Entries by Tui

The Tortoise and the Hare

Select committee oral submissions are underway on the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill, which will ultimately become the act for the new entity ANZPM, combining TVNZ and RNZ. There were 892 written submissions on the Bill. It was introduced to the House on the 23rd of June this year. With the new entity ANZPM […]

Events and Marketing Role

The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand seeks an Events & Marketing person in Auckland for 30 hours per week, which can include weekends from time to time. The ideal candidate will be a pro-active, self-starter who: • has strong written/communication skills • is a highly organised planner • has competency in marketing, […]

Screen Industry Workers Act Almost Upon Us

There has been a flurry of activity around the Screen Industry Workers Bill in the last month. On the 23rd of August the Bill had its second reading in the House. Then it went to the Committee of the Whole House on the 31st of August. We expect that the Bill will have its third […]

More Than I Can Eat in a Media Lunch

As if we didn’t have enough on our plate with the Screen Industry Workers Bill, the Reform of Vocational Education, The Screen Sector Investment Review, and an NZFC still in managerial stagnancy sans a permanent CEO (David Strong has resigned but there’s now a need to find a replacement), we now have the combining of […]

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Our COVID Responsibilities

I’ve been at three screen events in the last week where people close by are sniffing, coughing and doing it without masks. Why are they even there?! At our events and many others, organisers ask for people who have COVID-like symptoms, which include those of colds and flu, to stay home. They absolutely should. Nearly […]