Coca Cola Chart Show: "Madonna Music". Item screened on a Sunday morning and included sex club routines. Complaint that this breached the good taste and decency and children's interests standards. Complainant assured that the video would be edited before being broadcast again but at a later stage an uncut version of the tape was used in place of the edited version. Upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests): action taken insufficient. Order (broadcast of statement).
All Decisions
5 o’clock with Jude Dobson. Naturopath promoted soy products as being efficacious for menopausal women. Declined to determine (balance, accuracy: advertising programme, not within the Authority’s jurisdiction).
Fair Go and promo. Episodes reported that vendor of a house believed he had been unfairly charged a second commission by real estate agents after a first sale had fallen through and a subsequent sale had been made. His belief was alluded to in a promo for Fair Go which was broadcast on a number of occasions. Uphold: promo (fairness). Not upheld: programme (fairness). Subsumed (balance, responsible programming). No order
Lakes FM breakfast session. Skit about felling trees for runway extension at Rotorua airport. Complaint from the owners of a stand of trees adjacent to the airport. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, balance, responsible programming).
Private Investigators. Episode included an item about alleged employee theft at an Auckland delicatessen. Complainant alleged that her privacy had been breached and, as she had been dealt with under the police diversion scheme in relation to the matter, the integrity of the scheme had been compromised by her identification. Not upheld: majority (privacy).
Inside New Zealand: "Stealing on the Job". Hidden camera footage showed employees in various workplaces stealing money from their employers. Promos for the programme were shown in the days preceding the broadcast. The father of one of those filmed complained his son’s privacy had been breached. Not upheld (privacy: no identification; accuracy; fairness). Not relevant (law and order, balance, responsible programming).
Country Life: review of play about Barry Crump. Mildly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
One News, Breakfast, Midday. News report on a debate in Parliament about the Dover Samuels affair contained footage of the Prime Minister shaking her head as if denying the allegations made by the Leader of the Opposition. But Prime Minister was not in Parliament at the time the allegations were made. Archival footage but not identified as such. Action taken insufficient (accuracy, responsible programming; private apology insufficient). Order (broadcast of statement).
Newstalk ZB afternoon talkback. Host's 'flippant' comment about shooting militia men in East Timor. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order).
Inside New Zealand: "The Naked Breast" promo. Masking of breasts. Not upheld (accuracy, children's interests). Not applicable (law and order, responsible programming).