Target. Broadcast image of the complainant’s business signage during evaluation of another company. Fairness, not upheld.
Breakfast. Host used the term “schizos” in interview about personality types in the workplace. Discrimination and denigration, fairness, good taste and decency. Not upheld.
60 Minutes. Item on girl gangs in Hawke’s Bay. Upheld (privacy, fairness). Not upheld (law and order, balance, accuracy). Subsumed (children’s interests). Orders (broadcast of statement, $3,560.12 costs to complainant, $2,500 costs to Crown).
One News and Tagata Pasifika. Reported investigation into criminal gangs, drugs and weapon smuggling in Samoa. Upheld (balance, accuracy and fairness). Not upheld (law and order). Orders (broadcast of statement, $5,000 costs to complainant, $2,000 costs to Crown).
The Graeme Hill Show. Commentary from atheist. Good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration, and controversial issues. Not upheld.
Close Up. Item about manuka honey industry. Controversial issues. Not upheld.
Sports Tonight. Presenter referred to English netball team as "poms". Discrimination and denigration. Not upheld.
Close Up. Report on sale of horse meat for human consumption. Law and order. Not upheld.
Q + A, Close Up, One News and Breakfast. Items discussed proposed mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid. Controversial issues, accuracy, fairness and responsible programming. Not upheld.
Talkback with Michael Laws. Host made comments about the complainant. Fairness, upheld. Privacy, not upheld. Accuracy, subsumed. No order.