One Network News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
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3 National News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
Frontline: "Toitu te Whenua". Item examined ownership and development of a block of Maori land. Upheld (balance, accuracy). Order (broadcast of statement).
48 Hours: AIDS in Orange County. Programme about impact of AIDS. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
One Network News, Tonight. Item dealt with death of mother and included visuals of her funeral. Upheld (privacy). Upheld: majority (responsible programming). Subsumed (fairness, under privacy). Order ($2,500 costs to complainant)
Sex, Sex by Request. Ten-episode series and follow-up composite programme. Upheld: majority (good taste and decency, 2 items in Sex by Request). Not upheld (good taste and decency, items in Sex), Not upheld in Sex or Sex by Request (balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming). No order.
DB Sport. The words "DB Draught" appeared on screen more than 20 times in a half hour programme. Upheld (liquor). No order.
One Network News. Allegedly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Holmes: "Penthouse Pets". Item dealt with strip performance. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, children's interests).
3 National News. Item about a pro-life "Life Chain". Allegedly unbalanced. Not upheld (balance).