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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Mudgeway <[FOI #34495 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 12:31 pm
To: BSA Info <[BSA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Ministerial Contact

 

Dear Broadcasting Standards Authority,

 

I request the following under the OIA:

 

1. All correspondence (including emails, letters, text messages, and
records of phone calls or meetings) between the BSA and the following
parties, from 1 January 2024 to the date this request is received, on any
subject relating to The Platform, Sean Plunket, the BSA's jurisdiction
over online broadcasters, or the future or abolition of the BSA:

   a. The office of the Minister of Media and Communications;

   b. The Prime Minister's office;

   c. Any New Zealand First or Act party representative, staff member, or
associate;

   d. Sean Plunket, or any employee, representative, funder, investor, or
associate of The Platform;

   e. Any lobbyist, lawyer, or third party acting on behalf of The
Platform or its backers.

 

2. Any communications received by the BSA that could be construed as
threatening, warning of, or advocating for the abolition or reform of the
BSA in connection with its jurisdiction decision over The Platform.

 

3. Any internal BSA records — including board minutes, staff emails,
briefing notes, or memoranda — discussing:

   a. Political reaction to the jurisdiction decision over The Platform;

   b. The possibility that the jurisdiction decision could trigger
legislative or ministerial action against the BSA;

   c. Any anticipated or actual pressure from Ministers, coalition
parties, or The Platform and its associates to reverse, reconsider, or
narrow the jurisdiction decision.

 

4. Any legal advice obtained by the BSA regarding its vulnerability to
legislative abolition or mandate reduction following the jurisdiction
decision.

 

5. Any records identifying the funders, investors, or financial backers of
The Platform, where these were known to or held by the BSA in connection
with the complaint or jurisdiction decision.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Stephanie Mudgeway

 

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