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TVNZ Archive database fields

Joss J. made this Official Information request to Television New Zealand Limited

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From: Joss J.

Dear Television New Zealand Limited,

My request is in relation to the dispute TVNZ has with Nga Taonga regarding database fields for the TVNZ Archive Collection – and whether the field information can be made public.

Could you please supply me with a table containing a list of all the fields in the TVNZ Archive database that Nga Taonga have requested access to/use of. For each of those fields can you please specify

(a) The fields name
(b) A brief description of the field
(c) An example piece of data that would be found in that field
(d) Whether TVNZ has agreed or not to having that field publicly displayed
(e) If not publicly displayed please give TVNZ’s reason for that decision

Ideally, your response will follow this type of format or similar:

field~name, description, example data, y/n, comment

e.g.
broadcast~date, Date of programme broadcast, “02/02/1980”,yes,-

programme~title, Broadcast title of programme, “6pm news”, no, commercially sensitive

Yours faithfully,

Joss J.

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From: Brent McAnulty
Television New Zealand Limited

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Dear Joss J

 

We have received your email of 3 January requesting information related to
fields in the TVNZ Archive database which Nga Taonga have requested access
to or have used.

 

We will respond to your request in due course.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Brent McAnulty
General Counsel and
Corporate Affairs
Director

d.  +64 9 916 7935  
m. +64 27 226 4913

 

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Dear Joss

 

I refer to your email of 3 January requesting information relating to
database fields.

 

Attached are the lists of all material held in the former TVNZ Television
Archive at Avalon.  We are working thorough access issues with Nga Taonga
but, as you can appreciate, there is substantial information contained
within these files, and to go through this line by line would take
considerable time.  Section 18(f) applies in that regard.

 

We also note that TVNZ holds copyright in the database and does not
consent to the data being reproduced or repurposed. 

 

Once again, we are willing to meet with you to discuss your concerns or
interest in this area.  Your request of 11 December will be answered early
next week.

 

In accordance with Section 19(b) of the Act we advise that you have the
right to seek an investigation and review of the above refusal by making a
complaint under Section 28(3) to an Ombudsman.

 

Regards

Brent

 

Brent McAnulty
General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director

d.  +64 9 916 7935  
m. +64 27 226 4913

 

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From: Joss J.

Dear Brent McAnulty,

Thank you for the document release. I do hope TVNZ comes around to the idea of allowing this data to be freely used - as there are a lot of New Zealanders who value this significant archive and want to treasure it, not rip it off.

There are government agencies (like Digital NZ for example) that work with a whole variety of institutions to make heritage data freely accessible online and I would encourage TVNZ to see the benefits of open data.

I know you are a commercial business, but you're also a public service broadcaster. And in this case I believe it's not about the dollar but about our shared heritage.

Yours sincerely,

Joss J.

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