OPINION: Billy Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After 15 years building infrastructure across the South Pacific and Australia,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I came home to New Zealand a couple of years ago and saw a fundamental shift in our culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve moved away from meritocracy, productivity, and operational excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, too many of our state-owned enterprises have drifted into DEI, wokeism, and left-leaning ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s simple: if you\u2019re publicly owned, your fundamental job is to deliver operational excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That means meritocracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That means productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That means returning a healthy dividend back to the government and ultimately to the New Zealand taxpayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just like Air New Zealand, TVNZ needs to stop focusing on ideology and get back to its core mission…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reflect the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hold power to account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Report the news in a balanced, unbiased way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those are the three key pillars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right now, New Zealanders have lost trust because they can see the difference between reporting the news and pushing a narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If TVNZ cannot deliver on those pillars, then as a nation we need to seriously ask why we are continuing to fund a state enterprise that no longer reflects the central values of New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Zealand deserves better…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s think big again<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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