Fraser. Discussion arising from research which showed that girls performed better academically at school than boys. Not upheld (balance, discrimination and denigration).
All Decisions
Fraser. Programme considered questions of what harm (if any) cannabis does and if its use should be a criminal offence. Not upheld (balance, accuracy).
Insight. Programme dealt with the negotiation process and the settlement of claims made under the Treaty of Waitang. Not upheld (balance).
60 Minutes. Item examined case of a social worker convicted of child abuse offences whose name had been suppressed, but whose past behaviour had worried some of his fellow social workers who had drawn their concerns to the attention of the supervisory staff. Attempt to interview (with cameras rolling) the complainant who was Chief Social Worker for the Auckland Hospital Board at the time. Not upheld (privacy).
60 Minutes. Employment of social worker. Declined to accept the referral (time-barred).
Holmes. Interview with a patient who had been allowed to leave Taumarunui Hospital, apparently without the hospital authorities realising the severity of his injuries. And follow-up item the next night. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (balance). No order.
Complaint that children's cartoons contained violence and inappropriate language.
Upheld (children's interests: King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Swat Cats, Captain N; violence: Swat Cats, King Arthur and the Knights of Justice). Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
One Network News, PrimeTime. News items covered issues concerning by-election campaign in the month prior to the by-election. Upheld (accuracy, three aspects). Declined to determine (accuracy: two aspects). Not upheld (fairness). No order.
One Network News, PrimeTime. Report on Labour Party's response to the result of a by-election. Upheld (accuracy, three aspects). Declined to determine (accuracy: one aspect). No order.
Melrose Place. Portrayal of two women catching and threatening a Peeping Tom with a knife. Upheld (violence). No order.