Aussie League on 2. Broadcast of roundel containing Lion Red logo Liquor on a number of occasions. Complaint about saturation of liquor advertising. Upheld in part (liquor). No order.
Holmes. Item dealt with government health policy re prescription charges. Upheld (accuracy). Not upheld (fairness). No order.
Advertisement for Canterbury Draught beer. Complaint that it depicted immoderate consumption and linked alcohol with driving. Upheld in part (liquor). No order.
Crowe on Crowe. Shirt carried a Dominion Breweries logo. Not upheld (liquor).
TV One. Advertisement for stereo equipment. Complaint that ad used sexual appeal to sell an unrelated electronic product. Upheld (majority): discrimination and denigration (breach of standard 4 of the Code for the Portrayal of People in Advertising). Not upheld (good taste and decency). No order.
KCC FM. Host's comment accompanying a dedication request by two young girls who had the same uncommon name. Upheld (privacy). $750 compensation to the complainant.
2ZB talkback linked penis size with driving ability. Not upheld (good taste and decency, discrimination and denigration).
Valley Girls and Eye of the Needle promos. Promos broadcast in programme between 6.30pm and 7.30pm were for films to be broadcast at a later hour and showed respectively a murder scene and sexual behaviour. Upheld (children's interests, violence): Eye of the Needle promo. Not upheld (good taste and decency, responsible programming): Eye of the Needle promo. Not upheld (good taste and decency, children's interests, responsible programming, violence): Valley Girls promo. No order.
TV One's "Steinlager Finest Tries" competition. Complaint that item was a liquor advertisement. Not upheld (liquor): action taken sufficient.
Rugby League match promo. Complaint about wording ("A civil war") and some direct physical action. Not upheld (violence): action taken sufficient.