TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick is preparing a report on the direction of TVNZ that is due for release in the next year.
Recently he told the Herald TVNZ should get closer to its "brand values".
TVNZ spokeswoman Megan Richards insists current affairs is not under any pressure and it is business as usual in the department led by Ross Dagan.
She declined a request to speak to Dagan, sending a written comment about TVNZ's commitment to current affairs, saying there were legal reasons why they could not comment because of the "review" of Close Up.
But she said Sunday would be back next year as an hour-long show.
Close Up ends next month and is expected to to be replaced next year by an infotainment show in the 7pm weekdays slot.
It will be different, Richards says, but whatever occurred there would still be current affairs in the timeslot.
But a TVNZ source believes Sunday's future is not assured.
Dagan was working hard for it to stay - as he did for current affairs staying in the 7pm slot - but there is opposition.
TVNZ head of television Jeff Latch is understood to be less enamoured with current affairs and wanted Sunday to end.
TALK IS CHEAP
The state broadcaster has sought another year of New Zealand On Air funding for Q&A, the current affairs Sunday morning show that is built around interviews with politicians.
Last year, the show received $800,000 of taxpayer funding.
You'd hope producers will identify the need for some tweaks.
Some will welcome the return of host Paul Holmes after a serious illness - others will feel that his return erases what progress has been made this year.
In my opinion its biggest flaw is that it is focused on the panel of pundits who have taken over the show.
These shows are wholly covered by taxpayers, who are paying for news and interviews, not punditry.
TV3's The Nation received $900,000 last year and has also applied to NZ On Air for next year. It has its faults, it can be a bit dry sometimes, but The Nation has bona fide current affairs and straight reports on important issues.
Journalists' interviewing panels are there to elicit information, not provide comment for comment's sake.
MIA ON DOTCOM
I'll be accused by some TVNZ folk of being biased, but TV3 news and current affairs is flying this year and I would argue is