New Zealand’s PM ousts media and comms minister as industry faces crisis


by C21media

C21media— The New Zealand screen sector continues to face upheaval as the minister for media and communications Melissa Lee has been abruptly demoted by the prime minister and the portfolio moved to another ministry.

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