One Network News. Allegedly offensive language. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Holmes: "Penthouse Pets". Item dealt with strip performance. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, children's interests).
3 National News. Item about a pro-life "Life Chain". Allegedly unbalanced. Not upheld (balance).
The Ralston Group. Programme dealt with contemporary Maori issues, including fisheries. Not upheld (balance, fairness, discrimination and denigration).
Nightline. Item about alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the USA followed by an allegedly satirical piece set in Auckland. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Holmes. Programme broadcast between 6.30 and 7pm showed extracts from some videos in a series ordered off the air in Australia, "Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos". Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
In Bed with Madonna. Film contained sexual material. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One Network News. Reporter questioned impact of advertisements in Australian State election that were critical of some New Zealand Government policies. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, fairness).
Newstalk 1ZB Leighton Smith's morning programme. Presenter's comment about himself. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
The Remand of Ivan Curry. Documentary dealt with arrest of Ivan Curry, a man with severe hearing disabilities, on the charge of murder, and his remand in custody until his acquital nearly two years later. Not upheld: majority (balance). Not upheld (fairness, responsible programming).