Could RNZ as we know it be a thing of the past?

A proposal to disestablish RNZ and TVNZ and replace it with a new public media entity, funded by both the tax payer and from commercial revenue, is to go before Cabinet ministers within weeks. The recommendation came from a Government advisory group - which included representatives of RNZ, TVNZ, NZ on Air and a number of other public agencies. The whole new entity would have with statutory editorial independence and a public service mandate. Andrew Holden has been a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. He is now the Director of Communications for New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. He says despite concerns over a lessening of voices the existing models aren't sustainable for the long term.