Nine to Noon. Author was interviewed and discussed "her fast fire novels about sex and love and cellulite." Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Breakfast. The word "Poms" was used in reference to the English cricket team which was touring Australia. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Morning Report. Item consisted of an abbreviated headline which referred to an upcoming item; complaint that land mentioned was not in Israel, but was illegally occupied by Israel. Not upheld (accuracy: any ambiguity was resolved by the full item which was broadcast subsequently).
Newstalk ZB morning programme. In the context of a discussion about driving habits, the host described how that morning he was passed at speed by a car which then crossed all three lanes to exit from the motorway; he identified the car by its personalised license plate. The car's owner complained that this was an invasion of his privacy. Not upheld (privacy).
Who Dares Wins. A repeat broadcast of the programme, showing a Melbourne man who had responded to a dare to appear on stage with the male revue troupe Manpower. Not upheld (good taste and decency; programme classsification).
Nine to Noon. Segment featured review of a book entitled "Four to Score" and included an interview between the host and a female reviewer. During this interview, the host referred to a character in the book whose surname was "Kuntz". Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
Dharma and Greg. References to sexual activity. Upheld: majority (responsible programming, children's interests). Subsumed (good taste and decency). No order.
The Edge. A radio announcer, claiming he was doing a survey on STDs, telephoned a woman and asked a number of personal and intimate questions. The call was broadcast live. The woman who received the call had identified herself using her first name and employer’s name. Upheld (good taste and decency, fairness: action taken insufficient). Upheld (privacy). Orders ($1,000 compensation to complainant, $750 costs to complainant, $1,000 costs to Crown).
WCW Nitro. In a professional wrestling bout staged in front of a live audience, the wife of one wrestler was held and verbally abused while her husband was administered a hiding by several other wrestlers. Not upheld (violence: context)
Fair Go. Programme of light-hearted skits displaying some of the dangers for naïve first time house buyers. Complaint that each item was a satire in which the script questioned the integrity of real estate agents, and presented them as unscrupulous. Not upheld (fairness, discrimination and denigration).