BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Bragg and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-059

Breakfast. Host’s comments about news presenter and people using public toilets. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.

Williams and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-057

One News. Item stated American army offered to build Transmission Gully road in the 1940s. Accuracy, balance and fairness. Not upheld.

Young and TVWorks Ltd - 2009-068

South Park. Parodies of Michael Jackson and his son. Law and order. Not upheld.

Paranjape and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-067

One News. Footage of street scenes in India. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.

McLean and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 2009-064

Checkpoint. Interview with Napier resident watching police trying to deal with an armed man barricaded in a house. Law and order. Not upheld.

Harrison and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-061

Criminal Minds promo. Featured prostitute who had been killing clients. Programme classification and children’s interests, upheld. Good taste and decency, subsumed. Accuracy, not upheld. No order.

Nicholson and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-062

Breakfast. Host made comments about the programme’s blind producer. Good taste and decency. Not upheld.

Martin and Television New Zealand Ltd - 2009-060

Breakfast. Host’s comments about campervans. Good taste and decency, accuracy and fairness. Not upheld.

Institute of Environmental Science and Research and Ministry of Health, and Canwest TVWorks Ltd - 2007-013

3 News. Item referring to previous evening's TV3 special investigation Let Us Spray discussed a serum study investigating exposure to dioxins among residents of Paritutu. Balance, fairness, accuracy. Upheld. Orders (broadcast of statement, $3,000 costs to ESR, $2,500 costs to the Crown).

Ministry of Health and CanWest TVWorks Ltd - 2007-014

3 News. Follow-up to TV3 special investigation Let Us Spray said that Ministry of Health had “finally admitted it tests positive for political contamination”. Balance, subsumed. Fairness, accuracy, upheld. No order.

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