Repeal of media act proposed
The act prohibiting overseas control of New Zealand new spapers will be repealed under provisions of the Commerce Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday, the Press Association reports. The News Media Ownership Act was introduced by the Holyoake Government 10 years ago after a flurrv of take-over activity Involving the then Wellington Publishing Company, proprietor of the “Dominion” newspaper.
Efforts to win financial control of the organisation were mounted by Thomson Newspapers of Great Britain.
The News, I.td, group of Adelaide, headed by Mr Rupert Murdoch, bought a considerable number of shares on the open market. The Holyoake Government Introduced legislation to prevent any overseas interest acquiring control of news media in New Zealand.
A controversy surrounded the move and subsequently the Labour Party promised to repeal the legislation If It came to power.
The Attorney-General (Dr Finlay) said yesterday that the News Media Ownership Repeal Bill, introduced some time ago and now number 23 on the Order Paper, would lapse.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33933, 28 August 1975, Page 1
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