BSA Pānui - Speaking your language

• BSA complaints guideopen_in_new – a step-by-step guide to the process of making a formal complaint about TV or radio content.
   
• Complaints unlikely to succeedopen_in_new – guidance on the types of complaints which, based on past BSA decisions, are least likely to be upheld.
   
• Guide to classifications and timebands for free-to-air TVopen_in_new – a guide to the tools available to help make informed choices about what you and your family watch on free-to-air TV.
   
• Guide to classifications and timebands for pay TVopen_in_new – a guide to the above tools, as they apply to pay TV.

PAY TELEVISION

The Authority has not upheld a complaint alleging comments made by commentators during a golf tournament breached the law and order standard. While discussing the difficulty of the course, a commentator suggested ‘Charles Manson put this [pin position] in!’ Later in the tournament, the commentator said, ‘whoever set that flag, I can just picture him in his room at night catching flies and pulling the wings off them and watching them suffer’. The Authority found this would not have encouraged, promoted or glamorised illegal or anti-social behaviour in breach of the standard.

Not Upheld: Law and Order

RADIO

The Authority has not upheld a complaint that an interview on Morning Report with the new leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon MP breached the discrimination and denigration standard. During the interview, Luxon was asked questions around his Christian beliefs and the impact of these beliefs on his political views on abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage. The Authority was satisfied the interview did not contain anything that encouraged discrimination against, or denigration of, people of Christian faith.

Not Upheld: Discrimination and Denigration

• Frost and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-147 (7 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Balance
• MacKenzie and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2022-011 (7 March 2022)open_in_new - Declined to Determine (section 11(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1989, in all the circumstances): Balance
• Thorp and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2021-164 (7 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Discrimination and Denigration
• Williamson and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2022-010 (7 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency, Law and Order, Balance, Accuracy
• Cole and Radio New Zealand Ltd -2022-001 (2 March 2022)open_in_new - Declined to Determine: Good Taste and Decency, Children’s Interests, Accuracy (section 11(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989 – trivial)
• Millward and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-163 (2 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency, Discrimination and Denigration, Balance, Accuracy, Fairness
• Waters and Sky Network Television Ltd - 2022-004 (2 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Law and Order
• Wilson and Sky Network Television Ltd - 2022-007 (2 March 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Fairness, Discrimination and Denigration, Balance
• Boyce and Discovery NZ Ltd - 2021-144 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Balance, Good Taste and Decency
• Boyce and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2021-143 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Law and Order, Discrimination and Denigration, Balance
• Jones and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-158 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Declined to Determine (section 11(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989, trivial): Programme Information, Accuracy
• Joubert-Buys and Discovery NZ Ltd - 2021-156 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Declined to Determine: Good Taste and Decency (section 11(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1989)
• Joughin and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-151 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency
• Mochnacki and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2022-008 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Declined to determine (section 11(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1989, in all the circumstances): Balance, Accuracy, Fairness, Discrimination and Denigration, Law and Order
• O’Mahony and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-148 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Not Upheld: Good Taste and Decency
• Naughton and Mainland Television Limited & Daystar Television - 2021-103 (16 February 2022) open_in_new - Upheld: Accuracy. Not Upheld: Balance, Programme Information. Orders: Daystar: Section 13(1)(a) – broadcast statement; Section 16(4) – $500 costs to the Crown; Mainland: Section 16(4) - $500 costs to the Crown
• Young and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2021-093 (16 February 2022)open_in_new - Not upheld: Balance, Accuracy
   

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