Hon KRIS FAAFOI (Minister for Broadcasting and Media): The Government recently announced that it will create a new single, independent public media entity. Internationally, traditional media is under pressure as it competes for audience and revenue with multinational content and social media providers. Public media in New Zealand is no different, and that is why the Government is acting to futureproof New Zealand's public media. The new entity will provide many of the current services of TVNZ and RNZ but be built for the 21st century, so it will be digitally focused and multi-platform. It will have a strong public media focus and more options and greater flexibility to respond to change and to deliver what audiences want. It will ensure that the quality local content that New Zealanders have relied on for decades will continue to be available in the fast-changing media environment.