Six Feet Under. Male sex scene, sodomy. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
National Radio: Saturday Morning. Joke told during Easter period. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Nightline. Item about "Puppetry of the Penis". Not upheld (law and order, accuracy).
Cyberzone, Angel, Star Hunter, Freakylinks promos (broadcast during 7th Heaven); The Strip promo (broadcast during 3 News). Undressing, scary faces, stripping. Upheld (children's interests: The Strip promo). Not upheld (children's interests: other 4 promos). Not upheld (good taste and decency: all promos). No order.
The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood. Film screened on MGM Channel at 7.30pm on TelstraClear showed nudity and sexual content. Action taken sufficient.
Marathon Man. Film contained offensive language, complaint that warning ought to have been broadcast. Complaint upheld by broadcaster, action taken sufficient.
Channel Z. News item about arrest of man for a kidnapping reported that the accused was expected to have a hard time in jail; announcer expressed pleasure at that prospect. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, privacy, balance, accuracy, social responsibility).
One News. Item about a sexual assault trial allegedly included unnecessarily violent and graphic material. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
One News. Pronunciation of "Waikato" allegedly denigration of New Zealand English and its speakers. Declined to determine (no issue of broadcasting standards raised by complaint).
Moving On. Allegedly offensive language and incorrect classification. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming children's interests).