DB Sport. Complaint about thirty incidents of liquor promotion during an hour programme. Upheld (liquor). No order.
Heartland: Glenorchy. Complaint about male genitalia being electronically obscured. Not upheld (good taste and decency, law and order, accuracy, fairness, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming, children's interests).
The Legend of Prince Valiant. Episode in animated series involved the attempted assassination of King Arthur. Not upheld: majority (violence).
One World of Sport. Complaint about two promotions for Dominion Breweries. Upheld (liquor). No order.
Mana Maori News. Report that Maori elder who offered a greeting in Maori at a CCA meeting was told to speak in English or to sit down. Upheld (fairness, R5; balance, R9, s 4 (1) d): action taken insufficient. Not upheld (accuracy or any other aspects of the complaint). Order (broadcast of summary of decision).
Radio Pacific morning programme. A list of people – excluding their names – who had been charged with serious crimes and were now receiving psychiatric treatment was read out. Upheld: majority (accuracy): action taken insufficient. Not upheld (privacy, fairness). No order (but recommendation that the broadcaster make the apology it had already proposed).
PrimeTime news. Fishing Inspector shown speaking to complainant about gathering seafood for marae function. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (privacy). No order.
One Network News. Item reported apparent breakthrough in the tests used to detect foetal abnormalities. Incidental comments about abortion. Not upheld (balance).
Frontline. Item on asset testing the elderly included critical comment about superannuitants. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).
Hard Copy. Segment showed two people being shot dead during armed robbery of a store. Upheld (violence). No order.