One News. Reference to China as “the godless state”. Good taste and decency, balance and accuracy. Not upheld.
Nine to Noon. Item about review of Domestic Violence Act 1995. Balance. Not upheld.
Criminal Minds promo. Promo for episode about serial killer. Violence, subsumed. Children’s interests, programme classification, upheld. No order.
Close Up. Allegations that Gisborne soccer player was racist and a wife-beater. Balance, not upheld. Fairness, accuracy, upheld. Orders (broadcast of statement, $2,500 costs to complainant, $2,500 costs to Crown).
Desperate Housewives promo. Showed couples kissing and sexual themes. Children’s interests. Upheld. No order.
Pacific Coast FM interview discussing local politics in Whitianga. Fairness, balance, upheld. Accuracy, declined to determine. Good taste and decency, social responsibility, not upheld. Order (broadcast of statement, $900 costs to complainants).
Californication. Sex scene. Good taste and decency, upheld. No order.
Inside New Zealand: “What’s Really in our Food”. Documentary about safety of food additives. Balance, fairness, not upheld. Accuracy, upheld. No order.
3 News, Nightline and Campbell Live. Series of items about David Benson-Pope seeking re-election. Accuracy, fairness, balance, good taste and decency. Not upheld.
The Go Show. Item about ‘the right thing to do’. Children’s interests. Not upheld.