Hello Gareth

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth Watkins <[FOI #23690 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:03 PM
To: RNZ <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Official Information request - Barbie and RNZ

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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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 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Gareth Watkins <[3][FOI #23690 email]>

Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:03 PM

To: RNZ <[4][email address]>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Official Information request - Barbie and RNZ

 

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.

 

Our film reviewer received no information from the "Barbie" distributors
and it appears nothing was emailed to our general [5][RNZ request email]
address.

 

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.

 

These are all available publicly on our website at [6]www.rnz.co.nz

 

4. Please provide any details of any benefits that RNZ or its employees
received in highlighting this movie to RNZ listeners/viewers.

 

No benefits were received.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Gareth Watkins

 

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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 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth Watkins <[FOI #23690 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2023 7:31 PM
To: George Bignell <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] - Official Information request - Barbie and RNZ

 

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.

 

To be clear, our film reviewer did not receive inward comms re “Barbie” 
It is impractical to check every mailbox in RNZ to see if there was any
inward comms to other RNZ personnel.

 

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?

 

There was no outgoing comms to provide.

 

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).

 

With respect we answered your question with a screenshot from our iNews
system listing some 23 “Barbie” related stories.  For convenience I have
attached the screenshot in a WORD file attached.

 

Look forward to hearing from you,

Gareth

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Gareth Watkins

 

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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][3]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][4]www.rnz.co.nz 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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