3 News. Item included footage of complainant and his wife who owned a house where a dead body had been found. Not upheld (privacy).
Masterchef NZ and Close Up. Showed crayfish being boiled alive and discussed how to kill them humanely. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming, children’s interests, violence).
One News. Item discussed impact of Government’s Budget on a range of New Zealanders including three high earners. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy, fairness).
Morning Rumble. Hosts discussed allegation by two girls that a former All Black had engaged in sexual activity with one of them while she was unconscious. Not upheld (good taste and decency, controversial issues, fairness, responsible programming).
One News. Item included poll results from Colmar Brunton survey. Declined to determine (accuracy).
Close Up promo. Contained the word “fugly” in reference to a film character’s appearance. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Home and Away. Scene in G time-band involving couple kissing and beginning to undress, then woman straddling man. Upheld (children’s interests, responsible programming, good taste and decency). No order.
3 News. Interlocutory decision concerning complaint about news items on 29 and 30 April 2010. Authority had jurisdiction to accept referral of complaint about 29 April item but not 30 April item.
One News. Reporter’s statements about Iran’s nuclear programme and New Zealand delegation’s previous walkout during speech by Iranian president. Upheld (accuracy). No order.
Sunday. Item investigating forced child marriages in New Zealand. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration).