One such issue concerns the local Chinese-language media in New Zealand, and I have long been calling on them to adapt more to New Zealand standards and values to fulfil their role. The Chinese media plays a very important role, as a significant number of Chinese migrants rely on translated information to understand what's going on in our society. Under our Privacy Act, news media is largely exempted from the privacy principles to enable them to undertake news activities, subject to certain conditions. I'd be surprised if any of the Chinese media entities meets the criteria for the exemption. Other allegations made against them include self-censorship, journalism of opinion, and partisanship, and those factors would make the Chinese-language media in New Zealand susceptible to external influences, including foreign interference. At some stage, the two regulatory bodies—the Broadcasting Standards Authority and the New Zealand Media Council—may consider establishing a separate arm for ethnic media. Civics education and regular induction programmes for new migrants are also long overdue. But that has nothing to do with scaremongering or conspiracy theories. I support what Professor Paul Clark said in the New Zealand Herald that "we need to work across borders, not put up walls". 