TVNZ CEO cleared over credit card bill

Rick Ellis of TVNZ. Photo / Getty Images

No further moves will be made by the Broadcasting Minister against the CEO of TVNZ for excessive spending on his credit card.

Rick Ellis spent more than $140,000 on his business credit card in two years, with $32,000 of that on entertaining.

Minister Jonathan Coleman says he's spoken with TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson about the spending.

Sir John told him he's comfortable with the spending, given the role TVNZ plays and the state of the economy.

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