The Way We Were. Episode dealing with New Zealand’s involvement in overseas conflicts included the words, "the Brits let us down", referring to the fall of Singapore and Japan’s expansion into the Pacific during World War II. Not upheld (accuracy).
Access Radio: "Aspects of Israel". Item on the fate of money belonging to Holocaust victims but deposited in Swiss bank accounts during World War II. Not upheld (law and order, discrimination and denigration).
95bFM. Announcer broadcast himself leaving a sexually suggestive message on P’s answerphone; P was involved with a community standards lobby group which featured in news reports at the time. Upheld (privacy). Order ($750 costs to Crown, $250 compensation to P).
Assignment. Programme featured disputes between medical specialists and midwives about maternity care. It concentrated on a couple whose child had died, and their midwife. Upheld: majority (fairness). Not upheld (privacy). No order.
60 Minutes. Term 'moron' used to describe Mayor of Auckland and Deputy Mayor of Auckland for declining to contribute Auckland council funds to assist the annual Hero Parade. Not upheld (denigration and discrimination).
Checkpoint item reported on a rally was held in Wellington protesting against some of the government's policies. The speakers included Maxine Gay of the NZ Trade Union Federation. Comments from the speeches of the three other speakers were included in the item. Complaint that the omission of any reference to Ms Gay, and the omission of her significant contribution, breached the balance and accuracy standards. Not upheld (balance, accuracy).
"Talking for the Animals". Title of opinion piece from the director of the SPCA in Auckland, regularly broadcast on Radio Pacific. Topic addressed lifting of the embargo on the export of live lambs to the Middle East, for what was described as the "barbaric" Hajj Festival. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
60 Minutes. Item dealt with the issue of the use of animals in research, and the rise in the level of activism of animal rights protesters. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration). Not relevant (violence, editing).
Radio Pacific breakfast programme. Host's comments about dumping carcases at the Department's offices in Wanganui and at the home of the Conservator. Upheld (fairness, balance). Not upheld (law and order, accuracy). No order.
Channel Z. Announcer alleged a bomb scare in downtown Wellington, involving a grenade, could have been the work of Manu Caddie, Convenor of "Buy Nothing Day", a promotion set for the following day. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (privacy). No order.