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Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson has walked back his support of the TVNZ/RNZ merger. During an earlier session in Parliament, Jackson declared the merger was over and it wouldn't be brought back in the future. This comes six days after Willie Jackson defended the $16.1 million costs of the scrapped merger and hoped it could be resurrected. ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Labour knew the merger would be cancelled months prior and the taxpayers were funding empty office space. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.