Broadcasting Standards Authority
Source Passport
NZ-R-00001-9
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- Legal name
- Broadcasting Standards Authority – Te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho
- Country
- New Zealand
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 1989
- Head
- Susie Staley MNZM (Chair)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
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- Brand names Pending check
- BSA
- Te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho
- Registration number Pending check
- (Independent Crown entity established under the Broadcasting Act 1989; Crown Entities Act 2004)
- Registered address Pending check
- Level 2, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington, New Zealand
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@bsa.govt.nz
2 sources
- Broadcasting Standards Authority, Annual Report 2025 (year to 30 June 2025, PDF), read 2026-10-20 (independent Crown entity and quasi-judicial tribunal, reporting under the Crown Entities Act 2004; established 1989 under the Broadcasting Act 1989; Board: Susie Staley MNZM (Chair), John Gillespie, Aroha Beck, Pulotu Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i; Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM joined July 2025; total actual income NZ$1,838,866, expenditure NZ$1,666,529; Crown funding increased over three years, broadcasting levies 'resilient but declining'; Statement of Responsibility signed by the Chair and John Gillespie)
- govt.nz directory, 'Broadcasting Standards Authority' (page last updated 29 July 2020), read 2026-10-20 (Te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho; independent Crown entity; responsible Minister Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Media and Communications; Chief Executive Stacey Wood, Chair Susie Staley; Level 2, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington; info@bsa.govt.nz; www.bsa.govt.nz)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type New Zealand Crown (independent Crown entity; responsible Minister: Minister for Media and Communications) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Minister for Media and Communications (responsible Minister), New Zealand Government
2 sources
- Broadcasting Standards Authority, Annual Report 2025 (year to 30 June 2025, PDF), read 2026-10-20 (independent Crown entity and quasi-judicial tribunal, reporting under the Crown Entities Act 2004; established 1989 under the Broadcasting Act 1989; Board: Susie Staley MNZM (Chair), John Gillespie, Aroha Beck, Pulotu Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i; Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM joined July 2025; total actual income NZ$1,838,866, expenditure NZ$1,666,529; Crown funding increased over three years, broadcasting levies 'resilient but declining'; Statement of Responsibility signed by the Chair and John Gillespie)
- govt.nz directory, 'Broadcasting Standards Authority' (page last updated 29 July 2020), read 2026-10-20 (Te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho; independent Crown entity; responsible Minister Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Media and Communications; Chief Executive Stacey Wood, Chair Susie Staley; Level 2, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington; info@bsa.govt.nz; www.bsa.govt.nz)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded
- Not disclosed
- Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note New Zealand Crown (Crown funding) Government or public body total income 2024/25 NZ$1,838,866; Crown share not stated in the text read Broadcasters (broadcasting levies under the Broadcasting Act 1989) Other levy income described as declining; amount not stated in the text read
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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