When Richard Prebble became the SOE Minister and Minister of Broadcasting he insisted that the Department of Trade and Industry in conjunction with Treasury prepare a report on New Zealand broadcasting. The findings of the report recommended the need for a change in the direction of broadcasting including improving economic efficiency by introducing a more competitive and flexible market for broadcasting services (Smith, Paul. "Revolution in the Air" (1996), p35).
On the 22 August 1988, The NZ Labour government cabinet approved recommendation of its State Owned Enterprise Committee, and as a result three acts implementing a new broadcasting policy were passed.
Teoh, Elna 2003 Television New Zealand's Charter: The struggle between social responsibilities and commercial imperatives.
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