Talley's defamation case against TVNZ has failed.

In 2023 TVNZ aired news stories using whistle-blowers who alleged safety failures in Talley's fish factories. Talley's case belly-flopped because they could not prove any pecuniary loss. However...

"Justice Jagose said that if Talley’s had proven the publication of the 3 July 2021 broadcast had caused a pecuniary loss, he would have upheld TVNZ’s defence of responsible communication on a matter of public interest, to dismiss Talley’s proceeding."

Honest reporting: 1
Big Smelly Fish: 0

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360915553/high-court-judge-dismisses-talleys-defamation-case-against-tvnz

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Talley’s defamation case against TVNZ begins in High Court

“They crossed the line from factual reporting to exaggeration, misinterpretations, and outright falsities.” Both parties have employed high-profile…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/124153/

In 2021 TVNZ ran a series of reports on Talley’s Fisheries (Big Fish) alleging health and safety breaches. They used confidential whistleblowers. Then Talley's sued TVNZ for defamation.

"Talley’s lawyers argued that to get a fair trial they needed to know who the whistleblowers were so they could test their credibility..."

Yeah, right! Protecting sources is a primary journalistic tenet. Today the court ruled in TVNZ's favour. Good job.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/21/talleys-loses-court-bid-to-force-tvnz-to-reveal-sources/

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