Assignment Special. Investigation of scampi fishing industry with allegations of corruption. Complainants’ application for production of documents and affidavits.
Midday Report. References to Bush administration and comments from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Iraq allegedly distorted. Upheld (accuracy). No order.
Fight For Life. Allegedly offensive remark. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Sunday. Item investigated doctor of alternative medicine who had been found guilty of professional misconduct and disgraceful conduct. Not upheld (balance, fairness).
One News. Item about death of Charles Bronson included film clips allegedly unsuitable for children at that hour and violent. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
Edwards at Large. Interview with complainant. Not upheld (balance, fairness).
Edwards at Large. Interview with complainant about some questions he had asked in Parliament concerning the funding of the programme and the linkages between the host, his wife who was a board member of NZ On Air, and NZ On Air which funded the programme. Not upheld (balance, action taken).
Secret New Zealand. Investigation into DC10 crash into Mt Erebus described as a cover-up. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, fairness).
Larry Williams Drive Show. In interview with General Manager of Mitsubishi Motors on sponsorship withdrawal from the Holmes television programme, host commented critically on the reasons for the withdrawal and his comments allegedly racist. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Paul Holmes Breakfast. Derogatory comments about United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan including reference to Mr Annan as “cheeky darkie”. On the same programme, the host interviewed Dr Brian Edwards about the dominance of women in journalism and made disparaging remarks about female journalists. Action taken sufficient (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration re Mr Annan; law and order considered under discrimination and denigration). Not upheld (balance; accuracy; discrimination and denigration re female journalists). Not upheld (fairness considered under discrimination and denigration).