6pm TV News Story Fallout: TVNZ Chair's Phone Call with Broadcasting Minister

TVNZ chair calls minister over claims of 'unbalanced' gangs story

The Media and Broadcasting Minister has confirmed the board chair of TVNZ contacted him after the Police Minister expressed dissatisfaction with a...

Minister says TVNZ chair tried to raise news story with him after criticism

Minister for Media Paul Goldsmith said the chair of TVNZ’s board raised a 1News story with him over the weekend.

TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister dissatisfied with gang numbers story

Paul Goldsmith said the chair of the public broadcaster, Andrew Barclay, had raised the story during the call.

6pm TV news story fallout: TVNZ chair's phone call with Broadcasting Minister

A contentious TVNZ news story on Thursday evening has led to political fallout today, with revelations the state broadcaster’s chairman raised it with the...

TVNZ board chair rang senior minister to discuss negative coverage

A senior Cabinet minister has confirmed the board chair of public broadcaster TVNZ discussed concerns about its journalists’ reporting of crime statistics, in a private call days before the outlet ran a follow-up story to outline the Government’s successes. Labour leader Chris Hipkins says any board member who was involved in the decision to run the additional story should resign immediately, given the need for editorial independence. On Wednesd…

TVNZ Board Chair Andrew Barclay pro-actively reached out to Paul Goldsmith on 1News Gang Story

TVNZ Board members reached out to Paul Goldsmith on media stories, and later added stories to satisfy National Party Ministers