New Zealand

The Ministry works to ensure New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to do business, and to make a real difference to the country's economic performance. The Government wants to achieve a step-change in sustainable economic growth and this economic transformation agenda provides the impetus for much of the Ministry's work. We have been asked to take a fresh approach and not just build incrementally on old initiatives. This is a big challenge, which our strategy for growth responds to. In developing and implementing policies and services that promote growth, we work across nine portfolio areas and take an integrated approach across a wide range of agencies. Given the diversity of our effort, it's crucial that the Ministry has a sound strategy to prioritise its allocation of resources and expertise. The aim of our strategy is to focus on the things that really matter for growth.

The BSA is an Independent Crown Entity (ICE) set up by the Broadcasting Act 1989. We report to Parliament through the Minister of Broadcasting. Our values of fairness, integrity and respect inform our approach to the quasi-judicial role of determining complaints, and the role we play in helping to improve understanding between broadcasters and audiences. Our operational objectives are the determination of complaints, the review and approval of codes of broadcasting practice, and communications and research about broadcasting standards and the wider broadcasting environment.