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Former television executive Paul France has been appointed to the board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and current member Diane Musgrave has been reappointed.

Minister of Broadcasting Steve Maharey and Minister for State Owned Enterprises Mark Burton have welcomed the Auditor-General's report on expenses incurred by Dr Ross Armstrong during his tenure as Chairperson of TVNZ, NZ Post and Industrial Research Ltd.

Appointments to the Board of Radio New Zealand have been announced by Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey.

Comments at the Screen Production and Development Association 'Small Country, Big Picture' 2003 conference. Hotel Intercontinental, Wellington.

Moves by the government to foster a greater sense of national identity ensures a bright future for the independent production industry.

The government has reasserted the importance of public service broadcasting as part of the push to develop New Zealand’s national identity.

Comments at the 'A New Future for Public Broadcasting' conference. Hotel Intercontinental, Wellington.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill be now read a second time.

The content of the Bill

A draft formula for calculating future prices of radio spectrum rights has been released for public comment.

The government is affirming the importance of a strong, independent screen production industry following its consideration of the report of the Screen Production Industry Taskforce.

Leading public broadcasters from around the world will join local speakers at a major conference on the future of public service broadcasting in New Zealand being held in Wellington later this month.

The government is welcoming the opportunity to debate the importance of public ownership of Television New Zealand and the tertiary education system.

Address to the Stout Research Centre and Institute of Policy Studies 'Educating the Nation, and The Media' 3rd annual Trans-Tasman conference. Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University of Wellington.

Comments at a function to mark the production of NZ on Air’s 1000th music video. St. Matthews in the City, Auckland.

Professor Albert Wendt, Gaylene Preston and James Coleman have been reappointed to the Board of NZ on Air for a further three years.

The formal separation of the transmission business of TVNZ Ltd will occur on 31 December 2003.

Wellington-based barrister and solicitor Joanne Morris OBE has been appointed as the new chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority.

An auction for additional television, AM & FM broadcasting licences is to be held this year.

Cabinet paper on the favoured option for allocating spectrum suitable for digital terrestrial television.

Cabinet paper on digital television platforms and industry progress on adopting standards for transmission and reception of digital television.

Cabinet paper on the favoured option for allocating or designating spectrum suitable for digital satelite television.

Cabinet paper on the implications of digital television for TVNZ and the Maori Television Service, and for programming funded by NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

Cabinet paper on the continued funding of analogue terrestrial television transmission in outlying areas.

A suite of policy decisions about the future development of digital television in New Zealand has been announced.