BSA Pānui - Multilingual resources
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Kia ora koutou

I hope you’re well and managing to avoid the worst of winter’s ills and chills.
 
We’re committed to engaging as broadly as possible with the public and broadcasters and making sure people from diverse communities and backgrounds can easily access our services.
 
In line with this, we’ve published a range of our most useful resources in Te Reo, Chinese/Mandarin, Samoan, Hindi, Punjabi, Korean and English. These include: These resources are designed to make it easier for a wide range of people to engage with the broadcasting standards system and make use of the tools that support informed viewing choices.
 
If there are people you know of in your communities and networks who would benefit from these, we’d love it if you could share them via your channels.
 
Ngā mihi nui,
Helen Cruse
Acting Chief Executive

FEATURED DECISIONS

FREE-TO-AIR TV

Huriwai and Discovery NZ Ltd - 2022-061 (2 August 2022) open_in_new

A segment on AM interviewed the complainant regarding his documentary, Milked, which focused on the environmental impact of the dairy industry. Following the interview, the presenter interviewed DairyNZ CEO, Dr Tim Mackle, on the same topic. The complainant stated the broadcast breached the fairness standard as he was not informed of Dr Mackle’s involvement and he was not given a right to respond following the interview. The Authority did not uphold the complaint, finding the nature of the broadcast did not materially deviate from what was consented to. The Authority also found the interviews were conducted fairly and the audience would not have been left with a negative impression of the complainant.

Not Upheld: Fairness

RADIO

Grant and NZME Radio Ltd - 2022-032 (6 July 2022) open_in_new

The Authority has not upheld a complaint about comments made by Mike Hosking on Mike Hosking Breakfast that he ‘can’t wait’ to be a close contact of a person with COVID-19, and that ‘there’s so much more fun to have’ in relation to the ‘Omicron experience'. The Authority found the comments did not breach the good taste and decency standard and were likely tongue-in-cheek, referring to the possible difficulties Hosking would face if working from home. Taking into account audience expectations of Newstalk ZB and Mike Hosking as a host, as well as the flippant, humorous nature of the comments, the Authority found they were unlikely to have caused widespread undue offence or distress or undermined widely shared community standards. Accordingly, they did not reach the threshold for regulatory intervention.

Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency

LATEST DECISIONS

NEWS AND RESEARCH

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