Rulings
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Case Number
Ruling Name
Council Meeting
Principle
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3838
Sam Lasham (Students for Sensible Drug Policy Aotearoa) against the NZ Herald and TVNZ
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3837
Hector O'Brien against Radio New Zealand
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3835
Eric Mattlin against Radio New Zealand
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3834
Richard Thomas against Crux News
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3833
Amanda Morgan against Stuff
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3832
*Y against TVNZ
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3831
*X against Radio New Zealand
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Subterfuge -
3830
Charles Bird (Methane Science Accord) against the New Zealand Herald
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3828
Adrian Collis against The Press
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3827
Pete Brown against Radio New Zealand
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3825
Ropata Fowlds-Hartley against Radio New Zealand
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3824
Jeffrey Wright against the Otago Daily Times
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3823
Peter Millar against the Gisborne Herald
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3822
Adham Harash-Ghali against Radio New Zealand
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3821
Daniel Richardson against Stuff
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3820
David O'Hagan against the New Zealand Herald
1 December 2025
Discrimination and Diversity
-
3819
Jeremy Nimmo against Stuff (Gaza)
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3818
Martin Broadbent against Radio New Zealand
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3817
Jose Aquino against Stuff (Te Tiriti)
2 February 2026
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3816
Justin Wright against Crux News
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3815
Frank Newman against the Northern Advocate
1 December 2025
Photographs and Graphics
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3814
John McDonald-Wharry against The Spinoff
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3813
Tennille Pedersen against the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People -
3812
Paul Harrington against Stuff
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3811
Louise Stalker against The Press
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3810
Emma Blackett against Radio New Zealand
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3809
Rights Aotearoa against Stuff
1 December 2025
Comment and Fact
-
3808
Nicci Heywood against the North Canterbury News
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3807
Rob Harris against The Press
1 December 2025
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
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3806
Shirley King against the New Zealand Herald
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Confidentiality -
3805
*X against Radio New Zealand
1 December 2025
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact -
3804
Barry Bruce and Justin Wright against Crux News
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest -
3803
Mark Irving against Stuff
1 December 2025
Headlines and Captions
-
3802
Jeremy Nimmo against Radio New Zealand
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3801
Frank Cook against The Post
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3800
Sam Russell against Stuff
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3799
Simon Smelt against Stuff
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3798
*HR against the Cambridge News
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Photographs and Graphics -
3797
*MA against the Southland Times
1 December 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3796
Rudi du Plooy against the Waikato Business News
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3795
Amrat Dhounsi against the New Zealand Herald
13 October 2025
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Confidentiality -
3794
Jerrie-Lee Ngareta Hill against Stuff
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Conflicts of Interest -
3793
*MS against The Press
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3792
David Maclennan against Interest.co.nz
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3791
David Maclennan against Radio New Zealand and Stuff
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3790
Wendy Baker against the Southland Times, Otago Daily Times, RNZ and Stuff
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Photographs and Graphics -
3789
Margaret Stevenson-Wright against the Sunday Star Times
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions -
3788
Janine Sax against Stuff
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Corrections -
3787
The Ministry of Education against Radio New Zealand
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3785
The Brewers Association against Radio New Zealand
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3784
Muhammad Zaky against Radio New Zealand
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3783
Rowan Wernham against Radio New Zealand
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3782
Embassy of Israel against Stuff
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections -
3780
Clare André against Radio New Zealand
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3779
Rachel Brown against Stuff (4)
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3778
Carmen Kay against the Cambridge News
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity -
3776
Yujing Li against The Press
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3775
Martin Hales against Radio New Zealand
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3774
Dr Morteza Sharifi against Stuff
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3773
Kenneth Orr against the Nelson Mail
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3772
Parker et al against Radio New Zealand
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3771
Karen Arnold against the Otago Daily Times
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3770
Kelly Bold against the Cambridge News and Waikato Business News
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3769
Cory Matthew against the New Zealand Herald
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity
Photographs and Graphics -
3768
Terina Moke against the Waikato Times
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3767
Pauline Davies against the Rotorua Daily Post
8 September 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3766
James Arnott against the Otago Daily Times
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections -
3765
Jonathan Mayo against Radio New Zealand
13 October 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3764
*JK against the Otago Daily Times
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3763
Rocket Lab against Radio New Zealand
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3762
Ernestina Bonsu-Maro against the New Zealand Herald
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Subterfuge
Photographs and Graphics -
3761
Jeremy Nimmo against Stuff
21 July 2025
Comment and Fact
-
3760
Simon Hartman against The Press
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3759
Robert Brassey against the New Zealand Herald
21 July 2025
Headlines and Captions
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3758
Kelly Bold against the Cambridge News
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3757
Reg Booth and Peter Pickett against the Waikato Times
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3756
Simon Clarke against The Press
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3755
Bob McCoskrie, Jose Aquino, Alison Greig, Ellen White, Jon Harris, Trevor Garrett and Louise King against the Sunday Star Times
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3754
Bernie O'Neill against the Southland Times
21 July 2025
Privacy
Confidentiality -
3753
Jenni Yan against Radio New Zealand (Trump)
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3752
Jenni Yan against Radio New Zealand
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3751
Cindy Bellamy against the New Zealand Herald
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge -
3750
Susan Rowley against the Southland Times
3 June 2025
Discrimination and Diversity
-
3749
Richard Goodwin against the New Zealand Herald
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3746
Graeme Budler against Stuff
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Corrections -
3745
Colin Stokes against Stuff and The Press
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3744
Roger Brooking against Stuff
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3743
Christine Teirney against the Rotorua Daily Post
21 July 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Photographs and Graphics -
3742
Ian Wishart and Catriona Atkinson against Radio New Zealand
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3741
Stephen Marriott against the New Zealand Herald
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Corrections -
3740
Thomas Nash against Newstalk ZB (Nick Mills)
3 June 2025
Comment and Fact
-
3739
Wayne Smith against the New Zealand Herald
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3738
Geoff Neal against the New Zealand Herald
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections -
3737
Rananjay Singh against Stuff
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3736
MJ* against the Southland Times
28 April 2025
Privacy
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3735
Jose Aquino against Stuff (sponsored content)
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3733
Liz Kelly against The Post
3 June 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3732
Tony & Debbie Pascoe against the Taranaki Daily News
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
-
3731
Michelle Warshawsky against Stuff and The Post
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge -
3730
Tom Pearce against The Post
28 April 2025
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters