Rulings
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Case Number
Ruling Name
Council Meeting
Principle
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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
December 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3349
DANIEL RANDALL AGAINST NEWSHUB
December 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
Deember 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Subterfuge
Corrections -
3345
FRANK MACSKASY, ANDI BROTHERSTON AND DR. SIOUXSIE WILES AGAINST NZME
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3344
REVEREND PETER HULL AGAINST THE WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3343
DAVID FARRAR AGAINST THE DOMINION POST
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3342
DAME KERRY PRENDERGAST AGAINST THE DOMINION POST
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3341
GAYLENE BARNES AGAINST NEWSHUB
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3340
DEBBIE LISTER AGAINST NEWSHUB
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity -
3339
JAMIE SIMMONDS AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
October 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3338
QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL AGAINST CRUX PUBLISHING
October 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Corrections -
3337
DAMON MATHER AGAINST NZ HERALD
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Subterfuge
Conflicts of Interest -
3336
TOM FREWEN AGAINST RNZ
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions
Corrections -
3335
JOHN HOPE AGAINST STUFF
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3334
HANNAH MARSHALL AGAINST THE LISTENER
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3333
KERRY BOLTON AGAINST STUFF
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections -
3332
EILEEN GOODWIN AGAINST THE STAR
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3331
STEVEN CRANSTON AGAINST NEWSROOM
NOVEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3330
JAMES MAUNDER AGAINST RADIO NEW ZEALAND
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3329
GREYHOUND RACING NEW ZELAND AGAINST THE WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics -
3328
CHRIS PROWSE AGAINST RNZ
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3327
FERN HICKSON AGAINST THE NELSON MAIL
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3326
JASON MARSDEN AGAINST TVNZ NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics -
3325
SIMON HARTMAN AGAINST RNZ
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Discrimination and Diversity -
3324
ALEXANDER WILLS AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics -
3323
JEAN MCIVER AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
SEPTEMBER 2022
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections -
3322
PAULA MUOLLO AGAINST THE DOM POST
OCTOBER 2022
Headlines and Captions
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3321
MIKE DILGER AGAINST NEWSHUB
OCTOBER 2022
Headlines and Captions
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3320
STEVEN CRANSTON AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3319
JOHN MINTO ON BEHALF OF THE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK AOTEAROA (PSNA) AGAINST RNZ
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3318
RICHARD HOADLEY AGAINST STUFF
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3317
BRENDA STAMP AGAINST CAMBRIDGE NEWS
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Conflicts of Interest -
3316
CHRISTOPHER WOODHAMS AGAINST CAMBRIDGE NEWS
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3315
ALLAN HALSE AGAINST NZ HERALD
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3314
SIMON TEGG AGAINST TVNZ
OCTOBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3313
SUZANNE LEVY AGAINST NZ HERALD
SEPTEMBER 2022
Headlines and Captions
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3312
MICHAEL SMYTHE AGAINST NZ HERALD
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3311
SCOTT GUTHRIE AGAINST NZ HERALD
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Discrimination and Diversity -
3310
ANDREW LI AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3309
PAUL DAVIE AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
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3308
RAJIV SINGHAL AGAINST INDIAN NEWSLINK
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3307
CHRISTINE GODINET AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity
Photographs and Graphics
Corrections -
3306
STU DICKSON AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy
Discrimination and Diversity -
3305
STU DICKSON AGAINST STUFF
SEPTEMBER 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3304
KEN ORR AGAINST STUFF
September 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3303-1
AB AGAINST RNZ
August 2022
Privacy
Confidentiality
Corrections -
3303
HANNA WILBERG AND JANE NORTON AGAINST RADIO NEW ZEALAND
August 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3302
MATTHEW TUKAKI AGAINST NEWSROOM
August 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Subterfuge
Conflicts of Interest -
3301
HECTOR O’BRIEN AGAINST STUFF
August 2022
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3300
DIANE TAYLOR AGAINST STUFF
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3299
MARK ARMSTRONG AGAINST STUFF
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3298
PAUL SHAKES AGAINST STUFF
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3297
KEN ORR AGAINST THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3296
ROBIN MCCARTHY AGAINST THE PRESS
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3295
FRANKIE LETFORD AGAINST THE WAIKATO TIMES
AUGUST 2022
Discrimination and Diversity
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3294
PAUL ROBERTSON AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
AUGUST 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3293
BARBARA CAIRNS AGAINST TVNZ
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3292
HAMISH WILLIAMS AGAINST RNZ
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3291
MORGAN MAULDER AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Privacy -
3290
ALISTAIR GOODWIN AGAINST RNZ
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Headlines and Captions -
3289
NIGEL YATES AGAINST THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3288
CARY DRUMMOND AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3287
STU DICKSON AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3287
STU DICKSON AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3286
DIANE MARSHALL AGAINST THE WAIKATO TIMES
July 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Children and Young People -
3285
MARK PEART AGAINST RNZ
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics -
3284
MOHAMMED KHAN AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters -
3283
FELIX AND KELLIE WATKINS AGAINST STUFF
JULY 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3282
IAIN HAGGARTY AND RAEWYN MESSHAM AGAINST NEWSROOM
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Discrimination and Diversity -
3281
TIM CONDER AGAINST RNZ
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Photographs and Graphics -
3280
ALEX NEUMANN AGAINST STUFF
JUNE 2022
Privacy
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3279
SAM KNIGHT AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Conflicts of Interest -
3278
ALEXANDER WILLS AND JOHN WAKELIN AGAINST NEWSHUB
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3277
MARIA SLADE AGAINST ONEROOF
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Conflicts of Interest -
3276
JAN RIVERS AGAINST TVNZ
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3275
HECTOR O'BRIEN AGAINST RADIO NEW ZEALAND
JUNE 2022
Columns, Blogs, Opinion and Letters
Corrections -
3274
ASHLEY MACMILLAN ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, STUDENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
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3273
GAYLENE BARNS AGAINST STUFF
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions
Photographs and Graphics -
3272
COLIN GOOCH AGAINST RNZ
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact -
3271
AMANDA EASTERBROOK AGAINST THE SPINOFF
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3270
DR. PETER DAVIS AGAINST THE NZ HERALD
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Comment and Fact
Headlines and Captions -
3269
LOUISE NOLAN ON BEHALF OF ACC AGAINST RNZ
JUNE 2022
Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
Corrections -
3268
COLIN DECIO AGAINST RADIO NEW ZEALAND
MAY 2022