11. Question No. 11—Broadcasting Communications and Digital MediaMELISSA LEE (National) to the Minister of Broadcasting Communications and Digital MediaQuestion No. 11—Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media11. MELISSA LEE (National) to the Minister of Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media: Does he stand by all the actions of his advisers advisory groups and officials?Hon KRIS FAAFOI (Minister of Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media): As far as I am aware of those actions yes.Melissa Lee: What does he think is reasonable for one of his advisers advisory groups or officials to disclose as a perceived or actual conflict of interest?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: Anything that that person might think is a perceived conflict of interest.Melissa Lee: What would he think if one of his ministerial public media advisory group members had failed to disclose 2777 shares in a company that calls itself the Netflix of educational content"?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: I have been assured by officials that all conflicts of interest with that advisory group have been managed well. If that person has not disclosed then I would suggest that they might have to have a rethink.Melissa Lee: What would he think if one of his ministerial public media advisory group members had failed to disclose directorships and shareholdings in companies such as a media company whose music catalogue includes multiple NZ On Air - funded artists a company which he jointly holds shares in with a John Barnett—a known public media advocate who met with the former broadcasting Minister in January last year prior to his advisory group member being appointed as the chair of the group?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: As that member would know—SPEAKER: Sorry; I'm going to ask the member to ask the question again because I think there's a big bit in there that this Minister certainly doesn't have responsibility for. He doesn't have responsibility for Mr Barnett—who many of us have met many times—meeting with third parties. Try again. Melissa Lee: What would he think if one of his ministerial public media advisory group members had failed to disclose directorships and shareholdings in companies such as a media company whose music catalogue includes multiple NZ On Air - funded artists as well as a company which he jointly holds shares in with another person named John Barnett—a known public media advocate who met with a former broadcasting Minister in January—SPEAKER: Order! Order! The member can answer the first part of the question. The second part is not an area that he has any responsibility for. Hon KRIS FAAFOI: As the member would be well aware the ministerial advisory group was drawn from people with experience in the sector so it's highly likely that there would be in some cases something to declare as a potential conflict of interest. As I say officials have said that that has been managed well to date. If someone has not disclosed then as I have said before they might need to have a rethink. Melissa Lee: Is the fact that none of these matters were disclosed as actual or perceived current or former interests of members of the public media ministerial advisory group concerning for the Minister in light of the fact that $15 million of funding that this Government has already undertaken was as a result of the advice to Ministers received from the advisory group? Hon KRIS FAAFOI: I would like to think that the members of the ministerial advisory group—or any advisory group that I have oversight over—would take their conflicts of interest responsibilities seriously. If there are things that haven't been disclosed that should be disclosed then as I say they need to have a rethink. Melissa Lee: I'd like to seek leave to table excerpts of two Official Information Act (OIA) responses dated 23 January and 5 March from Te Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture and Heritage listing relevant conflicts of interest—SPEAKER: Order! Order! I just want to check; are they personal to the member or are they on the website? Melissa Lee: They were given to me as an OIA answer so—SPEAKER: So they're answers to the member? Melissa Lee: Yes. SPEAKER: So there are two OIA responses that the member has received from the ministry. Is there any objection to those being tabled? There is none. They may be tabled.Documents by leave laid on the Table of the House."