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Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority declined to determine a complaint about the use of te reo Māori on Newshub Live at 6pm. Te reo Māori is an official New Zealand language. Its use is a matter of editorial discretion appropriately determined by broadcasters.
Watercare "Water and wastewater: Secondary treatment - solid waste" <www.watercare.co.nz>12 Guideline 9b13 Guideline 9a14 Commentary: Accuracy, Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand Codebook, page 1915 Attorney General of Samoa v TV Works Ltd [2012] NZHC 13116 Fair Go investigated the issue in episodes broadcast in May 2013 and May 2017.17 See for example: ”The truth behind flushable wipes” The New Zealand Herald (online ed, Auckland, 20 October 2015); Laura McDonald “To flush or not to flush” Newshub
Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint about an item on Newshub Live at 6pm, in which Prince Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall fund was described as ‘essentially his private slush fund’. The complaint was that this description was inaccurate and suggested illegal practices.
(online ed, 23 June 2020 (from RNZ)); “Forestry sector insists it's not the 'big bad wolf' coming after farmers' land” Newshub (online ed, 6 July 2020); “Forestry sector stresses 'right tree, right place' approach as debate over carbon farming continues” Newshub (online ed, 28 July 2020)9 Gerard Hutching “Carbon farming can provide better returns than sheep and beef” Stuff (2 May 2019); Kate Newton & Guyon Espiner “Green Rush: Will pines really save the planet?”
Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority did not uphold a complaint about a reference to ‘the heebies’ in a Newshub item canvassing reactions to Judith Collins’ appointment as leader of the National Party. The reporter asked then National MP Paula Bennett on camera, ‘Will this give Jacinda Ardern the heebies, do you reckon?’ The complainant argued the term could be interpreted as offensive slang for Jew.
(reporter) The complaint[3] Donald McDonald complained the Newshub report breached the accuracy standard as the reporter misinterpreted the statistics and misrepresented the results of the drug trial:The Oxford University Professor said ‘tens of thousands of lives’ could have been saved, but Newshub multiplied ‘this figure by ten’, saying ‘hundreds of thousands’.
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority did not uphold a complaint about a Newshub item interviewing two ‘dare-devils’ who engage in ‘roof-topping’, an activity which the New Zealand Police issued a ‘stern’ warning about. The Authority found the item did not actively promote or glamorise illegal behaviour as it was made clear the activity was illegal and ill-advised.
We considered each complaint separately and determined three of the complaints under the nominated broadcasting standards.1[2] For the remaining three complaints, Mr McDonald identified the following programmes and standards using MediaWorks’ online complaint form:Newshub Live at 6pm (10 July 2020) – Alcohol, Balance, Accuracy Promo for The AM Show (shown during Newshub Live at 6pm, 15 July 2020) – Good Taste and Decency, Children’s Interests, Violence, Alcohol, Balance Newshub Live at 6pm (16 August
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority did not uphold an accuracy complaint about a Newshub item describing a new solar paint product as potentially ‘160 times less’ expensive than solar panels.
Decision No. 2020-040 at [18]-[20]8 Burne-Field and NZME Radio Ltd, Decision No. 2020-040 at [9]9 See: Sam Sachdeva “Health experts urge end to political ‘scaremongering’ over COVID-19” (13 March 2020) <newsroom.co.nz>; Jason Walls “COVID-19 Coronavirus: Collins squares up against Ardern as the pair go back sparring in the House” The New Zealand Herald (online ed, 18 August 2020); Zane Small “Coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern hits back at Opposition over criticism of COVID-19 testing strategy” Newshub
and orders – 7 December 20209 Mr Tualamali’i’s submissions on Provisional Decision and orders – 8 December 20201 Leigh Pearson declared a conflict of interest and did not participate in the determination of this complaint.2 Kim Moodie “Police, local council assist with Bay of Plenty iwi border closure” NZ Herald (online ed, New Zealand, 22 March 2020)3 Matt Burrows “Coronavirus: Community roadblocks turn Bay of Plenty locals away for not having 'travel permit' from local iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanui” Newshub
‘The Standards Committee does not agree that this is fake news and stands by Newshub’s reporting.’
The fairness standard was accordingly not breached and the remaining standards did not apply.Not Upheld: Fairness, Accuracy, Balance, Discrimination and DenigrationThe broadcast[1] On 18 June 2020 Newshub Live at 6pm gave an update on the COVID-19 situation in New Zealand:A Pandora's box of COVID botch-ups spilled open today. National MP Michael Woodhouse claims only half of people in quarantine have been tested.
The nature of Newshub Nation is political and argumentative in its presentation of robust debate. Audiences would expect a robust and critical line of questioning from Ms O’Brien as a political reporter.
Viewers would have had sufficient information to exercise choice and control.Not Upheld: Children’s Interests, ViolenceThe broadcast[1] A sports news item on NewsHub Live at 6pm covering the outcome of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight was introduced as followed:Sixth on the ladder, a bloodied, bruised and stitched up Dan Hooker has posted a video assuring his fans he's OK following his brutal defeat to Dustin Poirier and what was dubbed the fight of the year.
Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand Codebook, page 183 Introduction: Freedom of Expression, Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand Codebook, page 64 Commentary: Balance, Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand Codebook, page 185 See for example: “Police ending armed response teams after trial – Commissioner” RNZ (online ed, New Zealand, 9 June 2020), “Armed police not what NZ needs” Newsroom (online ed, New Zealand, 8 June 2020), “Police commissioner confirms no more armed response teams in New Zealand” Newshub
Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that visually displaying the word ‘dickhead’ onscreen during a Newshub item breached the good taste and decency standard.
The Authority has not upheld a complaint that a Newshub Live broadcast reporting on the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s treatment for COVID-19 was inaccurate when it referred to President Donald Trump as ‘the world’s leading expert on fake news’.
The Authority has not upheld a complaint that an item on Newshub Nation about the New Conservative Party breached broadcasting standards. The Authority found that the New Conservative Party was not a recognised section of the community for the purposes of the discrimination and denigration standard, and that the accuracy standard did not apply as the complaint concerned matters of analysis and opinion rather than statements of fact.
We may only interfere and uphold a complaint where we find actual or potential harm caused by the broadcast at a level which justifies regulatory intervention and placing a reasonable limit on freedom of expression.[8] In this case, we found the Newshub item carried high public interest and value in terms of the exercise of the right to free expression.