20/20: "Culture Shock". Item examined situation of a nursing tutor who, it was said, had been dismissed from a polytechnic because he disagreed with the extent of the weighting given to the Cultural Safety course. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness).
Assignment. Item on reform of the Matrimonial Property Act. Not upheld (balance, discrimination and denigration).
Fair Go. Item questioned safeguards employed by a Christchurch company which used computerised tele-marketing to ensure that householders were not pestered by unwanted calls. Not upheld (privacy).
Scienz: Plague of Possums. eTV programme aimed at secondary school students discussed the science involved in the study and control of possums in New Zealand. Not upheld (balance, accuracy)
Promos for Waiting for God and Blackadder. Promos broadcast at 7.30pm and 7.15pm allegedly contained offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming).
One Network News. Brief item on new system of measuring national wealth being developed by the World Bank. Not upheld (balance, accuracy).
Assignment. Child actors were used in a retrospective on the Christchurch Civic Creche child abuse case. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Theme of episode of children's cartoon series was the destruction of a planet of mice because of unrestricted population growth. Not upheld (children's interests).
60 Minutes: "The Tragedy of Errors". Item examined search and rescue operation for two Bay of Islands fishermen lost when their boat overturned in rough weather in November 1994. Upheld: both complaints (balance). Not upheld (accuracy). Order (broadcast of summary of decision and an apology to complainants).
Newsnight. Item discussed sex shop industry on Auckland's Karangahape Road and stated that sex shops were moving away from their former sleazy image and becoming more customer friendly. Not upheld (balance).