The Morning Fix. Host talked about receiving speeding ticket. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and law and order).
All Decisions
The Claim Game. Profiled insurance claim involving car accident in which driver died. Not upheld (privacy, accuracy and good taste and decency).
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).
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).
Prelude to a DMX song entitled Gotta Go (Skit ) contained extensive coarse language. Upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
Promo for Bones contained three brief shots of a girl with what appeared to be blood or dirt on her face. Not upheld (responsible programming, children’s interests and good taste and decency).
Radio Hauraki Breakfast Show. Host joked “Who wants to stick their finger up Dean’s arse?” Not upheld (good taste and decency).
60 Minutes. Interview with former Breakfast presenter Paul Henry. Not upheld (controversial issues, discrimination and denigration, good taste and decency).
North. Host used the phrase “buggered it”. Declined to determine (good taste and decency).
One News. Item stated that MP Hone Harawira “racked up a $35,000 travel bill... that’s almost $4000 more than the Māori Party’s total travel bill”. Upheld (accuracy). No order. Not upheld (fairness).