BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Carapiet and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2002-007

Eureka. A Commissioner from the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification was interviewed, and comments from GE-Free rally participants were included in the interview. Not upheld (fairness, accuracy).

Hooker and TV4 Network Ltd - 2001-217

Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Episode included scene where two female characters kiss, a "lesbian kiss". Not upheld (good taste and decency).

Shields and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 2001-218

Flirting with Disaster. Comedy movie contained brief and farcical scene of wife and husband appearing to engage in oral sex. Not upheld (good taste and decency). Action taken sufficient (children's interests).

Schwabe and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2001-219

National Radio's Saturday Morning programme. Host's reference to rock band allegedly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).

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).

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