The Morning Rumble. Toilet humour and offensive behaviour. Borderline. Not upheld: majority (good taste and decency).
20/20: "A Position of Power". Programme contained allegations by female patients of sexual and professional misconduct by Dr Morgan Fahey. Not upheld (balance, fairness, law and order, privacy).
20/20: "A Position of Power". Programme contained allegations by female patients of sexual and professional misconduct by Dr Morgan Fahey. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness, balance, privacy).
News bulletins on stations broadcast in the Southland area. Complaint that omission to broadcast local news about Jeff Wilson and other local items meant inadequate coverage of local news. Declined to determine (accuracy): editorial judgment.
Channel Z. Announcer telephoned an elderly woman and asked her about her granddaughter appearing in a lingerie commercial about ten years earlier. Complaint that this was an invasion of privacy. Declined to determine (privacy): no tape available. Warning about unsatisfactory complaints procedure.
COW AM. Programme designed for a university audience. Complaint that offensive behaviour and language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Nine to Noon. Offensive term used to explain another word’s offensiveness. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Motorway Patrol. Complainant stopped by police when driving without a seatbelt and it was found there appeared to be an outstanding warrant for her arrest. Incident broadcast in Motorway Patrol, and parts of the footage were shown in a promo broadcast on several occasions in the days preceding the programme. Not upheld (privacy: consent to broadcast).
The Sopranos. Offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Nine to Noon. Complaint that interview with Dr Brian Edwards did not distinguish between fact and opinion, and RNZ’s editorial integrity and independence challenged. Declined to determine (accuracy, complaint vexatious).