Minister for Media and Communications

Minister for Media and Communications
since 24 April 2024
Television New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofExecutive Council
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation1 July 1936
(as Minister of Broadcasting)
First holderMichael Joseph Savage
Salary$288,900[1]

The Minister for Media and Communications[a] is a minister in the New Zealand Government with responsibility for the government's broadcasting and media policies, including the diversity and accessibility of broadcast content, broadcasting standards, the regulation of the print media, and the oversight of state media corporations TVNZ and Radio New Zealand.[2] The current Minister is Paul Goldsmith, a member of the National Party.

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). www.parliament.nz. New Zealand Parliament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Broadcasting and Media". Broadcasting and Media. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2022.


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