The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports

2004



National Business Review
September 10 2004

Hostess away the mostest
by John Drinnan

Could National Radio Nine to Noon host Linda Clark have known there was a terrible broadcasting standards finding coming when she took another long holiday off air. Her latest two-week break coincided with the Broadcasting Standards Authority showing "deep concern about a serious breach of the rights for Peter Ellis in a "sympathetic" interview with his accusers in August last year. Radio New Zealand has been told to pay fines and costs and print corrections in metro newspapers around the country. It is considering appealing the decision. This past week her role has been filled by Maggie Barry and speculation is rife the former gardening guru could end up permanently tilling the soil at RNZ. Perhaps a bad time to go on holiday after all.