JOSEPH MOONEY (National—Southland): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak in respect of the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill. The National Party is opposed to this bill. The move to amalgamate Radio New Zealand and TVNZ is yet another wasteful and pointless move by the Government, adding yet more bureaucracy, yet more costs and largesse to our public sector. It will reduce media plurality in New Zealand and further erode public trust in New Zealand media. We should instead be supporting the growth of our media content industry—a vital cultural export as part of New Zealand's tourism and digital economy—not amalgamate it and not waste money on it in the wrong places.