Greene v Television New Zealand Ltd

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Broadcasting Standards Authority

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

09/07/2024

LITIGATION TYPE

Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Transparency and disclosure

REVIEW TYPE

N/A

SUMMARY

Greene complained that TVNZ’s report on extreme weather events in the US breached the accuracy standard of the Code of Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand for failing to state that the events reported were directly caused by the climate crisis [1]–[2]. It was concluded that this would not have misled viewers; the Authority did not uphold the complaint [9]–[10].

CASE DOCUMENTS

Greene v Television New Zealand Ltd [2024] NZBSA 63