TV3 advertisement for a whiskey. Complaint about stereotyped masculine images. Not upheld (liquor).
Mr and Mr. Programme about lifestyle of some male homosexuals. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming)
AIDS: What do we tell our Children? Programme examined the characteristics and spread of AIDS. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
One Network News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
3 National News. Complaint about unequal coverage of women's sport versus men's. Declined to determine (accuracy, discrimination and denigration).
Frontline: "Toitu te Whenua". Item examined ownership and development of a block of Maori land. Upheld (balance, accuracy). Order (broadcast of statement).
48 Hours: AIDS in Orange County. Programme about impact of AIDS. Not upheld (balance, accuracy, responsible programming).
One Network News, Tonight. Item dealt with death of mother and included visuals of her funeral. Upheld (privacy). Upheld: majority (responsible programming). Subsumed (fairness, under privacy). Order ($2,500 costs to complainant)
Sex, Sex by Request. Ten-episode series and follow-up composite programme. Upheld: majority (good taste and decency, 2 items in Sex by Request). Not upheld (good taste and decency, items in Sex), Not upheld in Sex or Sex by Request (balance, accuracy, discrimination and denigration, responsible programming). No order.
DB Sport. The words "DB Draught" appeared on screen more than 20 times in a half hour programme. Upheld (liquor). No order.