Editorial policy

The Zuardian is committed to accurate, fair and original journalism for New Zealand readers.

Our principles

• Accuracy: we check facts before we publish and we correct errors promptly.
• Fairness: we seek comment from people and organisations we report on, and we give a fair summary of their response.
• Independence: advertisers, sponsors and subjects do not control our coverage.
• Transparency: we attribute information and tell readers when something is unconfirmed, opinion or sponsored.
• Original work: we do not republish others’ work as our own. When we draw on another outlet’s reporting we credit and link to it.

Content types

• News: factual reporting, sourced and checked.
• Opinion and analysis: clearly labelled and written by named authors.
• The Goss: entertainment news based on named sources, on-the-record statements or public records. We never present rumour as fact. See Ethics and fact-checking.
• Sponsored content: always labelled “Sponsored” and kept separate from editorial. See Advertising policy.

Authors

Every article carries a byline linked to an author page. We do not publish under made-up names. Staff are listed on Meet the team.

Use of AI

If we use AI tools to help with research, transcription or drafting, a human editor is responsible for everything we publish, checks it for accuracy and is accountable for it. We do not publish unreviewed AI-generated text, and we label AI-generated images.

Right of reply

If you are the subject of a story and think we have it wrong, contact us at editor@zuardian.co.nz.