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).
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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).
National Radio news. Item reported that those who escaped from a fire in Sweden included refugees from Macedonia. Complaint about the view that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could legitimately be called Macedonia. Declined to determine (accuracy, balance).
National Radio news. Item concerned an appeal against life imprisonment by one of Britain’s "Moors" murderers, Myra Hindley. Not upheld (good taste and decency, violence, causing alarm).
One Network News. Report that a yacht which had been grounded in a bay in the Far North had been looted, and that the abandoned boat had been stripped of its electronic gear, solar power unit and rigging. Complaint that the report was grossly exaggerated. Not upheld (accuracy, fairness).