TVNZ主席在批评一篇有关黑帮犯罪的新闻报导后与部长联系, TVNZ chair contacted minister after criticism of a 1News report on gang crime, sparking debate over media independence.

TVNZ主席安德鲁·巴克莱在警察部长马克·米切尔批评1News报道称帮派成员数量超过警方后，联系了媒体部长保罗·戈德史密斯，称该报道在政府数据显示暴力犯罪受害者减少了49,000人的情况下不平衡。 TVNZ chair Andrew Barclay contacted Media Minister Paul Goldsmith after Police Minister Mark Mitchell criticized a 1News report claiming gang members outnumbered police, calling it unbalanced amid government data showing a 49,000 drop in violent crime victims. Goldsmith确认与Barclay通了个简短的电话,但说他没有讨论编辑事项。 Goldsmith confirmed a brief, passing call with Barclay but said he did not discuss editorial matters. Mitchell说,他收到电视台一名高级官员的道歉,但否认与董事会联系。 Mitchell said he received an apology from a senior TVNZ official but denied contacting the board. 劳工要求对于董事会的潜在影响要有透明度,而TVNZ则说,其政治编辑与Mitchell的办公室接触,将犯罪统计数据纳入后续报告,强调编辑的独立性。 Labour called for transparency over potential board influence, while TVNZ said its political editor reached out to Mitchell’s office to include crime statistics in a follow-up report, emphasizing editorial independence.