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).
All Decisions
Millennium. Complaint about violence and portrayal of female sex workers, gay men, and people with HIV. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration, responsible programming, violence).
Video of song "Smokin' Me Out" screened on Coca-Cola Video Hits. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One Network News. Item covered fire on Ponui Island, reporting that the locals were concerned at the length of time it took for the emergency services to respond, and at the behaviour of a man at the fire. Not upheld (privacy, fairness)
Fair Go. Item dealt with customer dissatisfaction with the service provided by a kitchen firm. Not upheld (fairness). Subsumed (accuracy, responsible programming).
Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Programme that was aimed at a teenage audience contained elements of horror and violence and was screened at 7.30pm. Not upheld (children's interests, violence).
Ed's Night Party. Included interview with porn star. Not upheld (good taste and decency).
Sunday. Item dealt with the appeal brought by the complainant to the Film and Literature Classification Review Board against a decision of the Office of Film and Literature Classification over indecent photographs. Presenter's comment about complainant. Not upheld (balance, fairness, discrimination and denigration).
Police Stop! Item dealt with illegal drag racing on the streets in and near Oamaru. Complaint that the use of the term "drag racing" in an item which showed "hoons . . . burning rubber and driving in circles", reflected adversely on the official sport of drag racing. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Beyond 2000, Next Step. Series repeated. Complaint that the material was out of date, and the absence, at the time of broadcast, of the date when the material was compiled. Declined to determine (accuracy): complaint referred to two series – rather than a programmes – one of which was no longer broadcast.