Mike Hosking, left, has landed in hot water with the BSA after making "misleading" comments about voting for the Māori Party.

Mike Hosking misled Seven Sharp viewers when he told them they couldn't vote for the Māori Party if they weren't Māori, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found.

The BSA ruled Hosking breached its accuracy standard when he said to his co-presenter, "…you can't vote for the Māori Party because you're not enrolled in the Māori electorate".

The comment was made on August 23, just under a month out from this year's general election. The BSA found Hosking's comment could have misled voters.

SEVEN SHARP The BSA ruled Hosking's apology was "flippant" and didn't sufficiently correct his earlier statement.

Voters can cast their party vote for the Māori Party even if they aren't enrolled in a Māori electorate.

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Hosking attempted to clarify his comment the following evening, saying, "the fact that anyone can vote for [the Māori Party] as a list party I automatically assumed we all knew given we have been doing this for 20 years… and it went without saying. So hopefully that clears all of that up."

However the BSA said the clarification was "flippant" and too general to correct the inaccurate information for viewers.

"The incorrect statements made by Mr Hosking were presented at a critical time, when voters required accurate information to enable them to make informed voting decisions. In this case, the flippant apology provided did not reflect a genuine appreciation for the important role of media during this time," the BSA said in its decision.

The BSA determined that TVNZ should broadcast a statement before the 2017 summer holiday break acknowledging its breach of the accuracy standard.

A TVNZ spokesperson said the network accepted the BSA's decision and would broadcast the ordered statement at 7pm this week.

"We've acknowledged Mike Hosking's comments made on Seven Sharp on 23 August about voting for the Māori Party required clarification.

"It was addressed the following day on the show when Mike clarified that anyone can vote for the Māori Party as a list party.

"There was no intention to mislead viewers and Mike's comments were presented as a throwaway line made in the context of a light-hearted exchange between the hosts."

Hosking announced last week that he was leaving Seven Sharp, and broadcast his last episode on Friday.