Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Broadcasting Standards Authority is being shut down by Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith, but what comes next? One super-regulator to oversee all broadcast and online media in New Zealand? Andrew Urquhart talks with Free Speech Union CEO Jillaine Heather, political analyst Dr Bryce Edwards, and PILLAR Chief Executive Nathan Seiuli about what a modern, robust regulatory framework for New Zealand's media landscape should look like, and the risks of getting it wrong.

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Timestamps:
1:20 Jillaine Heather
5:38 Dr Bryce Edwards
12:08 Nathan Seiuli

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