One News: New Zealand Labour Party Opening Address. Showed list of countries entitled “OECD countries with some form of tax capital” which included Singapore. Not upheld (accuracy).
National Party Education Advertisement. National Party leader and Prime Minister John Key stated, “National is building a better education system, with school reports in plain English...” Not upheld (accuracy).
Campbell Live. Interlocutory decision concerning complaint about items on 23 and 24 June 2011. Authority has jurisdiction to accept referral of complaint.
American Pie Presents: Beta House. Interlocutory decision concerning complaint about movie on 24 May 2011. Authority has jurisdiction to accept referral of complaint.
Prime Minister’s Hour. John Key hosted Radio Live for an hour on 30 September 2011, two months out from the General Election. Allegedly in breach of the Election Programmes Code. Not upheld (Standards E1 – election programmes subject to other Codes and E5 – opening and closing addresses).
Hunting Aotearoa. Graphic footage of hunting. Not upheld (violence).
Fair Go. Item on saving fuel costs discussed hybrid vehicles, including one reference to Toyota Prius. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness, responsible programming, discrimination and denigration).
Promos for Nothing Trivial. Sexual references. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children’s interests).
Paul Henry Drive. Low-level swearing. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Campbell Live. Media commentator stated “if men had periods there would have been a law passed, there would be a menstruation allowance so that all of you could go home and curl up in a ball once a month”. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).