One Network News. Complaint that the Occupied Territories, not Israel, was the correct description of the area referred to. Not upheld (accuracy).
All Decisions
Radio New Zealand news item. Complaint that item inaccurately described East Jerusalem and Gaza as part of Israel rather than as part of the occupied territories. Upheld in part (accuracy). No order.
Playboy Late Night/After Dark. Programme featured adult entertainment, including items about Playboy women. Upheld: majority (good taste and decency). Not upheld: majority (discrimination and denigration). No order.
Holmes. Series of items examined some aspects of the activities of the Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship. Upheld: majority (balance, fairness). Upheld: unanimously (one aspect about the accuracy of the final item broadcast on 2 April). Not upheld (all other aspects of the complaint). No order.
Mr Wroe's Virgins. Episode showed one of the virgins reluctantly submitting to sexual intercourse with Mr Wroe, an apocalyptic preacher who had founded the Christian Israelite Church. Not upheld (good taste and decency, privacy, discrimination and denigration).
Pirate FM. Announcer's comments about his legally separated wife. Not upheld (privacy).
Although broadcast did not breach privacy standard, the Authority wanted to address issue of a broadcaster using the airwaves for this sort of personal comment. It therefore prepared an Advisory Opinion for Pirate FM and another Advisory Opinion for all broadcasters on the privacy principles it would apply in the case of untruths. See 1994-A01 and 1994-A02.
National Radio news item. Allegation that mental health hospital records were being falsified to disguise the fact that patients were being dumped into the community. Upheld (balance). Not upheld (accuracy, fairness, responsible programming). No order.
Gifford and Balani talkback show. Hosts' strong views about roadworks and critical comments about city councillors. Upheld (fairness). Not upheld: majority (balance). Order (broadcast of summary of decision and apology).
Advisory Opinion to Pirate FM
Pirate FM broadcast comments by an announcer, the complainant's husband (who she said she was legally separated from), breaching the complainant's privacy.
Advisory Opinion to all broadcasters
Advisory Opinion setting out the privacy principles the Authority would apply in such circumstances.
Newstalk ZB morning session. Presenter's comment about Australian Prime Minister's promotion of republicanism. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).