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).
All Decisions
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).
Te Kaea. News item reported that colostrum from cows’ milk could cure a variety of illnesses. Upheld (controversial issues and accuracy). Orders (broadcast of statement, $1,000 costs to the Crown).
One News. Item reported that New Zealand delegation had walked out of UN meeting during Iranian President’s speech. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
One News. Footage of family grieving as rescuers failed to save drowned man. Upheld: majority (privacy). Not upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
Close Up. Item about animal neglect on a farm included footage of the complainant. Not upheld: majority (accuracy and fairness).
One News. Item referred to “wind chill factor well below zero”. Declined to determine (accuracy).
Breakfast: “On This Day”. Reference to signing of the Declaration of Independence. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy).
UPFM. Host commented on Telecom’s outsourcing of work to “stupid Filipino operators”. Not upheld (denigration and discrimination, good taste and decency).