New Zealand politicians 'ban TV satire'

New Zealand's politicians have introduced rules to ensure that TV footage shot inside parliament is not used to satirise, ridicule or denigrate MPs. It will be deemed a contempt of parliament if the film is "misused". Stills photographers are also to be restricted in what pictures they can take. The move has outraged the country's media. Tim Pankhurst, editor of the Dominion Post in Wellington, described the rules as absurd and called for them to be challenged. But the vote was overwhelmingly in favour, with only six members of the 121-seat parliament opposed. (Via New Zealand Herald)