Police target media in teapot tape scandal

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:06a.m.

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Police have demanded Radio New Zealand hand over "unpublished news material", according to a report on the broadcaster's website.

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17 Nov 2011 08:08p.m.

harriaway wrote:

key made the comment in parliment that if labour was voted back newzealands credit rating would be down graded that was hushed now this saga . At least kiwis we now know . his word is not good enough to be printed on soiled toilet paper

17 Nov 2011 07:57p.m.

CecilySees wrote:

I would love to hear Mr Key discuss his policy. What is stopping you?

17 Nov 2011 07:52p.m.

The NZ Orator wrote:

section 216B of the Crimes Act 1961 is ammended to 2011 in which various changes are made, and proposed, if not yet activated amendments are advised. No where in any of these does it say that accidental recording is included. The basis of all criminal law is intent, and proof of intent is required for any form of conviction for any kind of criminal act. Since it is supposed that this recording was made in error, it comes down to the proof generated, either way, that this recording was made deliberately. It's then fair to suppose that section 216B of the Crimes Act 1961 does not support conviction in the case of an accidental invasion of privacy. The issue here is why the leader of a country will go to such doomed lengths to suppress a possibly irrelevant conversation in the first place. If you walk in on your sister in the shower, holding a camera capable cellphone, are you then guilty of criminal invasion of privacy under the section 216B of the Crimes Act 1961 when you hurriedly retreat from the bathroom, dropping your phone in the sink! A free media sustains a free democracy. Any alternative is unthinkable.