Commando. Film screened at 1.15pm showed violence unsuitable for children. Upheld (children, violence). No order.
All Decisions
Holmes. Item reported on sensitive information about two women which had been found on a second-hand computer hard drive. Excerpts from the interviews with the two women were included in the broadcast and the women were able to be identified. Upheld (privacy). Orders (broadcast of statement, $5,000 compensation to each woman, $2,500 costs to Crown).
Holmes. Two items reported sensitive information that had been found on second-hand computer hard drive about two women. Complaints by ACC and the two women. Upheld (ACC: accuracy, fairness, balance). Upheld (MacDonald: fairness, balance). Orders (broadcast of statement, $12,500 reimbursement of reasonable legal costs and expenses).
Crimeline. Weekly feature about police referred to allegation about some questionable police practices in Greymouth. Not upheld (social responsibility).
Late Edition. News item reported Solicitor General was to appeal sentences of two convicted murderers. Complainant alleged someone who had been found not guilty of murder was also shown. Not upheld (good taste and decency, accuracy)
Friends. Two episodes: references to "peeing" in one and depiction of strippers in the other. Not upheld (good taste and decency, programme classification, children's interests).
Our World: The Farm that Time Forgot, and Captain’s Log. Commercial break in each programme included a Toyota advertisement that allegedly used offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming, children's interests).
The Big OE. Series following young New Zealanders on tour of Europe included reference to "drinking and shagging". Not upheld (good taste and decency).
The Edge: "The Help Desk". Stories about initiation rites at secondary schools. Allegedly lack of social responsibility. Declined to determine (no tape).
Radio Pacific talkback. Caller's description of Prime Minister Helen Clark. Upheld (good taste and decency, non-retention of tape). Order (broadcast of approved statement).