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John Key pledges to continue fronting TVNZ's "Breakfast" amid calls by MPs for disgraced and suspended broadcaster Paul Henry to be sacked.
2010-10-10

Minister of Māori Affairs Pita Sharples adds his name to calls for suspended TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry to be sacked after he manages to upset most of India.
2010-10-9

TVNZ "Breakfast" race row: New Zealand issues an apology to India's External Affairs ministry over the "gratuitous and insulting" behaviour of its now suspended broadcaster Paul Henry, who works for the government-owned corporation television network TVNZ.
2010-10-8

Suspended TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry is embroiled in further controversy as his mockery of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is declared "racist" and "unacceptable" and New Zealand's ambassador to India is summoned for a dressing down.
2010-10-7

There are calls for advertising to be withdrawn from TVNZ's "Breakfast" show after Henry's slur.
2010-10-7

"Breakfast" broadcaster Paul Henry is suspended effective immediately by TVNZ after yesterday's controversial interview with John Key. The network had previously issued a statement in support of Henry.
2010-10-5

Protesters rally outside TVNZ's central Auckland office to call for the broadcaster's scalp.
2010-10-5

TVNZ "Breakfast" broadcaster Paul Henry questions Prime Minister John Key about whether New Zealand's ethnic minority Governor-General Anand Satyanand, representative of Queen Elizabeth II, is a proper New Zealander. Henry has previously described singer Susan Boyle as "retarded" and homosexuality as "unnatural", though the state-owned broadcaster defends him, furthering the controversy.
2010-10-4

"Breakfast" tech commentator Ben Gracewood quits after describing Henry's comments as "the final straw" and saying "I can't work with him".
2010-10-4