3 News. Interview with actor Matt Damon included fight scenes from action movie "The Bourne Identity" with no warning. Not upheld: majority (children's interests, violence). Not upheld (good taste and decency, programme classification).
Secret New Zealand. Programme presented three perspectives on the death in 1974 of former Prime Minister, Norman Kirk. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness).
Taste New Zealand. Profiles of some food entrepreneurs included one on Ron Hubbard but did not refer to his membership of the Food and Nutritional Advisory Committee and that Committee’s attitude to soy. Not upheld (balance). Advice that future marginal complaints might be considered vexatious and trivial.
National Radio. News item included Labour leader's calls for support, allegedly a party political announcement. Not upheld (accuracy).
Lite FM: Name Game Competition. Excluded unusual names. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, fairness).
Radio Pacific's Morning Grill. Referred to an Authority decision ordering complainant to pay costs to the broadcaster as complaint about use of offensive language was vexatious. Declined to determine (no tape).
Radio Sport. Host Doug Golightly derided men’s refuges as unnecessary for real New Zealanders and read out listener's email. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, fairness).
3 News Special. Interview with Prime Minister canvassed allegations in Nicky Hager's book "Seeds of Distrust" published that day that the Government was aware of accidental distribution of GM contaminated seeds. Disclosure Application Order made against broadcaster.
Strippers. British documentary series examined female striptease. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Newstalk ZB: Leighton Smith Morning Show. Caller used word "mongrel" to describe bad parents. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).