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Veitch — Will justice be done?
The broad outlines of Tony Veitch’s assault on his former partner are now becoming clear. So are some very disturbing issues about the way that domestic violence and celebrity crime are treated in...
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Veitch must go
This morning’s Herald reports the views of several employment law experts that TVNZ has sufficient grounds to sack Veitch. This has been my view as well, although my expertise in employment law is...
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Compensation for Veitch?
Well, turns out that TVNZ executives were told last December of Veitch’s “assault”. That word “assault” comes from this morning’s HoS headline, although it is not supported by anything in the story. It...
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Veitch in 66 words
Resigning was the right thing. Good it will be investigated. Media should butt out. The media execs will hold themselves to account. Yeah right. Did the lawyers pervert the course of justice? Let’s...
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Veitch spin ramped up
How remarkable! Both major Sunday papers carrying major stories based on interviews with Tony Veitch’s wife on the same day. All this only a week after the HoS carried the story about a former Veitch...
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Clod plod goads cad
As if yesterday’s efforts in the rehabilitate Veitch campaign weren’t enough, there’s even more hugely sympathetic reportage this morning. Turns out that a cop accidentally left a tactless and none too...
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Veitch affair: TVNZ lets itself off the hook
John Drinnan reports in this morning’s media column that TVNZ is keeping its report into its handling of the Veitch affair secret. A spokesperson says it is an “internal report” and will be considered...
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Veitch leaks: who dunnit?
Yesterday the Sunday papers were full of details about the Veitch affair, and the alleged assaults in particular (here and here). It’s got to the point where the carefully orchestrated media campaign...
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