Rulings
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Case Number
Ruling Name
Council Meeting
Principle
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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
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