Holmes. Interview with Parekura Horomia followed by a recording of private conversation of his from filming break. Upheld (privacy). No order.
COW AM. Programme included a sequence during which two young women and a man were questioned by the programme’s presenter about their recent sexual exploits. Upheld (good taste and decency). Order ($250 costs to Crown).
3 News and Ice As. Footage of car accident shown in news and also in comedy show. Upheld (privacy, Ice Age). Not upheld (privacy, 3 News). No order.
3 News. Item about bad weather featured car accident footage in which a woman passenger was shown injured. Complaint that this was unnecessary intrusion into the woman’s distress and that the footage was graphic and gratuitous. Not upheld (footage not unnecessarily intrusive; material insufficiently graphic).
Holmes. Programme discussed the release of research findings detailing the risks to women of taking the third generation contraceptive pill. The presenter suggested that those who were taking several named varieties of the pills should throw them out. Not upheld (accuracy, causing alarm or distress). Not upheld: majority (balance).
Holmes. Interview of witness to the shooting of a young man by a policeman in Waitara; item recorded that there was some discrepancy between what the eyewitness had told the police immediately after the incident and his statement to a private investigator some days later. Complaint that the item was "emotive"and would have incited the public to be biased against the police, as well as being unbalanced; the matter was also sub judice. Not upheld (balance, fairness).
A Target programme used a hidden camera to assess whether a car’s wheel alignment had been properly carried out. The footage included pictures of the outside of the business premises, and members of the staff dealing with the customer. Complaint that this was unauthorised filming on private premises and therefore a breach of privacy. Not upheld (privacy).
Items on One News and Tonight examined what was described as new evidence relating to the William Sutch trial, in the context of an Assignment programme that same evening which reviewed the historic charges against Dr Sutch. Upheld (fairness: extracts used must be 'a true reflection and not a distortion': action taken insufficient). Not upheld (accuracy: evidence was 'new'). Order (broadcast of statement).
Going Straight. Documentary about gay men who were attempting to change their sexual orientation through a Christian programme rin Kansas. Not upheld: majority (balance). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). Subsumed (under balance): (accuracy). Not relevant (responsible programming).
Private Investigators. Unauthorised filming and broadcast. Upheld: majority (fairness). Not upheld (privacy). No order.