Communications
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Ensure violent programmes are scheduled for after 10 p.m. at night Require the BSA to monitor the amount of violence on all television channels through annual surveys and report the findings to Parliament each year Substantially increase funding through New Zealand On Air for children's programming Implement the recommendations of the Working Group on Television Violence
$4.4 million will be invested in non-commercial radio and regional television over the next four years Give substance to our commitment to public broadcasting through continued public ownership of TVNZ Supporting NZ's music production industry through continued funding of NZ on Air for NZ music development Work with RNZ to ensure that it provides a service for New Zealanders of all ages and background Complete the implementation review of Telecommunications Act 2001 and pass any resulting legislation
Maintain the office of the Telecommunications Commissioner, but ensure his rulings can be challenged by way of appeal Insist that all players co-operate in the immediate implementation of full number portability, and regulate an outcome if necessary Abolish TVNZ’s Charter, and redirect Charter-allocated funding through NZ On Air
Combine Television New Zealand (TVNZ) and Radio New Zealand under one state-owned enterprise known as New Zealand Broadcasting (NZB) Continue to develop the re-establishment of TV One along the lines of a public service channel with limited advertising and a concentration on quality programming Ensure that adequate anti spam measures are put in place and advance solutions for phishing and internet fraud Improve electronic and traditional access to government information and services including improved telephone directory listings Broaden the scope of the Concert FM network to make it more accessible to a wider range of New Zealanders
We will work with the Internet Safety Group and the industry to ensure that appropriate internet filtering software and other appropriate safety measures - including effective codes of practice - are adopted Fight for ‘number portability’: the right of telephone customers to be able to change providers and to take their phone number with them Break the monopoly over the copper wire network, by unbundling the local loop Push the earliest time at which Adults Only programming screens back from 8:30pm to 9:30pm We need to ensure that the BSA has the resources to hear and act on complaints quickly, allow it to be pro-active in raising issues that concern it