Chris Lynch: Social media post featuring presenter removed after failing to meet RNZ editorial standards

A social media post of RNZ host Mihingarangi Forbes at a hīkoi has been removed after it failed to meet editorial standards.

ACT Public Service spokesman Todd Stephenson criticised Forbes, co-host of Saturday Mornings and host of the RNZ podcast Mata, for posing for a photo with a protest leader, and using social media to promote the protest.

Mihingarangi Forbes is a co-host of RNZ’s Saturday Mornings and hosts the RNZ podcast Mata.

Centrist: TVNZ exec’s participation in hīkoi raises impartiality concerns

TVNZ’s chief content officer, Nevak Rogers, attended the Te Pāti Māori linked Toe Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi in opposition to ACT’s proposed Treaty Principles Bill, while on annual leave.

Her posts on social media prompted questions from TVNZ staff. According to one source: “How appropriate is it… that the exec who could be heading up the news and content teams is posting from the hīkoi?”