The results of the consultation into the proposal to shut down Newshub have been revealed.
AM hosts surprise newsreader Nicky Styris on her birthday by playing old clips of her competing in a 1989 Miss New Zealand Universe pageant.
She was recognised for her performance in After the Party, a series she co-created with writer Dianne Taylor.
"What am I doing here?"
"Clearly I was disappointed."
"We will need to make further changes to our cost base to navigate through this uncertainty."
The Government now says it will review the Broadcasting Act.
"We now have to go to the funding agencies to help, they're having their budgets cut too."
The Broadcasting Minister didn't seem worried about there being only one choice for television news in New Zealand.