NZ On Air encouraged by boost to public media in Budget 2018

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NZ On Air welcomes the announcement of an extra $15m in Budget 2018 for public media in 2018/19.

The exact allocation between NZ On Air and RNZ has yet to be determined by the Ministerial Advisory Group.

Following 10 years of static funding, NZ On Air welcomes any new money for public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.

“We look forward to hearing more about the allocation of the funding, so that we can plan to deliver more quality public media for local audiences in the coming year,” said NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson.

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  1. “NZ On Air welcomes any new money for public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.”

    Well we in HB/Gisborne had lost our rail through National Government’s mismanagement of the stoden rail maintainence funding that caused our rail to be washed out by forestry cuttings blocking our rail track drains in
    march 2012.

    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1302/S00183/kiwirail-admits-lack-of-maintenance-led-to-wash-out.htm

    We were never supported by public media ever since then had been banned from any critisism on the ‘public media about this, so we hope now that you believe this ‘decocracy’ will give us a voice we will reserve our judgement until we are finally allowed to voice our issiies of rail fail caised by national who stole our rail funding and sent the funds in 2011 to Auckland for passenger rail.

    HB/Gisborne needs a voice to bring this truth ouit finally of how bedly the two provinces were treated by nationmal over those horrible years of john key.

    We both produce also 34% of the total NZ exports and need labiour/NZF support to reinstate the rail lineall the way to gisborne again to connect Gisborne to the NZ rail network again.

  2. NZ On Air sent a message that seemed to suggest thast $15 million would gicve us some commmunity vioce but on our request for service we got nothing. see the response after we asked for help from NZ On Air; – it is another useless agency doing nothing.
    Today we chalenged them again to front up and help see below but we dont hold out much hope here. Time will see now.

    Media Enquiries
    Allanah Kalafatelis,
    Head of Communications
    allanah@nzonair.govt.nz
    DDI +64 4 802 8380
    Mobile +64 21 585 538

    Dear Allanah,

    21st May 2018.

    Your suggestion today (quote) “Perhaps you meant this for Radio NZ?” – that we approach RNZ was already coved in our email to you yesterday.

    We have tried RNZ for six months already, and they have already refused to cover our story as we explained in our email to you Allanah,

    Read our email to you; and review where we said

    “We were never supported by ‘public media ‘for years now.”

    “Ever since then we appear to had been banned from any criticism on the ‘public media’ about this controversial rail issue.”

    I highlight that again below for your review.

    We request you give our issue to your Chief executive to deal with this please as she (Jane Wrightson) is quoted as saying (quote)
    “Following 10 years of static funding, NZ On Air welcomes any new money for public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.”

    We request she advise RNZ to offer this service of “public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.”

    Then we may ask RNZ for that long requested service.
    Thank you for your assistance.
    We await your acceptance.

    Warmest regards,
    ======================================================================================================================

    From: Allanah Kalafatelis
    Sent: Monday, 21 May 2018 7:55 AM
    To
    Subject: Re: Confirm receipt please; – Dear NZ On Air. We i HB/Gisborne are now requesting you for our democratic assistance to have our loss of our rail six years ago to be finally given with our side of the story to be broadcasted to the NZ community on NZ On…

    Dear

    Unfortunately we cannot help you – we are not a broadcaster. We are the funding agency. Perhaps you meant this for Radio NZ?

    Kind regards,
    Allanah Kalafatelis
    NZ On Air

    Sent from my iPad

    On 20/05/2018, at 2:13 PM, – wrote:

    Protecting our environment & health.
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    20thth May, 2018.
    Media Enquiries
    Allanah Kalafatelis,
    Head of Communications
    allanah@nzonair.govt.nz
    DDI +64 4 802 8380
    Mobile +64 21 585 538

    TO; Allanah Kalafatelis,
    Head of Communications
    NZ On Air,

    Dear Allanah,

    Request for service please;
    You placed this comment on the social site “The Daily Blog” today that provoked us to write to you personally, requesting you for our democratic assistance to have our loss of our rail six years ago to be finally given with our side of the story to be broadcasted to the NZ community on NZ On Air.

    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1302/S00183/kiwirail-admits-lack-of-maintenance-led-to-wash-out.htm

    See below our comment please and respond to our email at;

    clean.air@xtra.co.nz

    ASAP please for your service to our communities of HB/Gisborne.

    We await your acceptance.
    Founding members of the Gisborne Rail Action Group since 2009.
    Warmest regards,

    Sunday May 20th, 2018

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    NZ On Air welcomes the announcement of an extra $15m in Budget 2018 for public media in 2018/19.
    The exact allocation between NZ On Air and RNZ has yet to be determined by the Ministerial Advisory Group.
    Following 10 years of static funding, NZ On Air welcomes any new money for public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.
    “We look forward to hearing more about the allocation of the funding, so that we can plan to deliver more quality public media for local audiences in the coming year,” said NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson.

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    NZ On Air stated today; Quote;

    “NZ On Air welcomes any new money for public media which supports a strong democracy and allows New Zealanders to experience quality local content made by and for New Zealanders.”

    We send our NGO response to NZ On Air.

    NZ On Air; Well we in HB/Gisborne had lost our rail through National Government’s mismanagement of the stolen rail maintenance funding that caused our rail to be washed out by forestry cuttings blocking our rail track drains in March 2012.

    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1302/S00183/kiwirail-admits-lack-of-maintenance-led-to-wash-out.htm

    We were never supported by ‘public media ‘for years now.

    Ever since then we appear to had been banned from any criticism on the ‘public media’ about this controversial rail issue.

    So we hope now that you believe this ‘democracy’ will give us a voice we will reserve our judgement until we are finally allowed to voice our issues of rail fail caused by national who stole our rail funding and sent the funds in 2011 to Auckland for passenger rail.

    HB/Gisborne needs a voice to bring this truth out finally of how badly the two provinces were treated by national over those horrible years of john key.

    We both produce also 34% of the total NZ exports and need labour/NZF support to reinstate the rail line all the way to Gisborne again to connect Gisborne to the NZ rail network again.

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