledged the work of NZ On Air and the Media Access Charitable Trust as New Zealand’s captioning service moves out of TVNZ after 25 years.

New Zealand’s captioning service, previously part of TVNZ, is now a stand-alone service known as Able, run by the Media Access Trust and funded by NZ On Air.

“I would like to congratulate all involved in a smooth transition and continued commitment to make Kiwi content accessible to as many New Zealanders as possible,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss says Auckland residents need to be prepared as analogue television will be switched off this weekend.

Auckland and the upper North Island will be the final region to make the switch to digital television at 2am Sunday 1 December.

“Latest research shows that while most people have taken steps to ensure they are ready, there could be up to 49,000 households left without a working television on Sunday,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss today announced that he has reappointed Jane Taylor to the Radio New Zealand board (RNZ) and Alison Gerry, to the Television New Zealand board (TVNZ).

“As highly skilled and experienced directors, Jane Taylor and Alison Gerry each make a valued contribution to RNZ and TVNZ and I am delighted that the boards will continue to benefit from their expertise for a further term,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss has welcomed the launch of Radio New Zealand’s new online youth service – “The Wireless”

The project is aimed at providing an online forum for content relevant to 18-30 year olds, while promoting emerging New Zealand talent.

“I would like to congratulate Radio New Zealand for continuing to expand its online presence. The way we receive our content is changing as traditional broadcast methods are challenged.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss says Auckland and Upper North Island residents need to check they are ready for ‘going digital’.

After the Lower North Island’s successful switchover last weekend, the Upper North Island will be the final region to make the switch to digital television on 1 December 2013.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss says Lower North Island residents have a few days left to ensure they can keep watching television.

“While nine out of ten households are already watching digital TV, I urge everyone to make sure they’re ready before Sunday 29 September,” says Mr Foss.

Television in the Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast went digital in September 2012. The rest of the South Island went digital on 28 April, 2013.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss says the fact that musical online series The Factory has had over 250,000 views shows that NZ On Air’s Digital Media Fund allocation is being directed in the right place.

The Factory is an innovative online series, which started with auditions in markets, shopping centres, community halls and festivals around South Auckland to find new talent, songs and stories for the series.

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Justice Minister Judith Collins and Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss have today announced the Government’s response to the Law Commission’s report on regulation of news media.

The report, The News Media Meets “New Media”: Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation in the Digital Age, considered how unregulated news media could be regulated and/or if our current regulatory bodies should be extended to cover media such as blogs.

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Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Christopher Finlayson and Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss have welcomed the most recent addition to Te Ara – New Zealand’s online encyclopedia.

The ‘Daily Life, Sport and Recreation’ section of Te Ara went live on 5 September 2013 and catalogues Kiwi sporting successes and challenges from the beginning of settlement in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Culture and Heritage began work on Te Ara in 2002 and has been steadily adding to the online encyclopedia.

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Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson and Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss have welcomed collaboration that will lead to greater efficiencies and savings for Crown entities NZ On Air, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA).

The three agencies are now based at the same location and have increased sharing of back office functions. A blessing was held this morning to mark the occasion.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss has welcomed research showing that at least 91 per cent of homes in the North Island have now made the switch to digital television.

The latest research shows that 91 per cent of homes in the Lower North Island and 92 per cent of homes in the Upper North Island have gone digital.  

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NZ on Screen, a website funded by NZ On Air has had more than 1 million visits in the last year, a thirty per cent increase on 2012, Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss announced today.

“More and more Kiwis are choosing to watch New Zealand television and film, and to listen to Kiwi music online. More than 1 million visits to the NZ on Screen website shows that New Zealanders watch and listen to Kiwi content on a range of platforms. These websites increase the availability of content,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister, Craig Foss and Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata are today announcing the appointments of Dr Lesieli MacIntyre and Taualeo’o Stephen Stehlin to the board of the National Pacific Radio Trust (NPRT).

Dr MacIntyre was a senior lecturer in Pasifika education at the Massey University College of Education. She has researched and written extensively on Pasifika education issues and is currently a senior adviser to Pacific Island students at the University.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss today welcomed new research showing that 99 per cent of South Island homes have gone digital.

“I would like to congratulate South Island residents on a very smooth transition to digital TV. This is a significant milestone in the project and with less than six months to go until the whole of New Zealand is digital, we are looking towards the North Island to make the move to digital TV just as successful,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss welcomes today’s launch of the NZ On Air- funded innovative music website – audioculture.co.nz

“AudioCulture is a fantastic new site that documents New Zealand music history, video clips and digital collections. I am delighted that it will connect New Zealanders and music fans around the globe with the stories behind our rich variety of sounds,” says Mr Foss.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss today announced that he has reappointed Josh Easby and Tiwana Tibble to the Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Board and Roger MacDonnell to the Television New Zealand (TVNZ) Board.

Josh Easby is the Deputy Chair of RNZ and is a Cambridge-based managing director of an independent book publisher. He has held a number of senior positions in the broadcasting industry in New Zealand and internationally.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss and Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye are encouraged that New Zealand’s home-grown music scene continues to go from strength to strength, as the 13th NZ Music Month gets underway.

More than 350 events are planned across the country this month to promote and celebrate Kiwi artists.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss says South Island residents have just seven days left to ensure they can keep watching television.

“While more than 90 per cent of South Island households are already watching digital TV, I urge everyone to make sure they’re ready ahead the switch-over next weekend,” says Mr Foss.

The South Island (excluding the West Coast, St Arnaud, and Murchison) will go digital on Sunday 28 April.

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Broadcasting Minister Craig Foss is urging South Island residents to ensure their televisions can receive a digital signal ahead of the South Island’s digital switchover later this month.

“With just 25 days until the South Island switches over to digital television, it’s important that everyone makes sure they’re ready for the change,” says Mr Foss.

South Island Going Digital update

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Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, Chris Finlayson and Broadcasting Minister, Craig Foss today marked the successful transfer of responsibility for New Zealand’s Sound Archives.

Responsibility for Radio New Zealand’s Sound Archives (Sound Archives Nga Taonga Korero) was transferred to the New Zealand Film Archive in October 2012. A ceremony to mark the transfer was held at the New Zealand Film Archive today. 

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