BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Smits and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-115

Hale and Pace: "DDCup". Skit imitated style of a ZZ Top music video. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).

Smits and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-116

"Manga Film Festival" previewed on Newsnight. Complaint that scenes shown were pornographic. Not upheld (good taste and decency, balance, violence).

Smits and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-117

Eyewitness. Broadcast of profile of founder Hugh Hefner to record 40 years of the publication of "Playboy" magazine. Not upheld (balance).

Palestine Human Rights Campaign and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-118

Air New Zealand Holiday. Jerusalem as a tourist destination. Complaint that item omitted any reference to Islam and did not record the city's correct legal status. Not upheld: majority (balance, accuracy): omission of any reference to Jerusalem's legal status. Not upheld (balance, accuracy): action taken.

Credo Society Inc and Radio Pacific Ltd - 1994-119

Radio Pacific promo: "The Radio Pacific guarantee: that every opinion is welcome." Complaint about station's policy of refusing to allow Credo Society spokeswoman to speak to host. Not upheld (fairness).

New Zealand Immigration Service and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 1994-111

20/20: "Torn Apart". Item about removal of Western Samoan woman from New Zealand by the  Immigration Service. Upheld (balance, accuracy). Not upheld (responsible programming). Order (broadcast of summary of decision).

Muldoon and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 1994-112

Muldoon: The Grim Face of Power. Two-part examination of former Prime Minister. Upheld (balance, fairness): two aspects. Not upheld (balance, fairness): any other aspects. Subsumed (accuracy). No order.

Downs and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-113, 1994-114

Between the Lines. Complaint that warning some viewers might find scenes offensive was directed at two lesbian kisses.  Not upheld (balance, discrimination and denigration).

Lowe and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-107

60 Minutes. Item contained file footage of naked men, survivors of the holocaust. Declined to determine (good taste and decency, children's interests): complaint trivial.

Smits and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-108

Under Investigation. Item on Auckland's downtown "red light district". Declined to determine (broadcaster justified in not responding to the complaint because of its intemperate language).

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