Morning Report. Interview with Auckland City Councillor about his participation in the decision by theAuckland City Council not to grant funds to the 1998 Hero Parade. Not upheld (balance).
Holmes. Item broadcast between 7.00 and 7:30pm dealt with the upcoming Hero Parade in Auckland and included brief excerpts, featuring two women, from the previous year's parade. Upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests).
One Network News. Complaint that TVNZ had failed to respond to a formal complaint that an item had been incorrect in using the term "peppercorn rentals" to describe the situation of farmers in Taranaki, and that the item was also unbalanced. Not upheld (accuracy, balance).
Great Escapes. Item featured the difficult mountain rescue of a man injured after a climbing accident on Mt Rolleston. Complaint by the man rescued that the use of file footage of the rescue, without his permission, was a breach of his privacy. Not upheld (privacy).
One Network News. Item reported on the National Museum's display of a controversial art work showing a statue of the Virgin Mary in a condom. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Fair Go. Programme discussed the problems three different clients had experienced with a house removal company. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness).
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One Network News. The ACT Party annual conference was the subject of items on One Network News and some items included a report on the increase in the world price of crude oil, and a discussion about the high price of groceries in Queenstown in view of the absence of a supermarket. Complaint that the items lacked balance and one lacked accuracy. Declined to determine (balance, accuracy).
20/20: "Burden of Proof". Item featured retrial of Auckland man, David Dougherty, his subsequent acquittal, and his claim to the Crown for compensation over his original conviction and imprisonment for rape. It also noted that the claim for compensation had been rejected. The complainant, the mother of the girl, complained to the broadcaster that the item did not have any input from the complainant's family, the police, or anyone representing the Minister of Justice or Cabinet, and that the evidence of the child's identification of Mr Dougherty as her assailant was "rehashed" to mean something else, and without the child's consent. Not upheld (fairness, balance)
Coromandel FM. Station reported that an outrigger canoe operator had accused complainant, a Council employee, of victimising him, and had hinted at her involvement in the sabotage of one of his canoes. It also reported that the police had no evidence of any involvement by Council employees in the sabotage. Complainant alleged a breach of her privacy; the District Council alleged inaccuracy and unfairness. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (privacy, accuracy). Order ($500 costs to Crown).
Great Train Journeys: "Aleppo to Aqaba". Programme included a map which showed Israel as including the Occupied Territories. Not upheld (accuracy, balance).