Eating Media Lunch. Subliminal message flashed on screen. Programme information, good taste and decency, law and order, children’s interests. Not upheld.
One News. Reference to China as “the godless state”. Good taste and decency, balance and accuracy. Not upheld.
3 News. Results of political poll. Accuracy. Upheld. No order.
Nine to Noon. Item about review of Domestic Violence Act 1995. Balance. Not upheld.
Desperate Housewives promo. Showed couples kissing and sexual themes. Children’s interests. Upheld. No order.
Californication. Sex scene. Good taste and decency, upheld. No order.
Close Up. Allegations that Gisborne soccer player was racist and a wife-beater. Balance, not upheld. Fairness, accuracy, upheld. Orders (broadcast of statement, $2,500 costs to complainant, $2,500 costs to Crown).
Inside New Zealand: “What’s Really in our Food”. Documentary about safety of food additives. Balance, fairness, not upheld. Accuracy, upheld. No order.
Pacific Coast FM interview discussing local politics in Whitianga. Fairness, balance, upheld. Accuracy, declined to determine. Good taste and decency, social responsibility, not upheld. Order (broadcast of statement, $900 costs to complainants).
3 News, Nightline and Campbell Live. Series of items about David Benson-Pope seeking re-election. Accuracy, fairness, balance, good taste and decency. Not upheld.