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12 Oct 2026

Upheld with Dissent

Jeremy Verity against the New Zealand Herald

1. On 10 September 2026, the NZ Herald published an online article Election 2026: Extra Security called in to campaign events amid rising threats to politicians. Jeremy Verity complained that the article breached Principles (1) Accuracy, Fairness and Balance, (2) Privacy, and (6) Headlines and Captions. Because the NZ Herald later amended the article, the Media Council also considered Principle (12) Corrections.

Case Number: 3919

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12 Oct 2026

Not Upheld with Dissent

Dave Moscovitz against Scoop

1. On 6 July 2026 Scoop published an article by Gordon Campbell entitled On the Strange World of Israel’s Domestic Politics. It begins with a short paragraph about the continuing “genocidal carnage” in Gaza. The second paragraph starts “Thankfully, there are still some Jews who are appalled by Israel’s overt acts of state terrorism.”

Case Number: 3902

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12 Oct 2026

Not Upheld

Bloomex against Stuff

1. On 26 July 2026 Stuff published the article She ordered flowers to cheer up a friend. Her experience left her unhappy, and she’s not alone in its ‘Solving stuff’ series which investigates consumer concerns.

Case Number: 3909

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12 Oct 2026

Upheld

NZ Rescue Charitable Trust against the Waikato Times

1. The Waikato Times published three articles:

Case Number: 3898

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12 Oct 2026

Not Upheld

Valentines against the New Zealand Herald

1. The New Zealand Herald published the online article Health officials investigate norovirus reports after Valentines Manukau diners fall ill on 24 June 2026 and the print article Buffet Outbreak on 25 June 2026. Both report on an investigation by public health officials into a norovirus outbreak linked to Valentines Manukau.

Case Number: 3898

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12 Oct 2026

No Grounds to Proceed

Darryl Dawson against the Whakatane Beacon

Darryl Dawson complained that his letter to the editor dated February 8, 2026, was cut in half by the editor. This was explained to him via email from the Editor that she had removed “the list of lefties” from his letter to fit it into the remaining space in the letters page.

Case Number: 3899

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12 Oct 2026

No Grounds to Proceed

Liz Wilkinson against Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand published an article on September 30, 2026, titled 'Relapse is a part of recovery': the round the-clock fight against meth.

Case Number: 3918

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12 Oct 2026

No Grounds to Proceed

Vincent Ellerson against NZME

NZME published an episode of the New Zealand Herald podcast The Front Page on 20 September 2026, featuring an interview with the owner of the New World supermarket in Kawerau. She spoke about the challenges of running a big supermarket and the possible effects of proposals by various political parties to try to bring down grocery prices.

Case Number: 3916

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12 Oct 2026

No Grounds to Proceed

Victor Cattermole against Stuff

Stuff published an article on September 5, 2026, titled ‘My bodyguard was found dead’: He claimed he was poisoned. Now he’s bankrupt.

Case Number: 3913

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Jeremy Verity against the New Zealand Herald

Dave Moscovitz against Scoop

Bloomex against Stuff

NZ Rescue Charitable Trust against the Waikato Times

Valentines against the New Zealand Herald

Darryl Dawson against the Whakatane Beacon

Liz Wilkinson against Radio New Zealand

Vincent Ellerson against NZME

Victor Cattermole against Stuff

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