3 News. Disagreement about control of ice skating on Lake Ida was covered in a news item which included footage of trespass notice. Not upheld (law and order, privacy).
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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).
Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Episode included scene where two female characters kiss, a "lesbian kiss". Not upheld (good taste and decency).
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).
National Radio's Saturday Morning programme. Host's reference to rock band allegedly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
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).
Teachers promo. Visuals of naked man. Not upheld (children's interests).
Teachers. Frequent use of offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
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.
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.