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Misleading description of land sought for controversial dam project breached standards

A radio discussion describing conservation land sought for a controversial Hawke’s Bay dam project as “only stewardship land” breached the accuracy standard, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found.

BSA Releases 6 Decisions

The Authority has not upheld a complaint about a clarification in a broadcast by 1News, which stated “Israel says it does not target civilians in any of its actions”.

Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld complaints about two 1News reports relating to violence around a football match in Amsterdam between local team Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Reports on ASH breached standards and fell well short of journalistic expectations

The BSA has upheld two complaints from Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) about two ThreeNews items reporting concerns about ASH.

BSA Releases 3 Decisions

The Authority has not upheld a complaint about a ThreeNews item on Donald Trump’s allegations about Haitian immigrants eating domestic pets and on Winston Peters having previously ‘campaigned against consumption…

BSA welcomes consultation on proposed media reform

The Broadcasting Standards Authority welcomes today’s launch of consultation on proposals to modernise legislation for media and content production.

BSA Releases 2 Decisions

The Authority has not upheld a complaint that a discussion on Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley, about New Zealanders ‘snooping’ on their partners’ devices, breached the discrimination and denigration standard.

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