One News and Tagata Pasifika. Reported investigation into criminal gangs, drugs and weapon smuggling in Samoa. Upheld (balance, accuracy and fairness). Not upheld (law and order). Orders (broadcast of statement, $5,000 costs to complainant, $2,000 costs to Crown).
60 Minutes. Item on girl gangs in Hawke’s Bay. Upheld (privacy, fairness). Not upheld (law and order, balance, accuracy). Subsumed (children’s interests). Orders (broadcast of statement, $3,560.12 costs to complainant, $2,500 costs to Crown).
Breakfast. Host’s comments about homosexual couples adopting children. Discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
Island Wars promo. Contestant said “ready to kick some New Zealand arse”. Good taste and decency and children’s interests. Not upheld.
Breakfast. News item on puppies being euthanized by Invercargill City Council. Controversial issues, accuracy and fairness. Not upheld.
One News. Reported that actor had been “gunned down” by police. Accuracy and fairness. Not upheld.
Close Up. Report on sale of horse meat for human consumption. Law and order. Not upheld.
Q + A, Close Up, One News and Breakfast. Items discussed proposed mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid. Controversial issues, accuracy, fairness and responsible programming. Not upheld.
Sports Tonight. Presenter referred to English netball team as "poms". Discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
Close Up. Item about manuka honey industry. Controversial issues. Not upheld.