Promo for Nothing Trivial. Broadcast during Coronation Street and contained sexual references. Not upheld (children's interests).
A promo for upcoming movies on SKY was broadcast at various times on SKY Sport channels. One of the movies was A Nightmare on Elm Street, and two brief images were shown of the serial killer in the film. A complaint was made under the children’s interests standard. The board declined to uphold the complaint: the images were brief and not disturbing in themselves.
National Party Education Advertisement. National Party leader and Prime Minister John Key stated, “National is building a better education system, with school reports in plain English...” Not upheld (accuracy).
National Party Infrastructure Advertisement. Contained images of infrastructure that was allegedly planned, consented, funded and mostly completed under the previous Labour Government. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
One News: New Zealand Labour Party Opening Address. Showed list of countries entitled “OECD countries with some form of tax capital” which included Singapore. Not upheld (accuracy).
American Pie Presents: Beta House. Interlocutory decision concerning complaint about movie on 24 May 2011. Authority has jurisdiction to accept referral of complaint.
Campbell Live. Interlocutory decision concerning complaint about items on 23 and 24 June 2011. Authority has jurisdiction to accept referral of complaint.
Prime Minister’s Hour. John Key hosted Radio Live for an hour on 30 September 2011, two months out from the General Election. Allegedly in breach of the Election Programmes Code. Not upheld (Standards E1 – election programmes subject to other Codes and E5 – opening and closing addresses).
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Film contained male nudity and coarse language before 8.40pm. Not upheld (good taste and decency, and children’s interests).
Big. Contained brief footage of naked obese woman. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming, and children’s interests).