Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill. Host interviewed former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Not upheld (fairness).
Close Up. Item discussed high teenage pregnancy and abortion rates in New Zealand. Not upheld (controversial issues).
Close Up. Viewers’ poll questioning whether the Government should have apologised to India for Paul Henry’s controversial remarks included edited footage from a debate on an Indian television network. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy).
Sunday. Follow-up item on the use of sow crates in the pig farming industry. Not upheld (law and order, and fairness).
Extreme Male Beauty. Reality series contained male nudity including genitalia. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
3 News. Item about Shane Warne included images of him with topless women with their breasts pixellated. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
2 Fast 2 Furious. Movie contained violent scenes including torture. Not upheld (violence).
Campbell Live. Host asked, “So there is not some Australian with his or her hand up your bum operating you like a puppet?” during interview with New Zealand Actors’ Equity representatives about The Hobbit. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Q + A. Interview about controversy surrounding production of The Hobbit. Not upheld (fairness, controversial issues, good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One News Tonight. Teaser referred to Prince William as “the next King of England”. Declined to determine (controversial issues and accuracy).