TV2 advertisement about a beer. Use of word "wowser" in reference to the 1919 nationwide referendum on prohibition. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, liquor).
TV2 advertisement for a beer. Claim that "naturally it's the best". Not upheld (liquor).
TV3 advertisement for a whiskey. Complaint about stereotyped masculine images. Not upheld (liquor).
Mr and Mr. Programme about lifestyle of some male homosexuals. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming)
AIDS: What do we tell our Children? Programme examined the characteristics and spread of AIDS. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
One Network News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
3 National News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
Frontline: "Toitu te Whenua". Item examined ownership and development of a block of Maori land. Upheld (balance, accuracy). Order (broadcast of statement).
48 Hours: AIDS in Orange County. Programme about impact of AIDS. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
One Network News, Tonight. Item dealt with death of mother and included visuals of her funeral. Upheld (privacy). Upheld: majority (responsible programming). Subsumed (fairness, under privacy). Order ($2,500 costs to complainant)