One News item explaining where bank loans come from. Accuracy. Not upheld.
All Decisions
Newstalk ZB news item reported that Nicholas Keesing undertook an election smear campaign “to get revenge”. Controversial issues, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
Close Up. Item about cancellation of cancer sufferers operation. Balance, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
Paul Holmes Breakfast. Host discussed terror attacks in Mumbai. Discrimination and denigration, controversial issues, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
3 News. Report on boobs on bikes parade containing footage of bare-breasted women. Good taste and decency, children’s interests, programme classification. Not upheld.
Nine to Noon. Discussion about change in government including discussion of former Prime Ministers sexual orientation. Good taste and decency, accuracy, discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
The Morning Pirates. Hosts discussed people photocopying their naked bottoms. Good taste and decency, law and order, responsible programming. Not upheld.
Close Up. Two items about sign off from health minister for trial involving pig cell treatment. Upheld (fairness). Subsumed (accuracy). Not upheld (balance). No order.
One News. Headline summary about National Party and Labour Party plans for financial assistance during economic crisis. Accuracy, upheld. Balance, subsumed. No order.
Te Hikoi Mahanga. Footage of car performing burnouts on a public road. Law and order. Upheld. No order.