Pacific

NZ to help fund dedicated Pacific TV channel

12:30 pm on 4 September 2018

New Zealand's government will spend $US6.6 million in the next three years on a dedicated TV channel for the Pacific.

The Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting service would be expanded to include a dedicated channel with New Zealand content.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks to media in Nauru Photo: New Zealand Herald/Jason Oxenham

The foreign minister, Winston Peters, said it would improve both the production of more Pacific content, including news and current affairs.

Mr Peters said the expansion would include a training programme to support broadcasting and journalism across the region.

It will include equipment, internships and cross-regional training.