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May 7, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson The announcement by New Zealand’s Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith that the government was abolishing the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) came as no real surprise. But it leaves a big question hanging: will the news media still be held accountable to basic standards which protect the public interest and the ... <a title="Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media standards in general?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/does-abolishing-the-bsa-mean-the-end-of-nzs-enforceable-media-standards-in-general/" aria-label="Read more about Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media standards in general?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast last November is a warning to news media, says the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. The authority ruled that a TVNZ news item on violence in Amsterdam in the Netherlands breached BSA rules. 1News described violence in the ... <a title="PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to be wary of ‘Israeli propaganda’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/psna-says-broadcast-ruling-a-warning-to-nz-news-media-to-be-wary-of-israeli-propaganda/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to be wary of ‘Israeli propaganda’">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2025
Broadcasting Standards Authority New Zealand’s Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld complaints about two 1News reports relating to violence around a football match in Amsterdam between local team Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv. The authority found an item on “antisemitic violence” surrounding the match, and another on heightened security in Paris the following week, ... <a title="Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/30/inaccurate-1news-reporting-on-football-violence-breached-broadcasting-standards-rules-bsa/" aria-label="Read more about Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA">Read more</a>
