Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government raising concerns about the state of TVNZ

Broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith says he may have' grunted' at TVNZ's board chair after Andrew Barclay raised a crime story with him.

Goldsmith was quizzed about the exchange by Labour's Reuben Davidson in Question Time on Thursday afternoon.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained further.

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