BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Hooker, Davey and Jones and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-220, 2001-221, 2001-222

Stripsearch. Series featured efforts to put together a live male revue in New Zealand. Not relevant (balance). Not upheld (good taste and decency, fairness, responsible programming, discrimination and denigration, children's intetests).

Menzies and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-223

Teachers promo. Visuals of naked man. Not upheld (children's interests).

Schwabe and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-224

Teachers. Frequent use of offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).

Hingston and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-225

Fair Go. Claimed usual practice is to reduce GP's consultation fee to a patient when ACC contribution as well. Not reduced in case of a rugby player, and another doctor gave opinion that not doing so may well amount to using finance as a barrier to treatment which is unethical. Upheld (accuracy). Not upheld (fairness). No order.

Haden and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2001-226

Inside New Zealand: "Piercing: The Hole Story". Documentary showed genital piercing, displaying genitalia. Upheld (good taste and decency – piercing for body suspension; children's interests – waterfall after 8.30pm). No order.

Hooker and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2001-227

Manhattan on the Beach promo. Promo included fleeting close-up of naked buttocks. Not upheld (promo appropriately classified PGR).

Hooker and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2001-228

3 News. Film review of "Crooked Earth" included excerpt containing offensive expression. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).

James and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-229

Late Edition. Item on plethora of cancer scares gave insufficient attention to the need to avoid the avoidable. Not upheld (balance).

James and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2001-230

In Touch with New Zealand. Discussion about soy products didn't address allegedly harmful aspects. Not upheld (balance).

Viewers for Television Excellence Inc and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2001-231, 2001-232, 2001-233

Shortland Street. Episodes involving casual sex, the use of toothpaste to make a child ill, ending an episode with voodoo-inspired fear, adult themes. Not upheld (programme classification, children's interests).

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