20/20: "Hear No Evil – Speak No Evil". Item about father's incest with his five daughters. Also included interview with the offender's partly disguised former wife (the complainant), the mother of the victims, in which she denied she had been aware of her former husband's actions. Upheld (privacy). Order ($750 compensation to complainant).
All Decisions
Fair Go. Item discussed warranties for car repairs offered by the complainant and the experiences of two warranty holders. Upheld (aspects of balance and fairness). Upheld: majority (fairness, one aspect). No order.
One World of Sport: "Steinlager Finest Tries". Liquor promotion and advertising. Not upheld (liquor).
One Network News. 3 news items about New Zealand First. Upheld (fairness). No order.
One Network News. News item about the sentencing of some Mongrel Mob members who had committed rape. Identity of one of the victims revealed. Upheld (privacy). Order ($2,500 compensation to complainant).
Every Widow's Dream. Documentary showed member of the audience on stage at a nightclub during an all-male strip revue. Not upheld (privacy). Subsumed (fairness).
PrimeTime. News item about sex workers. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Holmes. Item about the victim of a drunken driver. Not upheld (law and order, balance, accuracy).
One Network News. News item about electoral reform. Not upheld (fairness): action taken sufficient.
20/20: "Blood Sugar and Tears". Item on diabetes. Complaint that item inaccurate and alarmist. Upheld (balance). Not upheld (accuracy, children's interests). No order.