One News at 4.30. Report on suicide bombing in Sri Lanka. Children’s interests, violence. Not upheld.
Campbell Live. Item about an Auckland all-Chinese club rugby team, players were shown drinking beer after their first game. Liquor promotion. Not upheld.
Michael Laws Talkback. Host criticized NZ Fire Service and spokespeople: allegedly in breach of fairness. Order (broadcast of statement).
Newstalk ZB talkback programme discussed Green Party MP: allegedly in breach of good taste and decency and unfair.
Close Up. Item about a 10-year-old child who had taken his mother’s car for a joyride. Law and order, children’s interests. Not upheld.
My Wife and Kids. Adult character made references to sex life. Good taste and decency, children’s interests. Not upheld.
One News. Report on sentencing of man convicted for stabbing a teenage tagger. Accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
Campbell Live. Item about a woman who believed a company owed her $900 – woman shown visiting the company director’s home to demand a refund. Privacy, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
One News. Report on poll results showing an increase in support for New Zealand becoming a republic. Balance, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
60 Minutes. Item about life and death of Antonie Dixon showed death certificate and contained name of paramedic who responded to medical emergency. Privacy. Not upheld.