BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
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).

Hoskin and SKY Network Television Ltd - 2003-136

Replay of All Black vs. Springboks rugby match. Commentator's comment. Not upheld (good taste and decency).

Nichol and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-129

Holmes. Interview with MP who abstained from voting on the Prostitution Reform Bill, challenged on decision to abstain. Not upheld (balance, fairness).

Nichol and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2003-130

Checkpoint. Interview with MP who abstained from voting on the Prostitution Reform Bill referred to his Muslim background. Not upheld (balance, fairness).

Nichol and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2003-131

3 News. Interview with MP who abstained from voting on the Prostitution Reform Bill referred to his Muslim background and blamed him for passage of the bill. Not upheld (balance).

Craig and The Radio Network Ltd - 2003-132

Paul Holmes Breakfast. Host critical of what he regarded as religious bigotry after the Advertising Standards Complaints Board had upheld a complaint about a jeans advertisement. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, denigration).

Viewers for Television Excellence Inc and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2003-124

One News. Item about children kidnapped by the "Lord’s Resistance Army" in Uganda. Upheld: majority (children's interests, violence). No order.

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