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Pang and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2011-026
2011-026

Complaint under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989The Investigator: Did Mark Lundy Kill His Wife and Daughter? – documentary maker Bryan Bruce gave his perspective on whether Mark Lundy murdered his wife and daughter – presenter referred to evidence given by the complainant in the trial relating to the estimated time of death – allegedly in breach of controversial issues, accuracy and fairness standards FindingsStandard 4 (controversial issues) – Mr Bruce’s analysis of the Lundy case did not amount to a discussion of a controversial issue – not necessary to present viewpoints on the reliability of determining time of death using stomach contents – not upheld Standard 5 (accuracy) – programme was inherently presented as opinion and analysis – Mr Bruce was clearly advocating for the conclusion he had reached and was not making statements of fact – not upheld Standard 6 (fairness) – programme did not comment on Dr Pang’s competence…...