One Network News. Item reported evidence from the trial of the men accused of murder and included an extract from the prosecuting lawyer’s description of how the killing occurred. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Havoc and Newsboy’s Sell-Out Tour. A short sequence showed the characters camping on Great Barrier Island. Not upheld (privacy, fairness, law and order).
One Network News. Item reported that a soccer game between Croatia and Yugoslavia ended in a riot. Complaint that the game had been played without incident; the video clip shown related to a game which had been played between the same two countries in 1991, not the one being reported. Upheld (accuracy, fairness: one aspect; care to be taken with editing programmes, significant errors of fact to be corrected at earliest opportunity: broadcaster's action insufficient). Not upheld (accuracy, fairness: remaining aspects; responsible programming). Order ($1,500 costs to Crown).
Queer Nation. There was a tense debate at the Annual General Meeting of the Hero Trust and several people who had been present at the meeting were interviewed. Not upheld (balance, responsible programming).
60 Minutes. Item contained footage of a man confessing, in a police interview room, to having murdered his daughter. The man subsequently killed himself. The Hope family, who were related to the man and his daughter, complained that this was a breach of their privacy. Not upheld (privacy).
Petvet. Episode of a reality series following the day-to-day activities at a veterinary clinic included a sequence showing the clinic’s dealings with a couple who wished to have their cat put down. Not upheld (privacy).
Good Morning. Programme referred to the Alliance Party’s proposal to introduce higher taxes and invited viewers to telephone or fax their responses for inclusion in the programme’s Voteline. Not upheld (balance).
91 ZM Palmerston North. Station encouraged "boy racers" to turn up at a named City Councillor’s home address and to play their car stereos loudly to protest about the Councillor’s stand on noise control. Not upheld (privacy).
The London Connection. Re-broadcast of documentary containing a sequence in which inebriated young women danced topless. Complaint that this was a deceptive programme practice because it objectified the young women without identifying them. Declined to determine (responsible programming: editorial decisions: did not raise any issues of broadcasting standards).
National Radio. In an interview broadcast after the jury announced its verdict in the trial of Scott Watson, Olivia Hope’s father appealed for information. Not upheld (fairness).