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).
All Decisions
North. Host used the phrase “buggered it”. Declined to determine (good taste and decency).
3 News. Item about release of first 3D erotic film. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and children’s interests).
Radio Live News and The Breeze News. News items reported that British woman was bitten by a lion cub at a tourist park. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
Te Ahi Kaa. Contained audio extract of news bulletin about Christchurch earthquake. Not upheld (responsible programming – action taken, and accuracy).
AMP Business. Reported commodity prices without reference to currency. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
One News: “Good Sorts”. Interviewee used the word “bastards” during “Good Sorts” segment. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children’s interests, responsible programming, controversial issues).
Waitangi: What Really Happened. Docu-drama about events leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Decline to determine on the grounds that the complaint related to matters of personal preference and editorial discretion (controversial issues, accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming).
Talkback with Michael Laws. Host offered view that it was a “Māori myth” that people were beaten for speaking Te Reo Māori. Not upheld (accuracy and discrimination and denigration).
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers. Presenter said that teenagers were “mental”, “mad”, “not right in the head”. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and discrimination and denigration).