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Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]A segment on Newshub during the election period featured a political reporter discussing the potential factors behind the Labour Party’s drop in the Newshub election poll. During the segment the reporter stated that the National Party’s claim that Labour would increase income tax if elected was a ‘lie’. The Authority did not uphold a complaint that this comment was unfair and biased.
Our analysis[10] When we consider a complaint under the good taste and decency standard, we take into account the context of the broadcast, which here includes: Newshub is an unclassified news programme screened at 6pm each weekday Newshub is targeted at an adult audience the nature of news programmes, which frequently contain strong or adult material such as crime or violence.
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that a promo for The Titan Games, broadcast during Newshub Live at 6pm and containing the phrase ‘holy crap’ breached the good taste and decency standard.
(b) A Newshub reporter was ‘manhandled’ by protesters at Parliament[22] In the original complaint, the complainant was concerned Newshub had created a ‘Worksafe issue’ by ‘knowingly putting an employee’ who was pregnant into an unsafe situation (the protest).
Send in Willie Apiata in camo gear to sort them out one night and they’ll never breathe again.’[4] The Newshub segment was broadcast on 6 November 2018 on Three.
A high level of condemnation, often with an element of malice or nastiness, will be necessary to conclude that a broadcast encouraged discrimination or denigration in breach of the standard.2[7] Dr Martyn said that the people involved in the broadcast were hurt, humiliated and disappointed with Newshub’s coverage of the event, and she questioned why Newshub would ‘refer to any religion as ‘spoof’ unless they explicitly stated that is what they were (in which case, they would not be a religion)’.
The mention of Commonwealth in Newshub’s poll would clearly have had an impact on the poll result.’2 [7] It stated that it wanted to see an addendum added to Newshub’s web article on this subject to clarify these issues.The broadcaster’s response[8] Discovery NZ Ltd did not uphold NZ Republic’s complaint, stating:The Committee is satisfied that the poll question was acceptably worded.
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.]Four items on Newshub featured stories related to the United Kingdom and/or the British Royal Family. The Authority did not uphold complaints that the Newshub items and the reporters’ comments were biased, unfair and derogatory towards the United Kingdom and/or members of the British Royal Family.
and Israelis in NZ seek peaceful resolution” 1News (online ed, 4 November 2023); “Israel faces pressure over Gaza deaths as fighting rages near hospitals” RNZ (online ed, 11 November 2023)8 Lisette Reymer “Israel-Hamas conflict: Gaza death toll surpasses 25,000” Newshub (online ed, 22 January 2024); Reuters “Israel-Hamas conflict: Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce” Newshub (online ed, 26 November 2023); Via RNZ “Palestinian ambassador wants New Zealand to
The broadcaster also advised the complainant’s concern regarding correct terminology has been passed on to the Newshub team. The Authority did not consider regulatory intervention justified in these circumstances.Not Upheld: Discrimination and DenigrationThe broadcast[1] A broadcast of Newshub Live at 6pm on 25 January 2023 reported on increased criminal activity in Alice Springs, Australia, following the removal of alcohol bans the previous year.
‘The Standards Committee does not agree that this is fake news and stands by Newshub’s reporting.’
The Newshub editorial team is drafting guidance for reporters so that in future, reporters can provide a briefing to live guests to ensure they are fully aware of the technical constraints when broadcasting live interviews.’ The standard[5] The good taste and decency standard1 states current norms of good taste and decency should be maintained, consistent with the context of the programme.
However, broadcasts must not seriously violate community norms or disproportionately disturb the audience.7[11] The context in which the promo aired, and the wider context of the broadcast, are crucial in assessing whether the broadcast exceeded this limit.8 We considered the following contextual factors to be relevant in this case: The promo was 16 seconds long and aired during Newshub Live at 6pm. Newshub Live at 6pm is an unclassified news programme targeted at adults.
, or in the online Newshub article, which also contained excerpts of the interview.
The Authority found that, taking into account relevant contextual factors, including the nature of the programme, audience expectations of Newshub and the fact that the offensive word implied was not explicitly stated in the broadcast, the use of ‘SNAFU’ did not threaten community norms of good taste and decency, or justify restricting the right to freedom of expression.Not Upheld: Good Taste and DecencyThe broadcast[1] During an episode of Newshub, political editor Tova O’Brien used the term ‘SNAFU
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that a Newshub item reporting on changes to Reserve Bank rules requiring commercial banks to hold more capital in reserve was unbalanced. The item focussed on the potential effects of new capital requirements on the public, particularly borrowers.
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.
[31] In light of the above factors, we considered whether a broadcast statement during Newshub Live at 6pm would be an appropriate remedy.
The reporter went on to discuss the sale of nearby Huiarua Station, saying ‘Newshub understands it's been sold to foreign investors pending approval from the OIO.