BSA Decisions Ngā Whakatau a te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho

All BSA's decisions on complaints 1990-present
All Decisions
Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Canterbury Television Ltd - 1994-049

DB Sport. Complaint about thirty incidents of liquor promotion during an hour programme. Upheld (liquor). No order.

Lowe and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-051

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).

Evans and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-052

The Legend of Prince Valiant. Episode in animated series involved the attempted assassination of King Arthur. Not upheld: majority (violence).

Group Opposed to Advertising of Liquor and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-050

One World of Sport. Complaint about two promotions for Dominion Breweries. Upheld (liquor). No order.

Casino Control Authority and Radio New Zealand Ltd - 1994-042

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).

Earlly and Radio Pacific Ltd - 1994-043, 1994-044

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).

Brown and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-045, 1994-046

PrimeTime news. Fishing Inspector shown speaking to complainant about gathering seafood for marae function. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld (privacy). No order.

Roberts and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-038

One Network News. Item reported apparent breakthrough in the tests used to detect foetal abnormalities. Incidental comments about abortion. Not upheld (balance).

Morrill and Television New Zealand Ltd - 1994-039

Frontline. Item on asset testing the elderly included critical comment about superannuitants. Not upheld (discrimination and denigration).

Smits and TV3 Network Services Ltd - 1994-040

Hard Copy. Segment showed two people being shot dead during armed robbery of a store. Upheld (violence). No order.

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