One News. Item about volcano erupting. Accuracy. Not upheld.
All Decisions
Nine to Noon. Exclamatory words. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.
The Go Show. Mother‘s comment about apes. Balance. Not upheld.
The Unauthorised History of New Zealand. Dr Rangi skit. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.
This Way Up. Host‘s laughter. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.
3 News. Use of word ‘next' in promo. Accuracy. Complaint trivial and vexatious. Decline to determine under section 11(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989.
The Unauthorised History of New Zealand. Presenter‘s comments and actions. Good taste and decency, law and order, balance. Not upheld.
Close Up. Alleged suburban brothel. Privacy, accuracy, fairness, upheld. Balance, subsumed. Orders (broadcast of statement, $1,000 to complainant and $1,500 to his wife for breach of privacy, $1,152.50 costs to complainant, $3,000 costs to Crown).
Complaint sent to incorrect broadcaster. Authority had no jurisdiction to consider the complaint.
Nine to Noon. Circumcision and STD research. Balance. Not upheld.