Henry and June promo. Promo for AO classified film broadcast during Star Trek. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming, children's interests): action taken sufficient (though the referral of the matter to the Authority amounted to dissatisfaction with the G22 standard rather than with TV3's decision or action).
All Decisions
93 ROX. A newspaper story dealing with a family in China which was decimated because an infant son was mutilated by his siblings was dealt with in a light-hearted broadcast. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
X-Files. Programme dealing with events based on the paranormal and screened at 8.30pm showed a malevolent force set free in a small American town with a number of murders ensuing. Not upheld (violence).
The Accused. Film about rape victim in which she challenged the "she asked for it" attitude to rape. Not upheld (violence).
Murder in the Heartland. Two-part mini-series dramatisation of the story of a mass murderer in Nebraska. Upheld (violence). No order.
Shortland Street. A number of episodes had dealt with the alternatives facing a character after becoming pregnant, and finally she decided to have the pregnancy terminated by an abortion. Not upheld (law and order, balance).
Ren and Stimpy. Repeat of an episode of adult cartoon, complaint about time it was broadcast (6.00pm). Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Just Kidding. Segment featured a practical joke in which a man in a straitjacket was seen asking passers-by for help. Complaint that the shot had portrayed mentally ill people in a denigratory manner and as inherently inferior. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
One Network News. Item reported the decision of the Prostitutes Collective to support HIV-positive sex workers who continued to work. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
3 National News. Report of an accident that morning where a schoolboy cyclist had been hit by a truck and killed. The pictures showed the cyclist lying on the ground at the scene of the accident. Not upheld (good taste and decency, fairness).