One World of Sport. One-day cricket match showed liquor logos onthe players' clothing. Not upheld (liquor).
All Decisions
Frontline: "Dicing with Disease". Item on BSE (mad cow disease). Upheld (balance, accuracy). Order (broadcast of summary of decision).
National Radio afternoon programme. Christmas Cake recipe. The presenter simulated drunkenness. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance, responsible programming (children), liquor).
3 National News. Visuals of an accident showed driver of car trapped in his vehicle and receiving treatment. Upheld (fairness). No order.
Coronation Street promo. Comments made by characters about programme, including about watching for 'one whole hour'. Not upheld (accuracy).
60 Minutes. Item on former teacher at King's College who had been accused earlier in his career of indecently assaulting a pupil at a school in England. Upheld (accuracy, fairness: two aspects). Not upheld (accuracy, fairness: central issues). No order.
Shortland Street. Episode where two of the characters indulged in casual sex. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Seven specified TVNZ programmes. Complaint about the failure of the programmes to start on time. Declined to determine (good taste and decency, law and order).
Newstalk ZB. Subject of truancy. Not upheld (balance). Not upheld (good taste and decency, fairness): action taken sufficient.
60 Minutes. Complaint that item omitted the Maori perspective. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming).