Shortland Street. Episode depicted the attempted murder of one character by another. Children's interests, violence, law and order. Not upheld.
The Ricki Lake Show. Programme showed a group of partly clad men parading in a "Hottest Hunk Calendar Search" in front of a predominantly female studio audience. Complaint that it was a demeaning and intentionally sexist contest. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Rubber Gloves or Green Fingers. At the conclusion of the documentary, presenter chaired a studio discussion about the issues it had raised. Complainant (who took part in the discussion) complained that it was unbalanced, that the benefits of organic farming had been expounded by denigrating traditional farming methods. Not upheld (balance).
The Week in Parliament. The programme carried actuality of the Treasurer's (Hon Winston Peters) attack on the Alliance, and included the response from Labour MP Michael Cullen. The Alliance, it was reported, had joined in the attack. Not upheld (balance).
Telecast of rugby test. Complaint about obscenities in players' language and gestures. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, responsible programming, children's interests).
3 National News. Item about the11th Spring Carnival at the Remarkables Skifield showed some shots of a woman skiing topless on a skifield. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming, children's interests).
Roger Hall's play "C'mon Black". Obscenity used. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
One Network News. Complaint that item was unbalanced as it did not include any comment from the spokespeople of the other parties in the MMP Parliament. Declined to determine (balance).
20/20: "Free to Kill". Item dealt with the murder of a young woman by a man who had been released on bail after being charged with the earlier kidnapping and rape of another young woman. Complaint about item referring without warning at that time in the evening to graphic, repeated and gratuitous details of crimes. Not upheld: majority (responsible programming, violence).
Millennium. Complaint about violence and portrayal of female sex workers, gay men, and people with HIV. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, responsible programming, violence).