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Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 11:13 AM, Friday 26 March, 2010
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Labour’s broadcasting spokesman Brendon Burns wants you to support his e-petition for Radio New Zealand – ww.handsoffradionz.co.nz... 
This from Daphne who helped organise a Save Radio NZ rally yesterday in the Waikato ...
"More than sixty people braved the rain in Garden Place, Hamilton yesterday to oppose cuts to RNZ and stayed on despite the weather....
BBC also facing cuts
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 09:56 AM, Thursday 04 March, 2010
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A good post on Red Alert how BBC also facing cuts - from my colleague Grant Robertson.....
TVNZ defends tsunami coverage
"Hi Brendon
I would just like to detail the coverage TVNZ gave to the quake and tsunami on Sunday, for the record....
Tsunami coverage
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 12:56 PM, Tuesday 02 March, 2010
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Like many people, I wasn't aware of the tsunami alert until my alarm switched on and Sean Plunket was on-air, with the special Morning Report....
TV flickers on tsunami cover
Posted by Brendon Burns on March 1st, 2010.
Further to earlier blog about Radio NZ being best info source to turn to about the tsunami, this from Gretta on the Save Radio NZ Facebook page.. "I have just had a reply, of sorts, from TV1. My message to t...
Anti RNZ supporters struggling
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 11:13 AM, Tuesday 02 March, 2010
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A rival Facebook page established for those who don't want to save Radio NZ is struggling....
Money well spent on Radio NZ
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 12:01 PM, Monday 01 March, 2010
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To those who say Radio NZ should not be funded by taxes as they don't listen to it I say this; I hope I never need a coronary unit or cancer treatment but I'm glad my taxes provide those - and no amount of private medical insurance ever covers the cost of...
Radio rallies in two cities
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Protest Event
Created: 12:36 PM, Friday 26 February, 2010
Comments: 2
Great turn-out yesterday at the rallies in support of Radio NZ at Parliament and also in Christchurch....
From Question Time yesterday
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 12:27 PM, Friday 26 February, 2010
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Here's the link to the transcript of Question Time in Parliament yesterday....
Saving Public Radio
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 09:19 PM, Wednesday 24 February, 2010
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Has the cigar-smoking Broadcasting Minister bitten off more than he can chew with his suggestions to Radio NZ to cut services to meet its long-to-be frozen budget?...
National Govt vs National Radio
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Funding Cutbacks
Created: 09:13 PM, Wednesday 24 February, 2010
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Guyon Espiner's report tonight on government efforts to force cutbacks on a resisting Radio NZ is bang on the money....
Nats feeling the pressure on Nat radio?
Author: Brendon Burns
Category: Protest Event
Created: 08:36 PM, Wednesday 24 February, 2010
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The fantastic Facebook page Save Radio NZ - now numbering 12,700+ fans just turned up this gem from Nat backbencher Jonathan Young......