Good Morning and trailer. The INCIS police contract cancellation by IBM was the subject of a talkback/voteline segment. Not upheld (balance): action taken sufficient.
One Network News. Item about the squalid living conditions of a Wanganui woman and her cats. Not upheld (privacy).
Primal Fear. Film concerned the trial of a young man accused of the murder of a Roman Catholic archbishop. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance).
One Network News. Item reporting on the result of a One Network News/Colmar Brunton political poll allegedly incorrectly linked voter support to the potential composition of a future Parliament. Not upheld (accuracy; respionsible programming: not misleading or alarming).
Stella Street. Short film of a comedy programme featuring two impersonators who lampoon the performance style of the well-known characters that they portray. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
ICE TV. Repeat broadcast of programme aimed at teenagers and containing some humorous and informative material. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Assignment. Documentary examined a theory which linked those who abused animals in their youth to violent offences in later years and included video footage of teenage boys tormenting a dog. It was explained that they had filmed the video themselves. Not upheld (violence). Subsumed (good taste and decency).
91 ZM Christchurch. Competition which invited listeners to relate how and at what age they had lost their virginity was broadcast at about 4.30pm. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming: children's interests).
Scared Straight – 20 Years On. American documentary examined a rehabilitation programme for youthful offenders which was based on behaviour modification; the programme was trialled in the 1970s, and 20 years later some of those participants were asked about their experiences on the course and how they had lived their lives since then. Declined to determine (complaint focussed on viewer’s preference and did not raise an issue of broadcasting standards).
One Network News and Breakfast. Item reported that an 18-month-old girl was rescued from a fiercely burning home as a result of the heroism of a fire officer. Item was screened between 6.00-7.00 pm and repeated on a programme beginning at 7.00 am the following morning. Complaint that footage showing the young unconscious girl receiving medical treatment was an invasion of her dignity and privacy. Not upheld (privacy).