Michael Laws’ talkback. Critical comments about the Children’s Commissioner. Balance and fairness. Not upheld.
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More FM. Discussion about whether men should wear pink clothing. Discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
Game of Two Halves. Included woman whipping man’s partially bare buttocks. Good taste and decency, and violence. 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.
One News. Item reported on the use of 1080 poison on the South Island’s West Coast and included footage of a confrontation. Privacy. Not upheld.
Breakfast. New York correspondent's comment. Good taste and decency and children’s interests. Not upheld.
Close Up. In an item following up on recent killings of Asian people, a Chinese woman stated she was carrying a lot of cash in her handbag which was part of Chinese culture. Balance, accuracy and fairness. Not upheld.
One News. Item reported that emails between employees were crucial evidence in a prosecution case and showed email addresses on screen. Privacy. 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.