BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Williams and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-184

Holmes. Use of archive footage of haka. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness).

Grover and The Radio Network Ltd - 2003-133

Larry Williams Show. Political commentator quoted a term considered offensive. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination). Not relevant (accuracy).

Grover and The Radio Network Ltd - 2003-134

Paul Holmes Breakfast. Host quoted term considered offensive. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination). Not relevant (accuracy).

Tannahill and The Radio Network Ltd - 2003-135

Paul Holmes Breakfast. Host's description of Inspector General of SIS considered as questioning his competence, despite a subsequent apology. Upheld (fairness). No order because apology given sufficient.

Damaske and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-137

One News. News item about low water levels exposing ships sunk in the River Danube in the Second World War. Complaint about estimation of number of bodies in the river and reference to "Nazi navy". Not upheld (law and order, balance, fairness). Declined to determine (accuracy).

Harrison and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2003-138, 2003-139, 2003-140

The Strip promos. Promos for AO programme featuring allegedly offensive sexual material were screened in G and PGR time-bands. Upheld (programme classification, shown during 3 News). Not upheld (good taste and decency, accuracy). Not upheld: majority (programme classification, shown during 20/20). No order.

Banks, New Zealand Aids Foundation Inc and Bennachie and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-141–158

Destiny Television: Homosexuality, Religion and God. Series of six programmes delivered religious sermons with allegedly offensive comments on homosexual and transsexual people. Upheld (fairness, action taken). Not upheld (law and order, balance, accuracy). Order (complaints referred back to broadcaster for further consideration of action to be taken).

Beedell and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-159

The Book Group. Drama showed a male sex scene. Not upheld (good taste and decency).

Armstrong and Schaab and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-160, 2003-161

Holmes. Item about Death with Dignity Bill featured man with motor neuron disease who wanted choice about his time of death.  Human interest story which referred to issue of euthanasia. Euthanasia canvassed in other programmes. Not upheld (balance).

Ministry of Health and Feek and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2003-162, 2003-163

Nine to Noon. Ministry of Health official described as Deputy-Director of Clinical Services and “Disinformation”. Upheld (fairness). Subsumed (balance, accuracy). Order (broadcast of statement).

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