Morning Report. Complaint that in interview with corrrespondent he was described as the correspondent from Jerusalem who reported on matters in Israel, implying that Jerusalem was part of Israel. Accusation that RNZ was broadcasting a deliberate error. Not upheld (accuracy).
Radio Pacific interviews. Author interviewed advanced the thesis that counselling can assist homosexuals change their sexual orientation. Complaint that the programmes were unbalanced, breached the privacy of the callers and denigrated gay people. Not upheld (privacy, balance, responsible programming, discrimination and denigration).
Basic Instinct. Complaint about scene in film where therapist was raped and about opening scene where a man was murdered with an icepick. Decision deferred (good taste and decency): Authority to issue its report of the Review of the Pay Code.
Ireland Calling. Radio programme included an interview with the producer of a television documentary about Irish immigrant families living in New Zealand. One of the immigrants featured in the documentary complained about comments made about him during the talkback programme. Not upheld (fairness): action taken sufficient.
One Network News. Item reported the British Prime Minister's trip to Israel but showed the Yad Veshem Memorial in Jerusalem. Not upheld (accuracy).
Cricket commentary on a game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Allegedly derogatory remark by yachtsman repeated. Not upheld (good taste and decency, fairness).
America Ninja 3: Blood Hunt. Film contained martial arts type kick-boxing. Not upheld (violence)
20/20: "Satanic Panic". Item reported the story of four women who worked in a child-care centre and who had been accused but later cleared of child abuse; it also reported that a man at the centre had been convicted and imprisoned for that behaviour. Complaint that linking Satanism with child abuse encouraged discrimination against Satanists. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
3 National News. News item on what was described as the growing housing crisis in New Zealand. Upheld: majority (balance, fairness). No order.
Holmes. Item discussed a 10-year-old girl's anxieties about the activities of a neighbourhood gang and included comments from some gang members, including the 11-year-old son of the complainants. Not upheld (privacy).