Morning Report. Complaint that presenter's comment was capable of being construed as a double entendre. Not upheld (good taste and decency; or that the broadcaster had failed to respond within 60 working days of receipt of the complaint).
All Decisions
Radio Pacific talkback session. The host (Hon John Banks) pretended to interview the Pope. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
20/20: "Sin Bin". Item examined the case of four rugby-playing men who were alleged to have participated in homosexual acts. Not upheld (balance, discrimination and denigration).
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).