Media Insider: Sean Plunket blasts Broadcasting Standards Authority as it upholds complaints following ‘mumbo jumbo’ Māori tikanga comment
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld two complaints against Sean Plunket and his online platform, The Platform. The rulings concern derogatory comments about Māori culture and a breach of privacy regarding a complainant.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing debate over the regulation of digital-only media platforms and the enforcement of broadcasting standards in New Zealand.
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The Platform owner and host Sean Plunket and (inset) Broadcasting Standards Authority chair Susie Staley.
More than a year on, the BSA finally rules on complaints about The Platform. Sean Plunket says: “I’m as upset about this as Winston Peters is to be ruled out by Chris Hipkins.”
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld two complaints about The Platform and Sean Plunket following a contentious call that it has jurisdiction over the online site.
Plunket said today the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s (BSA) ( decision to uphold the two complaints – in which no penalties will be handed down – was “a waste of public money”.
“What penalty could they possibly impose on me? They can’t withdraw my licence because I don’t need one.”
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