By RNZ
The total cost of the aborted public media merger is being put at $19.6 million, almost 60 percent of which was spent on contractors and consultants.
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage had about $44m in total to spend on the transition, but the Government pulled the plug in February.
Almost $12m of the $19m went on contractors and consultants, paid on average $6000 a week.
About $2.6m went on offices and overheads, and $3m went to reimburse RNZ, TVNZ and New Zealand On Air for their work.