Barbie and RNZ
Gareth Watkins made this Official Information request to Radio New Zealand Limited
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From: Gareth Watkins
Dear Radio New Zealand Limited,
I've been fascinated by your extensive coverage of the Barbie movie (2023) - pre-theatrical release, release and post-release. I'm interested to know why the public broadcaster was so interested in it.
1. Please provide all inward correspondence/communications to RNZ from the makers, distributors or promoters of the Barbie movie. Please also provide all outgoing correspondence from RNZ relating to the movie.
2. Please provide a list of all the radio news bulletins (dates/times) where a story was featured relating to the Barbie movie or related Barbie topics (e.g. a collector of Barbies made the news).
3. Please provide a list of all the radio segments, and digital stories, that featured the Barbie movie.
4. Please provide any details of any benefits that RNZ or its employees received in highlighting this movie to RNZ listeners/viewers.
Yours faithfully,
Gareth Watkins
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Radio New Zealand Limited
Hello Gareth
RNZ acknowledges receipt of your OIA request. Under the Official Information Act 1982 we have 20 working days to respond, and will contact you via email /post. If for any reason our response is delayed due to illness, or pandemic we will advise immediately.
Kind regards
Maggie Hedge| OIA Administrator RNZ
[email address]
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From: George Bignell
Radio New Zealand Limited
Kia ora Gareth
In response to your queries below we provide the information held after
each question asked.
You have a right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
George Bignell | Legal Adviser and Procurement Manager
RNZ, PO Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand, 6140
DDI +64 4 474 1424
Mobile: +64 27 491 2246
[2]www.rnz.co.nz
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From: Gareth Watkins
Kia ora George,
Thanks for your quick reply. There were a couple of responses that I want to clarify.
1A. Your response to my first request "Our film reviewer received no information from the "Barbie" distributors and it appears nothing was emailed to our general address." My original request was not limited to the distributor, or to the RNZ film reviewer and general RNZ email address. I asked "Please provide all inward correspondence/communications to RNZ from the makers, distributors or promoters of the Barbie movie." This would include any information sent to news or digital channels by any means - email, message, fax.
1B. I also asked "Please also provide all outgoing correspondence from RNZ relating to the movie." Can you confirm no outgoing correspondence from RNZ occurred?
2. You gave no response to my second request, "Please provide a list of all the radio news bulletins (dates/times) where a story was featured relating to the Barbie movie or related Barbie topics (e.g. a collector of Barbies made the news)." Retrospective radio bulletin information is not available on your website, just the current bulletin. Could you please answer this request - and treat it like the request was received today (noting there's been more Barbie coverage since initial contact).
Look forward to hearing from you,
Gareth
Yours sincerely,
Gareth Watkins
From: George Bignell
Radio New Zealand Limited
Kia ora Gareth
In response to your queries below we provide the information held after
each question asked.
You have a right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
George Bignell | Legal Adviser and Procurement Manager
RNZ, PO Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand, 6140
DDI +64 4 474 1424
Mobile: +64 27 491 2246
[2]www.rnz.co.nz
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