One News. Item referred to “wind chill factor well below zero”. Declined to determine (accuracy).
All Decisions
One News. Footage of family grieving as rescuers failed to save drowned man. Upheld: majority (privacy). Not upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
One News. Item reported that New Zealand delegation had walked out of UN meeting during Iranian President’s speech. Not upheld (accuracy and fairness).
Te Kaea. News item reported that colostrum from cows’ milk could cure a variety of illnesses. Upheld (controversial issues and accuracy). Orders (broadcast of statement, $1,000 costs to the Crown).
Close Up. Item about animal neglect on a farm included footage of the complainant. Not upheld: majority (accuracy and fairness).
Close Up. Story about woman’s experience with receiving poor quality healthcare from Palmerston North medical centre. Not upheld (fairness, accuracy, privacy and controversial issues).
Birdland. Presenter shown feeding pet mice to weka. Upheld: majority (children’s interests). Subsumed (good taste and decency, responsible programming, violence). No order.
Sunday. Two items discussing war crime in Surafend in 1918. Not upheld (accuracy, controversial issues, fairness, discrimination and denigration).
One News. Item included interviews that would be shown later on the Sunday programme. Not upheld (responsible programming).
Breakfast: “On This Day”. Reference to signing of the Declaration of Independence. Not upheld (controversial issues, accuracy).