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The audience could also reasonably be expected to be aware of significant viewpoints on greyhound racing through other media coverage

The BSA found the item was clearly presented as approaching the issue from the industry’s perspective and adequately included significant alternative views through comments by the 1News reporter, and Racing Minister Winston Peters

The complainant alleged the item was ‘one sided and seriously unbalanced’ by nearly exclusively presenting the industry’s perspective without including viewpoints in support of the ban

The BSA has not upheld a complaint that a 1News broadcast about the greyhound racing industry’s perspective on their impending ban was unbalanced

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Classifications & timebands are an excellent tool to help you make informed viewing/listening choices for you and your whānau. Check out our video guide: www.bsa.govt.nz/broadcasting...

Six of the 10 most unacceptable terms relate to race, ethnicity or culture. The N-word remains least accepted, with 70% deeming it totally unacceptable on air. The C-word cemented its place in the top three. See the full report (Warning: language may offend): www.bsa.govt.nz/research-and...

Public tolerance for offensive language in broadcasting has fallen in the past four years, partly reversing a long-term trend of softening attitudes. Racial slurs and terms targeting specific communities continue to be seen as least acceptable

We asked New Zealanders where they draw the line with strong language. Our new report on language that may offend in broadcasting reveals some fascinating shifts in attitudes: www.bsa.govt.nz/news/bsa-new...

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Noting the significant public interest in the segment, the BSA found no harm justifying its intervention to limit the broadcaster’s freedom of expression. The privacy standard did not apply

In the context, including comments pre-alerting listeners to the content, the Authority found it was unlikely to disproportionately offend or disturb the audience. Those not wishing to listen were given a reasonable chance to switch off

The BSA has not upheld a complaint about a Midday Report segment on Charlie Kirk’s death, including a recording of Kirk’s final interaction and the gunshot that killed him. The complainant considered it offensive and lacking in decency to broadcast Kirk’s final moments

The BSA has not upheld a complaint that two Morning Report interviews, about funding for a campaign to encourage Māori to register on the Māori electoral roll, were inaccurate and displayed ‘anti-Māori bias’

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The team at TV Guide have taken a look under the bonnet of TV classifications/advisory labels – the numbers and letters you see on-screen and in programme listings that help you make informed choices on what you and your children watch. Well worth a read: www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3608...

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The issue has been the subject of other coverage, meaning the likelihood of any real harm or the audience being left uninformed was reduced, and did not outweigh the broadcaster’s freedom of expression

It was sufficient under the balance standard to acknowledge the existence of the alternative perspective through comments from the Minister of Land Information about his decision not to change the name

The BSA found the comment was opinion and didn’t reach the threshold for denigrating a section of the community; the broadcast was framed as being from the perspective of community members disappointed by the decision

The complaints alleged an interviewee’s comment that those against the name change were ‘usually older…always white’ was racist, ageist, and of ‘questionable’ accuracy, and it was unbalanced, biased and unfair to include only interviews with supporters of the name change

The BSA has not upheld two complaints about a 1News item on the Government’s rejection of an application to officially change the name of Russell to the town’s original name, Kororāreka
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The reference to deductions being “20% off their ‘tax bill’”, rather than deducting 20% of a new asset’s value from a business’s ‘taxable income’, was materially inaccurate in the context, the BSA found

The complaint was about a statement the scheme 'allows businesses to claim back 20% off their tax bill when purchasing new assets’, in an item about Budget 2025

The BSA has upheld an accuracy complaint about a 1News report on the Government’s new Investment Boost scheme, finding the item overstated the tax savings available under the scheme
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The Authority found it was low-level language that would not have surprised or offended most listeners in the context or alarmed or distressed any children who happened to be listening

The BSA has not upheld a complaint that an RNZ interview with Dame Jacinda Ardern breached multiple standards when presenter Jesse Mulligan used the word ‘prick’ when asking Ardern about a past comment she made in Parliament
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