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Therefore, the Authority did not consider it likely viewers would be significantly misinformed by their use in this broadcast.Not Upheld: AccuracyThe broadcast[1] A segment on Newshub reported on synthetic cannabis products.
Newshub’s Chief News Officer was willing to provide a written apology to IY.
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that the use of the term ‘disputed’ in a Newshub item, to describe the land the United States (US) Embassy sits on in East Jerusalem, breached the accuracy standard. The broadcast covered a recent protest in Gaza over the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the US calling Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]A Newshub bulletin featured five separate items which the complainant considered related to the United States.
In context, the item was unlikely to cause widespread offence or undermine community standards.Not Upheld: Children’s InterestsThe broadcast[1] On 18 October 2021, Newshub Live at 6pm reported, ‘Brands and talent agencies have been distancing themselves from COVID rule breakers, who attended a party in Auckland this weekend.’
The Authority did not uphold a complaint that a comment made by Patrick Gower during a Newshub segment about the presence of the far right in New Zealand breached the accuracy standard. The Authority found that Mr Gower’s comment that ‘the global far-right is here in New Zealand, influencing us and our politicians whether we realise it or not’ was not a statement of fact to which the accuracy standard applies.
The Authority therefore declined to determine the complaint under section 11(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989, on the grounds that it was trivial and vexatious.Declined to Determine: AccuracyThe broadcast[1] A Newshub broadcast on The Breeze referred to Prince Charles as the ‘future King of England’.[2] This episode was broadcast on The Breeze on 17 November 2019.[3] In considering this complaint, we have listened to a recording of the broadcast complained about and have read the correspondence
Newshub Live at 6pm is a news/current affairs programme with an adult target audience screening during the PG timeband.
‘[It] could be seen as emotionally manipulative’. [3] The item was broadcast on Newshub Live at 6pm on 16 October 2018.
Decline to determine: Good Taste and Decency, Children’s Interests, Violence, Alcohol, AccuracyThe broadcast[1] The broadcast in question was an item on Newshub live at 6pm which was broadcast on 17 August 2019 at 6:33pm on Three.[2] The item featured Richie McCaw and the eleven year old boy who won a trip to Japan to watch the Rugby World Cup with him.The complaint[3] Don McDonald complained that the broadcast breached the following standards of the Free-To-Air Television Code of Broadcasting
Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that an item summarising latest election poll results on Newshub breached the accuracy standard. The standard applies only to statements of fact, and the statements in question were clearly distinguishable as news analysis.Not Upheld: AccuracyThe broadcast[1] On 16 October 2020, Newshub Live at 6pm reported on the results of the latest Newshub-Reid research poll.
Summary[This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority has not upheld a complaint that an item on Newshub Live at 6pm concerning US immigration breached the good taste and decency and balance standards.
The Authority also found the introduction to the item was sufficient to inform viewers of the nature of the coverage, enabling them to adequately protect themselves and their children from the content by choosing not to watch.Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency, Children’s Interests, Programme InformationThe broadcast[1] On 9 February 2021, Newshub covered an item about sex workers and escorts opening up about their work on social media.
Not Upheld: Balance, Fairness The broadcast [1] During a segment on Newshub Live at 6pm on 11 October 2023, Political Editor Jenna Lynch discussed the results and implications of a Newshub-Reid Research political poll.
Not Upheld: Accuracy The broadcast [1] In a segment on Newshub Live at 6pm broadcast on 7 February 2024, Political Editor Jenna Lynch reported on the Prime Minister’s recent comments at Waitangi and on the proposed Treaty Principles Bill.
Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]The Authority did not uphold a complaint that two items on Newshub Live at 6pm breached the offensive and disturbing content, and children’s interests standards. The programme included interviewees using the terms ‘shit’ and ‘holy shit’.
NZ Herald (online ed, 10 February 2023)4 Kieran McAnulty “Government urges people to prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle” (10 February 2023) Beehive <Beehive.govt.nz>5 See RNZ “NZ weather: What you need to know as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes New Zealand” Newshub (online ed, 13 February 2023); and Ryan Anderson “Here's what we know about Cyclone Gabrielle's expected landfall” Stuff (11 February 2023).
‘Similarly, in her role as a Safety Specialist for Auckland Transport, … Newshub was entitled to reply on Ms Ping's commentary and analysis.’ ‘The graphic of 'Auckland Road Deaths' keyed the source of the statistics as Auckland Transport, and again, [Newshub] maintains they are a reputable source which Newshub is entitled to rely upon.’ ‘Stopping blanket speed limit reductions would effectively lead to increases in speed in some areas.
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, covering the reactions of world leaders to the Capitol Hill riots in Washington DC, that referred to Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani as ‘Iran’s dictator’.
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 reporting on the results of the Transport and Accident Investigation Commission’s investigation into a fatal mid-air collision at an unattended aerodrome.