3 National News trailer (promo). Trailer preceding discussion about the Hero Gay and Lesbian Parade showed near naked men and women dancing. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Holmes. Item dealt with couple who had previously been members of the Exclusive Brethren Fellowship and with their ongoing family dispute. Not upheld: majority (accuracy). Not upheld (balance, fairness, discrimination and denigration).
Countrywide Bank Grandstand. Signs advertising Speights beer were visible at one rugby game; a shot of another rugby game included signs advertising Liquorland and Lion Red beer. Upheld (liquor). No order.
Grace Under Fire promo. Complaint that comedy series about a single mother contained unacceptable "below the belt" humour. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
One Network News. Complaint that the Occupied Territories, not Israel, was the correct description of the area referred to. Not upheld (accuracy).
Radio New Zealand news item. Complaint that item inaccurately described East Jerusalem and Gaza as part of Israel rather than as part of the occupied territories. Upheld in part (accuracy). No order.
Playboy Late Night/After Dark. Programme featured adult entertainment, including items about Playboy women. Upheld: majority (good taste and decency). Not upheld: majority (discrimination and denigration). No order.
Holmes. Series of items examined some aspects of the activities of the Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship. Upheld: majority (balance, fairness). Upheld: unanimously (one aspect about the accuracy of the final item broadcast on 2 April). Not upheld (all other aspects of the complaint). No order.
Mr Wroe's Virgins. Episode showed one of the virgins reluctantly submitting to sexual intercourse with Mr Wroe, an apocalyptic preacher who had founded the Christian Israelite Church. Not upheld (good taste and decency, privacy, discrimination and denigration).
Pirate FM. Announcer's comments about his legally separated wife. Not upheld (privacy).
Although broadcast did not breach privacy standard, the Authority wanted to address issue of a broadcaster using the airwaves for this sort of personal comment. It therefore prepared an Advisory Opinion for Pirate FM and another Advisory Opinion for all broadcasters on the privacy principles it would apply in the case of untruths. See 1994-A01 and 1994-A02.