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).
All Decisions
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).
Montana SundayTheatre: Plain Tastes. Play used offensive word. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Lion Red Big League. Complaint that between 5.30–5.40pm there were eight liquor promotions. Not upheld (liquor).
Lion Red Big League. Six separate sponsorship credits for Lion Red in under three minutes. Declined to determine (liquor): tape did not include the specific period complained about.
Promos for AO programmes Plainclothes, Boomerang and The Seekers. Two of the promos showed a woman striking a man and the third referred to domestic violence. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming, children's interests, violence).