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Party’s policies will have on public services provided by various public agencies, including ‘MSD, MPI, MBIE, Customs, DOC, and Environment.’[7] In response to the National Party’s and NZME’s comments, the complainant considered the programme would not be ‘readily distinguishable’ as opinion for a number of people, referring to the PSA’s concerns.The National Party’s response[8] The National Party considered the complaint to be ‘factually incorrect’, responding:The National Party is not cutting

Dunlop: We have the National Party talking about how they don't agree with her views, but free speech is a democratic right. Do you think that's a fair stance?Dallow: No, I think it's disingenuous. The free speech argument is a bit of a red herring. We have laws in New Zealand already against some types of speech. So there's criminal law against threats to kill, there’s civil law against libel and slander.

Let's be really clear what the alternatives are.[16] A follow-up item on 1 News on 5 September 2022 reported that following the Sunday programme, there had been calls from the National Party and Te Pāti Māori to investigate the government agencies and contractors dealing with Rotorua’s emergency housing. It included the following comment from a Visions board member:We try and maintain a drug-free, an alcohol-free and a violence-free environment.

[13] The bulletins of 5am, 6am, 6.30am and 1pm on 20 April 2022 focused on the National Party’s perspective on the matter, reporting ‘The National Party says revelations MIQ could have ended sooner shows the Government was not following public health advice.’

‘In the case of this 1 News item, Grant Robertson was not criticised or scrutinised in any way, his statement concerning the National Party’s tax policy and how this could affect first home buyers was included for viewers’ reference.’

party’ and showed misogyny and disrespect towards our Prime Minister.The broadcaster’s response[7] TVNZ did not uphold the complaint for the following reasons:Accuracy ‘Jacinda Ardern’s position on the decision not to use the 757 was accurately conveyed in the 1 News item.

Party Leader, Jacqui Dillion from City Mission, City Mission clients, people in the street and the discussion concerning GDP figures’.

TVNZ also referred to other 1 News items which discussed National Party’s tax policy, so it is ‘reasonable to expect that viewers’ would be aware of alternative viewpoints.1 Fairness TVNZ did not agree ‘that the extract used of Ms Ardern's statement misrepresents her meaning.

This item was introduced as follows:With the major political parties neck and neck in our latest 1 News Kantar Public poll, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says 'it's time for a change.' So, we sent reporters out across the country to test his theory and ask people if they're happy with the Government.[3] The item included a mixture of people in support of, and against, the current Government, including the following responses:I feel like I'm living in a gulag.

An interview with Francis Cook, broadcast directly after Bridge’s interview with Willis, which included criticism of the National Party’s history of interfering with KiwiSaver.

‘However, the anecdotal evidence [is] that homelessness and living in cars, in 2017, was much worse than 108 people, and also much worse than the 480’ figure in 2022, referring to a Parliamentary debate (where Amy Adams MP noted the National Party planned to build 6400 houses to deal with the problem, ‘an unlikely figure if there were only 108 people living in cars’) and news articles from 2017 highlighting the issue of homelessness and living in cars.1 ‘The programme fails to elaborate on the changes

We have a war which everyone can see there is evidence around war crimes and impact on civilians.[8] Perspectives on the government’s decision from an international relations expert, National Party Defence spokesperson Gerry Brownlee and Green Party Defence spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman were included.

The Authority found the accuracy standard was not breached as the broadcast was materially accurate, and the balance standard did not apply, as the questions did not reflect a controversial issue of public importance.Not Upheld: Accuracy, BalanceThe broadcast[1] An item on 1 News broadcast on 16 March 2022 discussed National Party MP Nicola Willis being appointed the party’s Finance Spokesperson.

Further, given other wide-ranging coverage on the issue, listeners could reasonably be expected to be aware of other views.Not Upheld: BalanceThe broadcast[1] An item on RNZ National’s 1pm News bulletin of 7 March 2022, reported on economist Dr Eric Crampton’s view of the National Party’s policy on the bright-line test.

‘The purpose of the interview was to give New Zealanders some insight into the new National party leader and what he stands for. It is not a platform for the interviewer to express their own political views or biases when the answers being given do not suit their personal points of view.’

The item ‘is clearly discussing National Party policy and balancing material is not required’. Fairness: the comment was the type of analysis expected of the deputy political editor. The reporter also put this issue ‘directly to the National Party Leader, who gives his own viewpoint on the choice of venue.’

But, on the other hand, they'd also know that he didn't really gel with the public when he was last National Party leader, really suffered in those polls.

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 on 7 October 2021, reporting on criticism of National Party leader Hon Judith Collins in the Mood of the Boardroom survey, breached the balance and fairness standards by failing to refer to the survey’s criticism of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Given it was an interview with the National Party leader specifically, viewers could expect it to canvas her and her party’s views, which it did.