Holmes. Presenter read a fax from a viewer which was derogatory about the French flag. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
All Decisions
Open Home. Offensive word displayed on t-shirt worn by guest. Not upheld (good taste and decency): action taken sufficient.
Sportsnight. Guest took off her State of Origin jersey to reveal her breasts. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Nine to Noon. Presenter's comment. Not upheld (accuracy).
Newstalk ZB. Caller gave name and the address (on two occasions) of man seen kicking a dog on the street. Upheld (privacy, fairness). Not upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
Shortland Street. Storyline involved characters being seized,threatened and tied up by a military style unit. Not applicable (law and order, balance, accuracy, fairness). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, violence).
Work of Art: "Forever". Performance of a modern dance titled "Forever". Claim that it was pornographic, containing 'blatant sexual overtones and offensive language'. Upheld (good taste and decency): language. Not upheld (responsible programming). No order.
The first three episodes of New Zealand at War. Allegedly anit-British. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
Kupu Kori Kori. Weekly commentary on Maori issues contained a review of a newspaper column, claiming it contained racist comment and showed bias and prejudice against Maori. Not upheld (balance, accuracy). Not upheld (fairness): action taken sufficient.
Radio Kahungunu. Description of events on the Omahu Marae, Hastings, during the fiscal envelope hui. Complaint that a protester's comments denigrated and defamed the people referred to. Upheld (one technical aspect – no copy of the tape available). Declined to determine the substance of the complaint (balance, fairness, privacy, responsible programming): no tape available. No order.