Rulings
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Case Number
Ruling Name
Council Meeting
Principle
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3446
NEILL GORDON AGAINST HAWKE’S BAY TODAY
30 October 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3445
CHRIS CHIVERS AGAINST NZ HERALD
30 October 2023
Headlines and Captions
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3444
ANGELA BROWN AGAINST THE SUNDAY STAR-TIMES
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3443
ERIC WONG AGAINST STUFF
30 October 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3442
JOSH MARSHALL AGAINST THE POST
30 October 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3441
XX AGAINST THE PRESS
30 October 2023
Privacy
Children and Young People
Confidentiality -
3440
VAPING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND AGAINST RNZ
25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3439
GRANT NELSON AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Confidentiality
Conflicts of Interest
Corrections -
3438
JOHN CANTIN AGAINST THE POST
30 October 2023
Comment and Fact
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3437
TED GREENSMITH-WEST AGAINST NEWSHUB
30 October 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3436
TERRY PETERSEN AGAINST STUFF
30 October 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3435
KĀINGA ORA AGAINST THE STAR
25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3434
CHRISTINE LAWS AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3433
MEG MULLIGAN AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
25 September 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Children and Young People
Discrimination and Diversity
Confidentiality
Conflicts of Interest -
3432
PETER MOCHNACKI AGAINST RNZ
25 September 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge
Photographs and Graphics -
3431
MARTIN McATEAR AGAINST NEWSHUB
25 September 2023
Discrimination and Diversity
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3430
DR ANDREW KNOX AGAINST STUFF
25 September 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3429
RICHARD HULSE AGAINST STUFF
25 September 2023
Privacy
Subterfuge -
3428
GORD STEWART AGAINST SCENE IN MATAMATA
25 September 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Conflicts of Interest -
3427
MARY DUFF AGAINST STUFF
25 September 2023
Privacy
Children and Young People
Headlines and Captions
Confidentiality
Photographs and Graphics -
3426
DR LYNLEY HOOD AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND WOMAN’S WEEKLY
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3425
DR BARRIE DAVIS AGAINST THE DOMINION POST
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3424
DAVE EVANS AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
7 August 2023
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Conflicts of Interest -
3423
H. BORICH AGAINST NZ HERALD
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest -
3422
FERN HICKSON AGAINST STUFF
25 September 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3421
FERN HICKSON AGAINST RNZ (2)
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge
Corrections -
3420
LINDLEY SMITH AGAINST STUFF
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3419
GILBERT DYMOCK AGAINST STUFF
7 AUGUST 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge -
3418
Ms ABC AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
7 August 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Confidentiality -
3417
ANDREA JULIE MARFLEET AGAINST STUFF
7 AUGUST 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3416
CHRISTINE LAWS AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
7 AUGUST 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3415
DR. RORY SWEETMAN AGAINST NEWSROOM
7 AUGUST 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3414
VITI (NZ) COUNCIL AGAINST RNZ
7 AUGUST 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Discrimination and Diversity -
3413
CRAIG GEE AGAINST NZ HERALD
26 JUNE 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3412
HILARY OXLEY AGAINST TVNZ 1NEWS
26 JUNE 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3411
JENNIFER SHIELDS AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND TIMES
26 JUNE 2023
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3410
SUSAN DEVONSHIRE AGAINST THE NELSON MAIL
26 JUNE 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Discrimination and Diversity -
3409
MASTERTON MEDICAL AGAINST THE WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE
26 June 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3408
SHANNON BRAY AGAINST HAWKE’S BAY TODAY
26 June 2023
Privacy
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3407
RACHEL BROWN AGAINST STUFF (3)
June 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3406
BEN UY AGAINST STUFF
June 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3405
BEX WOODHOUSE AGAINST STUFF
June 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Discrimination and Diversity -
3404
CAMPBELL GODINAGH AGAINST SPARK SPORT
26 JUNE 2023
Photographs and Graphics
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3403
LIZ PARK AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
26 JUNE 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3402
NATASHA HAMILTON-HART AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3401
DIEUWE DE BOER AGAINST THE SPINOFF
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3400
CATHERINE GAO AND LAM YEUNG AGAINST THE NATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW
8 MAY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Confidentiality
Subterfuge -
3399
BOB McCOSKRIE, PAUL SHAKES, FERN HICKSON AND MARLI DE KLERK AGAINST STUFF
8 MAY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3398
JAN RIVERS AGAINST STUFF
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3398
STEPHEN WATSON, JAMES GIVNAN, BRUCE ROY, ANDREW MURPHY, CHRISTINE NORRIS, RACHEL COX, MARIA ROBINSON, MARK BROWNING, ANTHONY HAN
March 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3397
REX LANDY AGAINST STUFF
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3396
HILARY OXLEY AGAINST THE SPINOFF
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest -
3395
JULIE ROBERTS AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3394
TOM FREWEN AGAINST RNZ
8 May 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3393
RICHARD HOADLEY AGAINST STUFF
27 March 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3391
ACC AGAINST THE WESTPORT NEWS
February 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3390
KIRSTEN WYLIE AGAINST THE PRESS
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3389
MARGARET MOORE AGAINST RNZ
February 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3388
RICHARD EASTHER AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
February 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3387
THE NELSON CITIZENS ALLIANCE AGAINST THE NELSON WEEKLY
February 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Corrections -
3386
PETER WAKEMAN AGAINST TVNZ 1NEWS
MARCH 2023
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3385
NEIL SMITH AGAINST STUFF
MARCH 2023
Comment and Fact
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3384
SEAN RUSH AGAINST NEWSROOM
MARCH 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3383
HANNAH RODGERS AGAINST NEWSHUB
MARCH 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity -
3382
S. GEORGE AGAINST STUFF
27 MARCH 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3381
IVAN HANSEN AGAINST THE PRESS
FEBRUARY 2023
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3380
DAVID BROWN AGAINST NEWSROOM
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3379
MARTIN HECTOR AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3378
NEIL TAYLOR AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3377
GISBORNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AGAINST THE GISBORNE HERALD
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3376
TORI FELLOWS AGAINST THE DOMINION POST
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3375
COLIN DECIO AGAINST RNZ
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity -
3374
JOSHUA RILEY AGAINST STUFF
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Subterfuge
Corrections -
3373
ZANE COZENS AGAINST NEWSHUB
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Discrimination and Diversity -
3372
ERIC JORDAN AGAINST STUFF
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Subterfuge -
3371
MARK JAMIESON AGAINST RNZ
FEBRUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3370
RACHEL BROWN AGAINST STUFF
JANUARY 2023
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3369
RACHEL BROWN AGAINST STUFF
JANUARY 2023
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3368
AN SUN AGAINST STUFF
JANUARY 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3367
STU DICKSON AGAINST STUFF
JANUARY 2023
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3366
RACHEL BROWN AGAINST STUFF
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3365
DARREN CROTHERS AGAINST RNZ
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3364
GEOFF DAVIES AGAINST THE DOM POST
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3363
RON SHAW AGAINST THE WAIRARAPA TIMES AGE
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3362
TAMEEM SHALTONI AGAINST NZ HERALD
February 2023
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3361
THOMAS KAY AGAINST BAY BUZZ
DECEMBER 2022
Discrimination and Diversity
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3360
GRANT SMITH AGAINST STUFF
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3359
MIKE PEARLSTEIN AGAINST RNZ
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3358
HENRY MCLEAN AGAINST RNZ
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3357
TIM CARTER AGAINST RNZ
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3356
ANDREW TIPENE AGAINST CRUX PUBLISHING
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections -
3355
DEREK JANSEN AGAINST NEWSTALK ZB
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Corrections -
3354
JENNIFER SCOTT, SARAH HENDERSON, JANET BOGLE, REX LANDY AND HILARY OXLEY AGAINST NEWSHUB
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Children and Young People
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge
Corrections -
3353
MANN AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3352
GARTH CAMERON AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
DECEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3351
SANDRA GODDARD AND KOBE O’NEILL AGAINST THE HERALD ON SUNDAY
December 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Photographs and Graphics -
3350
GRAEME LEO AGAINST RNZ, TVNZ, NZH AND STUFF
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3349
DANIEL RANDALL AGAINST NEWSHUB
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3347
AMANDA VICKERS, CRAIG WOOLLIAMS, PAUL BAKKER, NIKKI HUDSON, TOBIAS TAHI, GAYLENE BARNES AGAINST STUFF (Fire & Fury)
October 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3346
PAT SZETEY AGAINST RNZ
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge
Corrections