One News item available for viewing on TVNZ’s website. Authority declined jurisdiction to consider the complaint.
All Decisions
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).
APNA 990 Pakistan Flood Appeal Talkathon. Caller allegedly referred to complainant and his wife. Declined to determine (privacy, accuracy and fairness).
Breakfast. Host commented “you ungrateful swine” with regard to Fiji’s involvement in Pacific Islands Forum. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
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).
Close Up. Item included footage obtained by animal welfare group “undercover” on a farm. Not upheld (law and order).
Sunday. Interview with aid worker included footage of night time demonstration during her previous attempt to get aid to Gaza by land. Not upheld (accuracy).
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 and 3 News. Items reporting on Qantas Media Awards. Authority declined jurisdiction to accept the complaints.
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).