Sky TV chief executive John Fellet was also present at a private dinner party attended by Opposition leader David Shearer at the home of Sky lobbyist Tony O'Brien, the pay-TV company has confirmed.
The dinner, first reported in the Business Herald on Friday, took place on April 27 and was also attended by the wives of the three men.
Private dinner parties with lobbyists are not restricted, but the timing was unusual. Sky TV's ultimate owner News Corporation was under attack in the UK for allegedly using excessive leverage on politicians.
In this country, private meetings between business interests and politicians are under intense scrutiny amid controversy over Kim Dotcom's donations to John Banks' mayoral campaign and debate about Government involvement in the SkyCity convention centre deal.
Shearer is supporting a private members bill calling for more scrutiny of lobbyists.