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BEFORE THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY Decision No: 94/94 Dated the 6th day of October 1994 IN THE MATTER of the Broadcasting Act 1989 AND IN THE MATTER of a complaint by GROUP OPPOSED TO ADVERTISING OF LIQUOR Broadcaster TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED I W Gallaway Chairperson J R Morris R A Barraclough L M Loates...
BEFORE THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY Decision No: 159/95 Dated the 19th day of December 1995 IN THE MATTER of the Broadcasting Act 1989 AND IN THE MATTER of a complaint by GALA Broadcaster TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED J M Potter Chairperson L M Loates R McLeod...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1993-157–158:Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 1993-157, 1993-158 PDF607. 77 KB...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1993-116:Health Action and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 1993-116 PDF343. 72 KB...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1992-030:McIntosh and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1992-030 PDF336. 63 KB...
Complaint under section 8(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989ZM Breakfast – presenter drank a yard glass on his 21st birthday – broadcast allegedly advocated excessive alcohol consumption and broadcaster not mindful of children Findings Principle 8 (liquor) – tone of item accepted practice as normal – socially irresponsible promotion of liquor – upheld Principle 7 and guideline 7b (children) – socially irresponsible to broadcast drinking of yard glass during children’s normally accepted listening times – upheld Order Section 13(1)(a) – broadcast statement This headnote does not form part of the decision. Broadcast [1] Presenter Cam’s 21st birthday was celebrated on the ZM breakfast show at about 8. 20am on 13 February 2007. While in the carpark with another presenter, Cam attempted to drink a yard glass. A yard glass is a drinking vessel – traditionally one yard long – containing about two litres of beer....
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1992-035: Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1992-035 PDF237. 41 KB...
Complaint under section 8(1B)(b)(i) and 8(1C) of the Broadcasting Act 1989Close Up – item on group of duck hunters – hunters shown drinking alcohol and using firearms – brands of alcohol visible – man shown taking his pants off and diving onto a blow-up doll – allegedly in breach of good taste and decency, law and order, balance, accuracy, fairness, children’s interests and liquor promotion standards FindingsStandard 11 (liquor) – item contained liquor promotion that was not socially responsible – upheld Standard 1 (good taste and decency) – footage of man with blow-up doll and mixing of firearms and alcohol strayed beyond the bounds of good taste and decency – upheld Standard 9 (children’s interests) – broadcaster did not adequately consider the interests of child viewers – upheld Standard 2 (law and order) – item did not encourage viewers to break the law or otherwise promote, condone or glamorise criminal activity – not upheld Standard…...
BEFORE THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY Decision No: 13/94 Dated the 5th day of April 1994 IN THE MATTER of the Broadcasting Act 1989 AND IN THE MATTER of a complaint by GROUP OPPOSED TO ADVERTISING OF LIQUOR of Hamilton Broadcaster CANTERBURY TELEVISION LIMITED I. W. Gallaway Chairperson J. R. Morris R. A. Barraclough L. M. Dawson...
BEFORE THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY Decision No: 1996-045 Dated the 22nd day of April 1996 IN THE MATTER of the Broadcasting Act 1989 AND IN THE MATTER of a complaint by GALA Broadcaster TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED J M Potter Chairperson L M Loates R McLeod A Martin...
SummaryAt a news conference, All Black coach John Hart announced that Michael Jones had not been selected for the All Black team to travel to South Africa for the Tri-Series. That announcement was the lead news item broadcast on Nightline at about 10. 15pm on 5 August 1998. An edited version of the item, which featured the selection of Norm Berryman, was used later in the programme. On behalf of the Group Against Liquor Advertising (GALA), Mr Cliff Turner complained to TV3 Network Services Ltd that as the announcement had been made in front of a large promotion for Steinlager Beer, the broadcasts breached the standards relating to the Promotion of Liquor....
Complaint under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989Family Guy – cartoon comedy – male character injected with “gay gene” – went to “Straight Camp” where he was encouraged to drink, play full contact football, and “find loose women to have sex with” – allegedly in breach of good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, children’s interests, and liquor standards FindingsStandard 1 (good taste and decency) – scene had clear humorous and satirical intent – contextual factors – not upheld Standard 9 (children’s interests) – scene was not unsuitable for supervised child viewers – broadcaster adequately considered children’s interests – not upheld Standard 7 (discrimination and denigration) – broadcast did not encourage denigration of, or discrimination against, a section of the community – not upheld Standard 11 (liquor) – broadcast did not amount to “liquor promotion” – not upheld This headnote does not form part of the decision....
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1991-064:Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Kiwi FM Hamilton - 1991-064 PDF270. 47 KB...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1993-125:Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Canterbury Television Ltd - 1993-125 PDF505. 92 KB...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1992-070:Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1992-070 PDF484. 44 KB...
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1990-008:Turner (on behalf of the Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor) and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1990-008 PDF314. 39 KB...
BEFORE THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS AUTHORITY Decision No: 110/94 Dated the 7th day of November 1994 IN THE MATTER of the Broadcasting Act 1989 AND IN THE MATTER of a complaint by GROUP OPPOSED TO ADVERTISING OF LIQUOR Broadcaster CANTERBURY TELEVISION LIMITED I W Gallaway Chairperson J R Morris L M Loates W J Fraser...
Complaint under section 8(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989Close Up – interview with a woman who had witnessed a fatal stabbing in Auckland – presenter said “that woman told us she was off home now to have a stiff brandy – as you would do. Have two” – allegedly in breach of liquor standardFindings Standard 11 (liquor) – comment did not amount to liquor promotion – not upheldThis headnote does not form part of the decision. Broadcast [1] An episode of Close Up, broadcast on TV One at 7pm on 28 November 2005, included an interview with a woman who had witnessed a fatal stabbing in Auckland. At the end of the item, the programme’s presenter said: That woman told us she was off home now to have a stiff brandy, as you would do. Have two....
Complaint under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989Hooked in New Zealand – host and other competitors in a fishing competition shown drinking beer and shots of sambuca – allegedly in breach of law and order and liquor standards FindingsStandard 11 (liquor) – programme contained liquor promotion but it was not socially irresponsible – not upheld Standard 2 (law and order) – programme did not glamorise, promote or condone illegal behaviour – not upheld This headnote does not form part of the decision. Broadcast [1] An episode of Hooked in New Zealand, a locally made fishing programme, was broadcast on TV One at 1. 30pm on Sunday 13 February 2011. In this episode, the host and his friend entered the “Cleanco Classic” 24-hour fishing competition on Great Barrier Island. As the contestants gathered for the fishing competition, a number of the other fishermen were shown holding bottles of beer....
Download a PDF of Decision No. 1990-007:Forbes (on behalf of the Children's Television Foundation) and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1990-007 PDF463. 42 KB...