Roger Hall's play "C'mon Black". Obscenity used. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
All Decisions
One Network News. Complaint that item was unbalanced as it did not include any comment from the spokespeople of the other parties in the MMP Parliament. Declined to determine (balance).
20/20: "Free to Kill". Item dealt with the murder of a young woman by a man who had been released on bail after being charged with the earlier kidnapping and rape of another young woman. Complaint about item referring without warning at that time in the evening to graphic, repeated and gratuitous details of crimes. Not upheld: majority (responsible programming, violence).
Millennium. Complaint about violence and portrayal of female sex workers, gay men, and people with HIV. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, responsible programming, violence).
Video of song "Smokin' Me Out" screened on Coca-Cola Video Hits. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One Network News. Item covered fire on Ponui Island, reporting that the locals were concerned at the length of time it took for the emergency services to respond, and at the behaviour of a man at the fire. Not upheld (privacy, fairness)
Fair Go. Item dealt with customer dissatisfaction with the service provided by a kitchen firm. Not upheld (fairness). Subsumed (accuracy, responsible programming).
Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Programme that was aimed at a teenage audience contained elements of horror and violence and was screened at 7.30pm. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
Ed's Night Party. Included interview with porn star. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Sunday. Item dealt with the appeal brought by the complainant to the Film and Literature Classification Review Board against a decision of the Office of Film and Literature Classification over indecent photographs. Presenter's comment about complainant. Not upheld (balance, fairness, discrimination and denigration).