New Zealand's Labour Party has said it would restore Radio New Zealand's funding to compensate for the government's budget freeze, the public service broadcaster reported.
Radio New Zealand's board chairperson Richard Griffen told a committee yesterday that the funding freeze has made it difficult, but the broadcaster can survive for the next two years on the same amount of money.
But the Labour Party said that public broadcasting is an important part of democracy.
Broadcasting spokesperson Claire Curran said talk of a developing a trust to raise funds for Concert FM shows the state broadcaster is struggling.
Ms Curran said the Labour Party would increase funding for Radio New Zealand by about NZ$1.5 million ($1.18 million).
The government said it expects Radio New Zealand to operate within its budget, which is in line with wider expectations across the state sector.
(Source : Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union/Media Network Weblog)
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