Oct 10, 2019 | News & Media
The Acting Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has upheld a complaint by investigative journalist Nicky Hager against the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service for unlawfully attempting to uncover his journalistic sources.The complaint related to events...
Aug 20, 2019 | News & Media
Nicky Hager welcomes today’s Independent Police Conduct Authority report upholding a complaint by the Green Party.The complaint was into the Police’s handling of an investigation into RawShark, one of Mr Hager’s confidential informants and the principal source for his...
Jul 22, 2019 | News & Media
Māori Television has admitted publishing false allegations about former High Court justice, Sir Edward Taihākurei Durie, and his wife, Donna Hall, and it has apologised to the couple.In 2015, Māori Television ran a story about Sir Edward and Ms Hall. That story made...
Mar 7, 2019 | News & Media
Nicky Hager has agreed a settlement of his privacy dispute with Westpac. This may be the final chapter in the fallout from the Police’s investigation into Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics that included the unlawful raid on his home in 2014. Under the settlement...
Jul 31, 2018 | News & Media
In a landmark case, the Court of Appeal has recognised a new defamation defence of responsible communication in the public interest. But it has found the Maori Television Service acted irresponsibly in publishing allegations about Sir Edward and Ms Hall.In 2015, MTS...
