A Thousand Apologies. Sketch comedy lampooning the pan-Asian experience in contemporary New Zealand. Fairness. Not upheld.
Shortland Street. Scene involved sexual encounter between two characters. Good taste and decency, subsumed. Children’s interests, upheld. No order.
One News. Item about US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit to New Zealand. Balance and fairness. Not upheld.
More FM. News item reported on the trial of a man facing drugs charges and named a witness in the trial. Privacy. Not upheld.
Sunrise. Interview with representative of End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT) about the release of a US report on human trafficking. Balance and accuracy. Not upheld.
Breakfast. New York correspondent's comment. Good taste and decency and children’s interests. Not upheld.
One News: Midday. Item reported on an American survey that found women are attracted to men with anti-social traits and included footage from a movie. Good taste and decency, not upheld. Violence, subsumed under good taste and decency.
Promo for Life on Mars. Included a brief scene of a man having his hand held down and hit. Law and order and violence. Not upheld
One News promo. Covered the conflict between Russia and Georgia and contained footage of an injured woman sitting in rubble with fire and destroyed buildings around her. Children’s interests. Upheld. No order.
The Unauthorised History of New Zealand. Cartoon involving “King Dick”. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.