TV One News. Item included photographs and names of four people who had been at the Furneaux jetty when two young people went missing in the Marlborough Sounds; the photographs had been released by the Police in conjunction with an investigation. The Police complained that naming the people breached their privacy, because there was a specific request in the accompanying press release that they not be identified by name, and that by being named the four people had not been treated justly and fairly. Not upheld (privacy, fairness).
Pulp Comedy. Broadcast beginning at 10.20pm contained exually explicit, blasphemous and arguably bad taste jokes from a number of comedians. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County. Programme purported to show, in documentary fashion, the abduction by extraterrestrial aliens of an American family, recorded on a home video. Upheld (deceptive programme practice). No order.
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).