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He maintained that a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment report issued by a cross-agency group including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, described the Government’s response to the tsunami as “immediate, swift and efficient”. The item repeatedly asked, “Where has the money gone?”, he said, but made no reference to the Government’s Recovery Plan.

Mr Katavich argued that the reporter’s door-stepping breached guideline 6e to the fairness standard, and that it was an attempt to humiliate him on national television.

Turning to the issue of appropriate action, Mr Clayton stated "bold and imaginative action" was called for in view of the impact of the national news bulletin. He called for an apology and an expression of regret from TVNZ, to be presented by the Chief District Court Judge or, if he was unavailable, the president of the Criminal Bar association or the NZ Law Society.

Broadcast [1] On the morning of 26 August 2008, several items on Radio New Zealand National discussed the fact that SKY Television had secured the broadcasting rights in New Zealand for both the upcoming winter and summer Olympic Games. [2] A news item broadcast during the Morning Report programme at 6.04am reported that Television New Zealand Ltd had said that "the Beijing Olympic Games may have been the last people can watch without paying for a subscription".

035 at [31]11 See Owen & Healing and Television New Zealand Ltd, Decision No. 2023-03712 Cross and Television New Zealand Ltd, Decision No. 2023-035 at [33]13 See New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Prism: Human rights issues relating to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in Aotearoa New Zealand - A report with recommendations (2020, Wellington) at 17, acknowledging comments from community leaders and citing a United Nations

The subject matter must be an issue ‘of public importance’, it must be ‘controversial’, and it must be ‘discussed’.13[59] In its submissions, Māori TV framed the item as ‘[tackling] the difficulties regarding development while questioning the preservation of historic sites, particularly those relating to Māori’, and ‘the tension between preservation and progress’, and considered this to be ‘an issue of national importance’.

The complainant maintained that these studies made it clear that current global average temperatures were higher than they had been in recent history, and that the programme had “cherry picked data to misrepresent and present an unbalanced view of the known science”. [45] Mr Kodikara referred to a United States National Academies report published in 2006, which concluded, based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, that “none of the large-scale surface temperature reconstructions show medieval

TVNZ said that in light of discussions with Ms Moore and the Chair of the National Pacific Radio Trust Board, Mr Tino Pereira, its reporter did not pursue those attempts any further.

An order under section 13(1)(a) directing TV3 to distribute a press release to all national media in the form of a public apology to him, advising that the Authority had upheld the complaint. Mr Weir’s submission suggested the matters the release should cover. 2. An order under section 13(1)(b) directing TV3 to refrain from advertising for a "reasonable period of time" not exceeding 24 hours.

It has far-reaching consequences for the future of this nation – for my children and my grandchildren. That’s why I’m speaking up now. I am concerned that what this claim, if it is granted, what it does to the future of this country. [73] By way of summary, the Authority repeats that the Mayor was expressing his real fears about the outcome if the claims were successful. Dr Mitchell was attempting to explain the claims.

The call was reported in the national press, but tape evidence is lacking because the station failed to maintain adequate logs. Referring to standard R35 of the Code, the Council observed: The Radio Network of New Zealand Limited admit to having failed to record live news and programme reports from Fitzherbert Avenue for most of the time specified (approximately 9:30am to 4.00pm), blaming a communication failure between Classic Hits early and daytime staff.

Dr Kiro is “currying up favour to the National Party who she thinks might become the next government, and she’s wanting to be seen to be criticising the current infrastructure because of so many children being in a poor state”. “For goodness’ sake, why doesn’t she just focus on what we need for children?

It was significant as itallowed a small number of New Zealanders with CF to try out the drug and waspart of a multi-national study referred to at the end of the item.12) EthicsThe item did not examine the ethical issues as the New Zealand trial was approvedby some and disapproved by other Ethics Committees.

Russell “Silicosis: How engineered stone is killing tradies” Newsroom (14 March 2023)30 “Product updates: NZ Panels Group moves to replace its engineered stone with low silica alternative” Prime Panels (20 April 2023); Nicholas Jones “Silicosis lung disease: AGB Stone commits to lower-silica engineered stone” The Herald (online ed, 24 July 2023); Jonah Franke-Bowell “Benchtop maker’s high-silica stone ban thought to be an NZ first” The Post (online ed, 24 July 2023); “High-Silica stone banned by only national

She argued the item was unbalanced, because duck shooting was a national activity enjoyed safely by many and should have shown how the majority of responsible duck hunters act. Elaine Hadfield’s complaint [31] Elaine Hadfield argued that the item had breached standards of good taste and decency, children’s interests and liquor promotion.

Thus Ms X would need to have known that she was being interviewed, that it was going to involve disclosing her name, medical status and history, and that it was going to be shown on national television as part of the news. [19] More might be required in a specific case, and this may indeed be such a case...” [47] LM stated that it was “common ground” that she did not give express consent for the footage to be disclosed.

In fact, based on DHB data, on 1 July 2002 the average full-time equivalent salary in Southland was $133,379, the third highest rate of 21 DHBs and compared with the national average of $121,093. To the extent that international conditions of employment for medical specialists are superior, one would expect them to impact equally on provincial and metropolitan hospitals.

That occurred because of theFellowship's cardinal principle to separate from evil and departure was likely, to use DrWilson's words, to involve "the gravest disturbance" for the person outside the communityand family who remained within it.TVNZ concluded:While the [Complaints] Committee recognised that the Exclusive BrethrenFellowship can have taken no pleasure from hearing that these issues had beendiscussed on national television it was the Committee's view that an overridingpublic interest in

It emphasised that the rural address would have meant nothing to a national audience, whereas Shantytown did. TVNZ emphasised that Fair Go made numerous attempts to contact the company, despite Mr Palmer's claim to the contrary. It noted that none of the documents from the firm carried either a cellphone or fax number, and that there was no reply from the telephone number. 8–9.