60 Minutes. Item about CCTV and New Zealand becoming a surveillance society included footage of two school pupils fighting. Privacy. Not upheld.
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Close Up. Item reported a man was being investigated after he was accused of knowingly infecting people with HIV. Privacy. Not upheld.
Sunday. Item titled “The Big Warm” discussed economist Gareth Morgan’s research into global warming. Balance (not upheld). Accuracy (one aspect upheld). No order.
Futurama. Animated cartoon containing sexual references. Good taste and decency, and children’s interests. Not upheld.
Zindagi Forever. Religious programme discussing Christianity. Discrimination and denigration, and responsible programming. Not upheld.
Breakfast: “On This Day”. Host read out and responded to email from complainant, pronouncing his name incorrectly. Privacy. Not upheld.
Close Up. Brief shots from Underbelly showing someone shooting at a man through car window. Good taste and decency, children’s interests, violence, fairness and programme information. Not upheld.
3 News. Item about prank on MTV music awards. Good taste and decency, and children’s interests. Not upheld.
Morning Report. Interview with Larry Baldock about the citizens-initiated referendum on smacking. Good taste and decency, controversial issues, accuracy, fairness, and discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
Blender. Music video including segments of distressed toddler being frightened by monsters. Good taste and decency, not upheld by majority. Children’s interests and violence, not upheld.