it would investigate official complaints regarding Holmes' performance on the current affairs show Q&A during an interview with various players in the Hobbit film project controversy. In February 2012, Holmes wrote an opinion piece for The New Zealand Herald'' strongly criticising Waitangi Day and Māori people. He labelled Waitangi Day as "loony Maori fringe self-denial day" and described a "hopeless failure of Maori to educate their children and stop them bashing their babies." The piece resulted in a number of formal complaints, which were upheld by the New Zealand Press Council. See also List of New Zealand television personalities References 1950 births 2013 deaths New Zealand television presenters New Zealand television journalists Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit People educated at Karamu High School Victoria University of Wellington alumni