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Name Suppression in Aotearoa: fairness or favouritism
Episode 324th October 2025 • That's Just Criminal • Annabel Cresswell and Sumudu Thode
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Annabel and Sumudu sit down with journalist Edward Gay to talk about name suppression. Eddie has spent 20 years covering high-profile cases from the Kahui twins to Philip Polkinghorne. They discuss the criteria for name suppression and balancing that with open reporting

About Eddie:

Edward Gay has worked as a journalist for the past 20 years, at the New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand and Stuff. He is currently a member of Stuff's In-depth national team. Eddie has covered many of the high-profile trials in the past 20 years including the Kahui case, David Bain's retrial, Jesse Kempson -- Grace Millane's killer -- and the trial of Philip Polkinghorne. He regularly opposes applications for name suppression. You can read his stories on Stuff.co.nz

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