AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromBroadcasting Standards Authority
Modern day Māori quartet will perform High Marks waiata
Fran Kora talks about the big Matariki broadcast on Friday
Political poll uproar - TVNZ rules on 309 complaints; Host's bold mission to save AM show
Media Insider: NZME regional restructure; Radio's big awards; Lifestyle magazine saved.
'Hysterically laughing': BSA finds radio host 'ridiculed' teen activist
The authority found Heather du Plessis-Allan “hysterically laughed" at the teen.
Te wiki o te reo Māori: What businesses are doing
Businesses have big plans to go even further this year - kōrero nui.
Unfair Go: Popular TV show pinged over 'inaccurate' episode
Company featured in episode complained to Broadcasting Standards Authority.
Oh hell! The TV language we shouldn't be offended by
No use complaining about things like blasphemy and bad language according to the BSA.
BSA rejects complaint about 'f***-knuckles, c**k and piss, balls'
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint about a 95bFM promo.
Talkback racist rant: MediaWorks fined $3000 after fill-in host endorses attack on Māori culture
The radio network broadcast comments that had potential to cause harm.
Hilary Barry 1, anti-vaxxers 0: BSA rejects complaint against Seven Sharp host
The BSA ruled that Barry's comments about anti-vaxxers did not breach its standards.
'He's a total dick': John Campbell escapes censure for mocking Trump's son
BSA says it's not denigrating to call someone a 'dick'.
Complaints about use of te reo Māori on television spike
BSA received 27 complaints regarding TVNZ and its news programmes in the past year.
Sean Plunket responds to reports his future at Magic Talk is uncertain
Reports say the host's future at Magic Talk is in question.
'Offensive' discriminatory term: Complaint against TVNZ upheld
The BSA found the broadcaster breached discrimination and denigration standards.
Radio host 'amplified negative stereotypes about Māori', says BSA
"The broadcaster felt the segment did not contain a 'high level of vitriol'. We disagree."
Screen with envy: The battle heating up in TV news land
What happens to television news once the Covid-19 bubble pops, Damien Venuto asks.
Nearly 90pc of teens have recently watched harmful content: study
Broadcasting Standards Association says harmful videos on TV and internet a big concern.
Radio host 'called for collective violent action'
Talkback host Harnek Singh warned sect members to "be careful".
Ad's upskirt panty shot sporty not sexual: BSA
BSA found the ad was an action shot rather than 'gratuitous sexual titillation'.
Sky TV's mosque terror attack coverage breached broadcasting rules
A similar complaint against TVNZ was not upheld.
Political Roundup: Christchurch Calling: social media clampdown
The world is changing fast and the threats this presents requires a massive debate.
Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on
Kathy Errington says the Government must act to regulate social media platforms.
The voice of Māori radio in Hawke's Bay dies, aged 88
Well-respected Maori elder dies aged 88
Sunday's gay conversion hidden camera complaint not upheld: BSA
The BSA ruled it was an issue of high public interest that Kiwi's should know about.
BSA upholds radio's right to play 43-year-old Bob Dylan song
Here comes the story of a complaint 43 years in the making.
Bad taste: Complaints against Seven Sharp soar
A stream of good taste and decency complaints has increased since the new hosts started.
Revealed: The words and slurs too offensive for TV
New research shows what language Kiwis think is unacceptable on TV and radio.