Birds of a Feather. Complaint that character's comment was offensive because blasphemous. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, children's interests).
All Decisions
60 Minutes: " Silent Witness". Item included interview with witness who had been a paid police informer and had given evidence in a murder trial. Upheld (balance). Not upheld (law and order, in part). Declined to determine (law and order, in part). Declined to determine (fairness (subsumed under balance), responsible programming). Order (broadcast of brief summary of decision).
60 Minutes: "Doctor Knows Best". Item on cervical cancer, statement about the medical profession not taking it seriously until after an enquiry. Not upheld (balance, accuracy). Declined to determine (responsible programming, accuracy of news items (60 Minutes was a current affairs programme)).
More Report. Complaint that items in More FM comment programmes were attempts to influence judicial decisions. The Authority accepted the referral only on the grounds that the Solicitor-General was dissatisfied with the action taken by the broadcaster. The decision did not investigate and review the broadcaster's decision relating to any standards matter. Upheld: action taken sufficient. No order.
Morning Report. Interview with South African Minister of Foreign Affairs. Not upheld (good taste and decency (courtesy), balance, fairness)
Frontline. Item discussed homosexual clergy. Not upheld: majority (balance, fairness).
Frontline: "State – the Obvious?" Item about housing. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (accuracy). No order.
Inside New Zealand: "The Sex We Don't Talk About". Documentary examined male and female homosexual behaviour. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
Radio 89FM news item discussed behaviour of school pupils. Complaint that it breached the privacy of school's senior staff. Not upheld (privacy).
60 Minutes: "Black Pearls". Item discussed the black pearl industry on Manihiki, one of the islands in the Cook Islands group. Upheld (balance, fairness, discrimination and denigration). Not upheld (accuracy). Order (publication of brief summary of decision in the major Cook Islands newspaper).