Holmes. Item showed footage of eight-year-old child, who was described as suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder Syndrome, exhibiting what were said to be some behavioural problems of the syndrome. Upheld (privacy). Order (broadcast statement, $5,000 costs to Crown).
Jo Brand promo. Promo included a "stand-up" comedy routine in which allegedly offensive language was used. Complaint that the language used resulted in the broadcast of AO content during a PGR time-slot, without any warning, and during a programme which appealed to younger viewers. Upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming). Not relevant (violence). Order ($250 costs to the Crown).
3 News. Item focused on a family’s disagreement over the costs of returning a dead woman’s body to her family in the Philippines, after the deaths of the woman and her husband in a car accident. The woman was described in the item as a "mail-order bride". Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
You be the Judge. Broadcast revealed results of a paternity test. The child, who was 6 years old, was present in the studio when it was revealed that his mother’s former husband was his father. Upheld (good taste and decency, privacy, fairness). Orders (broadcast of summary of decision, $3,500 costs to Crown).
3 News. An item screened before 8.30pm reported on the decision of the Advertising Standards Complaints Board about language used in an advertisement for a light truck. Extracts from the advertisement, including the offending language, were included in the item. Not upheld (law and order).
3 News and Nightline. Item dealt with concern about repeat drink/driving offences and included footage of the police dealing with drivers who had been drinking, including a segment showing a woman struggling violently as she was put into a police car. Complaint that the item breached her privacy. Upheld (privacy). Orders ($250 costs to MM; $250 costs to Crown).
Nine to Noon: Kim Hill interview. Project Manager of the Chatham Islands Millennium Project was interviewed and at the conclusion of the interview, he was asked to explain whether his previous conviction for fraud had been an impediment in this role. The Mayor of the Chatham Islands Council complained that the interviewer had acted unprofessionally in raising the issue. Not upheld (fairness, privacy).
Kim Hill interview. Monica Lewinsky was interviewed just after 9.00am. Complaint about one of the interviewer’s questions and complaint that she had a history of asking her guests sexually explicit and intimate questions. Not upheld (good taste and decency, fairness).
Emergency Heroes promos and programme. Episode featured police response to a drink-drive incident. A man was seen being arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. His voice and facial features were partially obscured in the programme, but the promos for the programme were broadcast unaltered. Not upheld (privacy).
The Great Kiwi Video Show. Item featured alarm shown by two young boys in a bath when dirty water suddenly bubbled up through the plug hole; when one of the boys stood up, a colourful programme logo was superimposed over his genital area. Complaint about the practice of masking innocent nudity. Declined to determine (the Authority no more persuaded that this complaint has any more validity than earlier ones did).