Case Number

Ruling Name

Council Meeting

Principle

3907

David Horgan against the New Zealand Herald and NZME

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest

3904

Malcom Molver, Maree Voorend, Luke Kirkeby, Sarah Axford against Stuff

31 August 2026

Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity

3903

Jose Aquino against Stuff

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge

3901

Jae Ratana against the New Zealand Herald

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections

3897

Mana Wāhine Kōrero against Newsroom

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections

3896

Fred Witton against Stuff

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions

3895

Ann Garry against the New Zealand Herald

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3894

Elizabeth Kelsey against the Otago Daily Times

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3893

Danielle McCallion against the Waikato Times

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality

3892

Michael Lidski against The Post

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3891

Greig Pilkington against the New Zealand Herald

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics

3890

Kevin Searle against The Press

20 July 2026

Discrimination and Diversity

3889

*Y against Stuff

31 August 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Corrections

3888

NZ Veterinary Association against the Bay of Plenty Times

20 July 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy

3887

Scott Griffith against Stuff

20 July 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3886

Damon Fox against the Ngāmotu Advocate

20 July 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections

3885

Joshua Riley against Radio New Zealand

20 July 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3885

Joshua Riley against Stuff

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest

3884

Paul Gunson against Stuff

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3883

Santana Minerals against the Otago Daily Times

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections

3881

*Y against Radio New Zealand

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions

3880

Jose Aquino against Stuff

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge

3879

Jason Jones against the The Listener

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions

3877

Lee Short against Whakaata Māori

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3876

Gaelle Ribot against The Press

20 July 2026

Privacy
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Subterfuge

3875

*X against The Press

8 June 2026

Privacy
Children and Young People
Confidentiality
Photographs and Graphics

3874

Phil Morrison against The Southland Times

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3873

John McDonald-Wharry against Stuff

20 July 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity
Conflicts of Interest

3870

*Z against the New Zealand Herald

8 June 2026

Privacy
Subterfuge

3869

Martin Ryder against the New Zealand Herald

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections

3868

John Marshall against Stuff

20 April 2026

Headlines and Captions

3867

Ani O'Brien against The Spinoff and POLITIK

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections

3865

Chris Rennie and Chris Pook against the New Zealand Herald

8 June 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions

3864

Nicola Robb against The Post

20 April 2026

Privacy

3863

Tharaya Poorisat against BusinessDesk

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections

3862

Michael Pearson against The Post

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality

3861

Allan Towers against the Otago Daily Times

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3860

Aaron McCallion against the Waikato Times

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3859

*X against the NZ Herald

20 April 2026

Privacy
Children and Young People
Headlines and Captions
Confidentiality
Photographs and Graphics

3858

Rt Hon Winston Peters against The Post

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3856

Ian Wishart against Stuff

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3855

Trev Garrett against Stuff

20 April 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3854

Shannon Torstonson against TVNZ

20 April 2026

Comment and Fact

3853

Geoff Neal against Radio New Zealand

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3852

Amir Ashirov against Stuff

16 March 2026

Headlines and Captions

3851

James Stokes against Crux News

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest

3850

James Stokes against Crux News

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Subterfuge

3849

Sam Russell against Radio New Zealand

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections

3848

Andrew Rutherford against Crux News

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3847

Terry Kavanagh against Stuff

16 March 2026

3846

Ronald Amosa against Radio New Zealand

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity

3845

Julie Paques against Stuff

16 March 2026

Privacy

3844

Jose Aquino against Stuff

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge

3843

Jose Aquino against Stuff (Analysis)

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact

3842

Graham Reinheimer against the New Zealand Herald

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

3841

Pen Parker against Radio New Zealand

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections

3840

Charles Etherington against The Press

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters

3839

Divek Thapar against Stuff

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Corrections

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

3836

Marianne (Kyla) Bottriell against the National Business Review

16 March 2026

Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Corrections

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

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

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