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Speaker Suspends TVNZ Editor Over Press-Gallery Breach

4/30/2026

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Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman from Parliament for May 1-6 for breaching press-gallery rules.
Sherman said she did not intend to violate the rules but accepted the decision.
National Party minister Simeon Brown claimed TVNZ staff chased chief whip Stuart Smith into a restricted corridor and banged his door.
Brownlee said other media also breached rules while pursuing a story on National Party caucus activities on April 21.

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Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman from Parliament for May 1-6 for breaching press-gallery rules.
Sherman said she did not intend to violate the rules but accepted the decision.
National Party minister Simeon Brown claimed TVNZ staff chased chief whip Stuart Smith into a restricted corridor and banged his door.
Brownlee said other media also breached rules while pursuing a story on National Party caucus activities on April 21.