Weekend Sport segment: “Six of the Best”. Host used the word “root” during a discussion about alleged sexual misconduct by former All Black. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Close Up. Item on police search that ended in two officers being shot and a police dog being killed. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, fairness, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming).
New Zealand’s Next Top Model. Contestants posed semi-naked and covered in mud for photo shoot. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Larry Williams Drive Show. Interview with director of Middle East Forum about his concerns with the growing Muslim population in Europe. Not upheld (good taste and decency, controversial issues, accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming).
One News, TVNZ News at Eight, One News Tonight, TVNZ News Now. Items reporting on documentary The Investigator: The Case Against Robin Bain. Not upheld (accuracy).
Radio New Zealand National News. Item about university study which alleged flaws in the data used by the government to increase ACC levy for motorcyclists. Declined to determine (accuracy).
Apna Ne Bana Di Jodi. Broadcast of personal ads that included complainant’s age, gender and phone number. Upheld (privacy). Order ($500 costs to complainant).
One News. Item on the arrest of five protesters demonstrating against a 1080 poison drop on a farm displayed Department of Conservation logo. Not upheld (accuracy).
Close Up. Item included footage obtained by animal welfare group “undercover” on a farm. Not upheld (law and order).
Border Patrol. MAF official commented that people in France eat horse meat and discussed dangers associated with raw meat coming into New Zealand. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).