John Banks Breakfast Show. Host expressed his strong displeasure at Department of Conservation's management programme which involved the shooting of thar (mountain goats). Upheld (good taste and decency, fairness). Orders (broadcast of statement, $500 costs to Crown).
The Rock. Announcer used allegedly offensive words in two broadcasts. Upheld: first broadcast (good taste and decency). Not upheld: second broadcast (good taste and decency). Order ($500 costs to Crown).
One News. Excerpt from the performance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Complainant said the item showed naked men. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
ACT Party political advertisement referred to ACT's and National's policies for resolving Treaty claims. Complaint that ACT was disseminating incorrect and unconstitutional information Declined to determine.
American Anthem. Movie included offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests): action taken sufficient.
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).