One News. Two items relating to drink-driving. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy).
Bro’ Town. Characters talked about young boy being a “bastard”. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One News. Item on death of Georgian luger at the Winter Olympics. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Sunrise. Interview with cults expert previewing upcoming documentary. Not upheld (controversial issues, fairness).
Nestle New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker. Presenter’s comment. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming).
Devlin on Sport. Host read out list of words from BSA’s swear words research. Not upheld (good taste and decency): action taken.
Target. Inaccurately stated that a food sample from the complainants’ café, Café Cézanne contained faecal coliforms. Upheld (accuracy and fairness). Orders (broadcast (on television and radio) and publication in The New Zealand Herald of statement and apology; $28,068.75 costs to complainants; $10,000 costs to Crown ($5,000 for each broadcast).
Close Up. Item about animal neglect on a farm included footage of the complainant. Not upheld: majority (accuracy and fairness).
Birdland. Presenter shown feeding pet mice to weka. Upheld: majority (children’s interests). Subsumed (good taste and decency, responsible programming, violence). No order.
Close Up. Story about woman’s experience with receiving poor quality healthcare from Palmerston North medical centre. Not upheld (fairness, accuracy, privacy and controversial issues).