Insight. Allegedly offensive references to Queen Elizabeth. Not upheld (good taste and decency, accuracy).
All Decisions
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Martial arts sequences in science fiction adventure series about five teenage superheroes. Upheld (violence, children's interests). Not upheld (complaint about screening 'material which could unnecessarily disturb or alarm children', V16). Declined to determine (complaint about cartoons avoiding 'excessive violence, especially those featuring humans and human-like creatures', V18). No order.
One Network News. Item on Fletcher Marathon in Rotorua, no mention of women competitors in the marathon. Upheld (accuracy). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). No order.
The Ralston Group. Comments about Christian Heritage Party and scenes from a nudist camp. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
Radio Gala. Comment about Jesus and comments critical of the Catholic Church. Upheld (good taste and decency): reference to bigots. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). No order.
ZMFM Wellington. Promotion involving finding a diamond ring referred to Sam Hunt." Not upheld (privacy).
The Ralston Group. Temporary host's description of duckhunters as "bloodthirsty, braindead bozos". Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
The House on Grey Street. Documentary dealing with the intellectually handicapped focused on a group of four men living together in a house in the community. Complaint that programme investigated the relative merits of institutional care as compared to integration. Not upheld (balance, fairness).
Holmes. Abridged interview with Madonna, profanities edited by sound bleeps. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Mountain Dew – On the Edge. Sports activity show included various challenging or unusual physical activities. Not upheld (good taste and decency).