One News and Breakfast. Items contained footage of liquor branding and logos. Not upheld (liquor).
3 News. Item reported on attempted rescue of surfing students being instructed by the complainant. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
Inside New Zealand: High Time? Programme contained potentially offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and discrimination and denigration).
The Morning Fix. Host talked about receiving speeding ticket. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and law and order).
The Claim Game. Profiled insurance claim involving car accident in which driver died. Not upheld (privacy, accuracy and good taste and decency).
One News. Item discussed “new questions on a car deal related to John Key’s National Party getting money from a top BMW dealership”. Not upheld (accuracy).
Police. Contained footage of complainant from 1990s being arrested and taken to police station to detox after solvent abuse. Upheld (privacy and fairness). Orders ($1,000 costs to complainant for breach of privacy, $1,000 costs to Crown).
Prelude to a DMX song entitled Gotta Go (Skit ) contained extensive coarse language. Upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
3 News. Items investigated effectiveness of MSD’s “Community Max” scheme. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy, fairness and discrimination and denigration).
Californication. Contained frequent coarse language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).