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The programme which covered three of the smallerpolitical parties, he maintained, breached s.4(1)(d) of the Broadcasting Act 1989 andstandards G6, G14 and G20 of the Television Code of Broadcasting Practice.By way of background, Mr Rogers explained that he had been an MP for six years,initially with the National Party and, since January 1996, as leader of the NewZealand Conservative Party.

As noted above, the Authority takes into account that the item was being broadcast to a national audience, and that the details of the minor candidates' polling were of limited relevance to those outside the electorate. It therefore accepts TVNZ's argument that there was little news interest in the CHP in the by-election, and acknowledges its editorial decision to focus on those parties which were demonstrably of national interest.

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Secondly, the Party did not believe that youngchildren watching the programmes could be expected to draw the fine distinctions whichTVNZ was expecting them to do. It considered the overall impression was of bloodand violence.Finally, the Party advised that it found TVNZ's justification of the 'crucifixion' sceneunconvincing. It continued: The crucifixion had nothing to do with the plot or the words quoted from Hamlet.

The Complaint [6] The pronunciation of "Waikato" during One News, broadcast on TV One at 6.00pm on 29 March 2002, was the subject of a complaint. [7] Peter Zohrab, on behalf of the New Zealand Equality Party, complained to Television New Zealand Ltd, the broadcaster, that the pronunciation was incorrect.

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SummaryThe impact on a young man of a false accusation of rape was examined in an item on60 Minutes, entitled "Cry Rape", broadcast at 7.30pm on 31 March 1996.The National Spokesperson of The National Collective of Rape Crisis and RelatedGroups of Aotearoa Inc, Ms Toni Allwood, who was interviewed on the programme,complained to Television New Zealand Ltd that the programme breached a number ofbroadcasting standards.

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We thank the parties involved in this matter for their timely and concise responses to our request for submissions.The parties’ submissionsThe complaint[6] Peter Gill complained the programme’s statement “only a party vote for National can change the government’” was misleading as ‘voting for National could change the government but it’s not the only way to change the government.’The National Party’s response[7] In response to the complaint, the National Party stated: ‘Guideline E2b that recognises

Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]A 1 News item covered the National Party’s conference in Queenstown and noted a clash between the Party’s policies and having their conference in Queenstown. The complainant stated the report breached the balance and fairness standards as it was biased against the National Party. The Authority did not uphold the complaint, finding the Party was treated fairly and provided an opportunity to respond to the criticism.

On this basis, he argued that the broadcast was fundamentally misleading because it created the impression that the projects shown were achieved by the National Party and implied that the National Party had been much more productive (in terms of infrastructure) than it actually had been.

National Party’s Response to the Authority [4] The National Party contended that the term “plain English” was a figure of speech meaning “easy to understand” or “plain language”, and did not refer to the specific language that would be used in the school reports. It said that while the National Party had a strong commitment to Te Reo, the emphasis of the National Administration Guidelines (NAG 2A) was on the use of plain language.

John Key said in the advertisement that National will ‘start paying off debt’, as part of its ‘economic plan for the next three years’. This is a National Party policy; it is not a quantified promise, a guarantee, or a statement of fact.[9] We think viewers would have recognised John Key’s statement in the advertisement as robust political expression, typical of pre-election advertising, advocating for National’s policies and encouraging the public to vote for National.

Summary [This summary does not form part of the decision.]During the National Party's closing address, footage was shown of Prime Minister John Key with US President Barack Obama and the Queen.

The advertisement promoted National’s views of Labour’s various tax announcements and, in critiquing those announcements, contrasted National with the Labour Party, with the aim of promoting its own party.

We are satisfied, in this case, that viewers would have understood that National’s updated election programme was a campaign advertisement, advocating for the National Party and its views. The advertisement promoted National’s views of Labour’s various tax announcements and, in critiquing those announcements, contrasted National with the Labour Party, with the aim of promoting its own party.

The 2011–2014 and 2015–2017 Governments comprised four parties, therefore the election programme had no credibility when looking at National’s current situation. This election programme implied that National was only a single party in Government. [11] The National Party submitted:Under MMP, every party, including the National Party, tries to maximise its vote. The election programme showed the National Party is a unified, positive, forward-moving team.

National.[27] For completeness, we reiterate our finding the statement reflected National Party policy; it is not a quantified promise, a guarantee, or a statement of fact.

, we consider those concerns relate to the complainant’s views regarding the likely consequences of National Party policies.