DAMIEN SMITH: Back to the merger. No one on that side of the House can answer what they're going to do with this, but we can see what's motivating it. They want to push their ideology or, as we now call it, "democracy has changed" approach. They've never forgiven National or ACT for scrapping the TVNZ charter in 2011 and I think they've been holding a grudge ever since. They've copied and pasted the charter and dialled up the ideology and dialled down the reasons. Strangely enough, things almost looked promising for a bit with the new public media entity. But the Cabinet paper now says it must demonstrate editorial independence, impartiality, and balance, particularly in delivery of news and current affairs. But they seem to be a bit confused over that side of the House. New Zealand on Air's document Te Tiriti Framework for News Media says that we live in a society that perpetuates racism and inequalities for news media. It's not simply a matter of reporting fairly but of constructively contributing to Treaty relations and social justice. I wonder if the Minister will ask his new State media to reject this advice from New Zealand on Air. If impartial imbalance, particularly in the delivery of news or current affairs, is so important to him, he will have to. 