Holmes. Programme showed a controversial advertisement about French nuclear testing, which had not been accepted for broadcast by TVNZ. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Still Craving for Love. Programme produced by the Christian Resource Centre argued that religious faith was one way of changing that orientation. Upheld (balance). Not upheld (fairness, discrimination and denigration). No order.
Newstalk ZB afternoon show. Caller expressed his anger that, following the break-up with his partner, he had been served with an order to attend an anger management course. Host's comment alleging lack of dedication which could be displayed by lawyers in receipt of legal aid. Upheld (law and order). Not upheld (discrimination and denigration). Order (broadcast of summary of decision).
Manpower Australia. Documentary featured a touring show of male strippers. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration). Not applicable (balance, responsible programming).
3 National News. Item about a pro-abortion campaigner included scene in which a woman was undergoing a physical examination in a medical clinic. Not upheld (children's interests). Subsumed (responsible programming).
Basic Instinct. Film contained a violent sex scene and a scene showing explicit sex with bondage ending with murder. Upheld (good taste and decency): only the time the opening sequence was screened (10.15pm on 20 March and 8.30pm on 31 March). Order (publication of a brief summary of decision).
Where on earth is Carmen San Diego. Animated children's programme contained some fast-paced action scenes. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
Crimewatch. Item focused on violence in the home, featuring police reports of the incidence and types of domestic violence, and was a repeat of an earlier item broadcast 18 months previously. Not upheld (balance, discrimination and denigration).
Newsnight. Interview with visiting American female actor who took roles in pornographic films. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance).
Erotica. Programme promoted as an investigation of the phenomenon of sex as entertainment. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance).