My House, My Castle and promos. Programme featured a woman's nightmare housemoving experience and used footage of a truck belonging to Brittons Housemovers to illustrate the move, though Brittons had had no connection with it. Upheld (fairness). Subsumed (accuracy, editing). Inapplicable (responsible programming). Order (broadcast of statement; TVNZ to pay $850 costs to Brittons Housemovers).
All Decisions
Motorway Patrol. Segment showed four people undertaking evidential breath tests, having been suspected of driving while intoxicated. Two had their identity concealed by electronic masking, the other two were clearly identifiable. Upheld (privacy, fairness). Order ($500 costs to Crown).
Documentary New Zealand: "The London Connection". Host interviewed New Zealanders living and working in London and also visited a club frequented by young New Zealanders where they were shown drinking heavily and where young women were seen dancing topless. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Radio Sport. Host complained on air that he had been treated like a schoolboy by the manager of the New Zealand Cricket Team. Complaint that a subsequent caller, commenting on the host's treatment by the manager, was dealt with in an "abusive and contemptuous" way by the host. Upheld: majority (good taste and decency). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). No order.
The Rock. A number of broadcasts included sexual references and offensive language. Upheld (good taste and decency, retaining of tape). Subsumed (discrimination and denigration). Action taken insufficient (good taste and decency). Order (broadcast of statement, $1,000 costs to Crown).
Pulsate Wanaka Big Air. Presenter's comment. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Morning Report. Item dealt with controversial government proposal to enact legislation dealing with crimes of home invasion. Upheld: majority (accuracy). Subsumed (distinguishing of factual reporting, correcting of factual errors, reliability of news sources). No order.
The Rock. Morning broadcast included a "joke" about an Indian superette owner and his Pakistani worker. Upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration). Order (statement, $500 costs to Crown).
Target. Programme reported on four appliance repair centres that had been given a faulty microwave oven to repair, one of which repaired the microwave by bypassing the variable power switch with the result that it could only operate on high power. Not upheld (fairness).
Holmes: Eyes Wide Shut, and trailers. Film was subject of an item broadcast on Holmes and trailers for the programme were shown earlier on the same day. Complaint that the scenes of lovemaking and nakedness were unsuitable for television viewing, particularly at a time when children would be watching. Not upheld (good taste and decency, programme classification, children's interests, violence).