‘Same old cliche’: Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp’s criticism

Home / New ZealandCraig McCullochRNZ·29 May, 2026 02:32 AM4 mins to readPaul Goldsmith has defended the Government's funding of the arts. Photo / RNZPaul Goldsmith has defended the Government's funding of the arts. Photo / RNZBy Craig McCulloch of RNZArts Minister Paul Goldsmith has brushed off criticism of the Government at the Aotearoa Music Awards as the “same old cliche”, after Dame Lynda Topp delivered an expletive-laden broadside over arts funding.

Goldsmith told RNZ he had no interest in “getting

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