Apna talkback. Discussion about expired food sent as aid to Fiji flood victims. Accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration, and responsible programming. Not upheld.
Promo for Two and a Half Men and Scrubs. Contained sexual innuendo. Not upheld (programme classification, children’s interests, accuracy, good taste and decency).
Let Us Spray. Special TV3 investigation into the effects of the chemical 2,4,5-T in New Zealand interviewed residents of Paritutu who believed that various illnesses and birth defects in their families were a result of exposure to the chemical. Balance, fairness, upheld. Accuracy, one point not upheld, all other aspects subsumed. Orders (broadcast of statement, $11,250 costs to complainant).
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.
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).
Let Us Spray. Special TV3 investigation into the effects of the chemical 2,4,5-T in New Zealand interviewed residents of Paritutu who believed that various illnesses and birth defects in their families were a result of exposure to the chemical. Upheld (balance, fairness). Subsumed (accuracy). Order (broadcast of statement).
Back of the Y. Programme contained substantial amount of coarse language and staged violence, mocked religion and included graphic depictions of bodily functions. Good taste and decency. Upheld. No order.
Fair Go. Item about family who had booked a motor-home holiday around NZ but were inable to take it due to a death in the family. Accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
Nine to Noon. Item about violence encountered by staff working with dementia patients. Controversial issues – viewpoints, accuracy, fairness. Not upheld.
3 News. Item about an armed robbery at a Burger King restaurant. Privacy, fairness. Not upheld.