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Discussion not in breach of broadcasting standards
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 3:05 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Discussion about the use of te reo in broadcasting not in breach of broadcasting standards More >>
MoE should have been given opportunity to comment, BSA finds
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 2:23 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld aspects of a complaint made by the Ministry of Education about news items broadcast on RNZ National. The news items related to issues impacting on Salisbury School and schools in Northland. The BSA ... More >>
BSA says Naked Attraction was acceptable to broadcast
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 1:24 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has found it was acceptable to broadcast the first two episodes of the British dating show Naked Attraction after 9.30pm with the AO (Adults Only) classification, but a stronger content warning for audiences ... More >>
Presenter’s Comments About Voting for Māori Party Inaccurate
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 11:56 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Seven Sharp Presenter’s Comments About Voting for Māori Party Inaccurate And Misleading, BSA Finds More >>
BSA finds ‘authentic’ interview language no breach
Monday, 18 December 2017, 4:19 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint about an interviewee’s use of the phrase ‘for Christ’s sake’ during an item on 1 News. More >>
BSA finds Newshub item required warning
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:18 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has found that a Newshub item, which reported on the shooting of two Israeli police officers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, should have carried an audience advisory alerting viewers to potentially disturbing ... More >>
Trident Systems treated unfairly in RNZ broadcast
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 11:07 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has found that Trident Systems, which ran a fishing camera monitoring trial for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), was treated unfairly during a broadcast about the quota management system and fish dumping ... More >>
BSA recognises diverse culture in latest decision
Monday, 30 October 2017, 2:53 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld aspects of a complaint about four broadcasts by Radio Virsa, a small Sikh radio station based in Auckland. More >>
Broadcasting Standards Authority and Sean Plunket
Friday, 13 October 2017, 4:34 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Media Release 13 October 2017 Statement from Sean Plunket In the interests of the smooth running of the Broadcasting Standards Authority I have chosen to resign my position as a member of the BSA Board. I wish the Board well in its important work ... More >>
comments about Lions rugby team not in breach of standards
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 12:09 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint about provocative comments made by Mark Watson about the British and Irish Lions rugby team and northern hemisphere rugby media. More >>
National Party election advertisement not in breach of code
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 3:45 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The BSA has not upheld a complaint that a National Party campaign advertisement parodying the Labour Party’s campaign motto, ‘Let’s do this’ with the tagline, ‘Let’s tax this’ was inaccurate and misleading. More >>
Ban 1080 Party election advertisement did not breach rules
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 3:38 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The BSA has not upheld two complaints that a Ban 1080 Party election advertisement broadcast on television was inaccurate and misleading and breached broadcasting standards. More >>
Sexual material in foreign language film not in breach
Thursday, 7 September 2017, 10:57 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Sexual material in foreign language film not in breach of good taste and decency broadcasting standard More >>
Advertisement not in breach of Election Programmes code
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 12:09 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The BSA has not upheld a complaint that a National Party campaign advertisement featuring a group of runners dressed in blue was misleading. The Authority disagreed that the advertisement implied that the National Party was only a single party in Government, ... More >>
Caller’s offensive joke not okay
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 1:39 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Caller’s offensive joke not okay, but radio item did not breach broadcasting standards The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint about a joke submitted by a caller during a ‘corny joke’ segment on Jay-Jay, Dom & Randell ... More >>
Checkpoint's Description of Graphic Violence Needed Warning
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 10:20 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
BSA finds description of graphic violence on Checkpoint required a warning The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found that the description of violent content in a radio item on Checkpoint about the ‘Dome Valley’ kidnapping case, required an ... More >>
Social media and broadcasting standards
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 9:30 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
New Zealanders’ attitudes to their personal social media content and their expectations about how broadcasters can use it, are revealed in new research commissioned by the Broadcasting Standards Authority. More >>
Decision - Rock Morning Rumble stunt featuring John Key
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 3:19 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Where fields have dotted lines beneath them, you can call up other decisions with the same information. More >>
Parents and children know how to manage challenging content
Monday, 30 March 2015, 11:35 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Parents and children know how to manage challenging content The majority of New Zealanders take steps to manage their children’s media use, according to independent research released today. More >>
McMillan and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2013-025
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 10:33 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
An item on Seven Sharp reported the predictions of a climate scientist about the impacts of climate change on New Zealand by the year 2100, and included the opinion of a climate change health expert about the health risks associated with the predicted ... More >>
