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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 82

National Roads Board—Declaring State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

It is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 15 August 1979, and pursuant to section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby declares that part of State Highway No. 1, Invercargill to Colyer Road section, from the northern boundary of Section 44, Campbelltown Hundred (C.T. 6A/181), and extending southwards for 70 metres across the frontage of the said section 44, as more particularly shown on sheet 1 of plan L.A. 73/35/44/1, and accompanying Schedule held in the office of the Resident Engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Invercargill, and there available for public inspection, to be a limited access road.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 1979.

F. J. TOURELL, Secretary.

(72/1/18/5)

National Roads Board: Notice Partially Revoking Declaration of State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

REFERRING to State Highway No. 1, Postmans Road to junction State Highway No. 18, as more particularly shown on sheets 1 and 2 of plan L.A. 10/24/1 and accompanying Schedule held in the office of the Resident Engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Auckland North, and there available for public inspection, it is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 15 August 1979, and pursuant to subsection 5 of section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby revokes its resolution dated 14 September 1977* made pursuant to the said section 4, insofar as it affects that part of the limited access road declaration for half its width on the western side commencing at the southern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 49068 (C.T. 1960/68), where it meets the road reserve and extending northwards for 40 metres.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 1979.

F. J. TOURELL, Secretary.

*New Zealand Gazette, No. 99, 22 September 1977, p. 2552

(72/1/24/5)

National Roads Board: Notice Partially Revoking Declaration of State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

REFERRING to State Highway No. 3, Kihikihi to Te Kawa, as more particularly shown on Sheets 1 to 7 of plan M.O.W. 35833 and accompanying Schedule held in the office of the Resident Engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Hamilton, and there available for public inspection, it is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 15 August 1979, and pursuant to subsection 5 of section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby revokes its resolution dated 20 February 1974* made pursuant to the said section 4, insofar as it affects that part of the limited access road declaration for half its width on the eastern side commencing 50 metres south of the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 7799 (C.T. 1C/157), and extending southwards for 50 metres.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 1979.

F. J. TOURELL, Secretary.

*New Zealand Gazette, No. 24, 14 March 1974, p. 477

(72/3/2B/5)

National Roads Board: Notice Partially Revoking Declaration of State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

REFERRING to State Highway No. 99, Lorne Corner to Orati Road, as more particularly shown on sheets 1 to 3 of plan M.O.W. 17074 and accompanying Schedule held in the office of the Resident Engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Invercargill, and there available for public inspection, it is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 15 August 1979, and pursuant to subsection 5 of section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby revokes its resolution dated 28 April 1971* made pursuant to the said

section 4, insofar as it affects that part of the limited access road declaration for half its width on the southern side commencing 180 metres east of the western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 6295 (C.T. A1/976), and extending westwards for 60 metres.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 1979.

F. J. TOURELL, Secretary.

*New Zealand Gazette, No. 37, 20 May 1971, p. 964

(72/99/18/5)

Decision No. 4/79

Decision of the Broadcasting Tribunal

In the matter of the Broadcasting Act 1976, and in the matter of a complaint under section 67 (1) by the SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY STANDARDS (INC.):

WARRANT HOLDER: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND—in respect of Television Two:

BEFORE THE BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL

Members: B. H. Slane (Chairman), Lionel R. Sceats, Janet C. Somerville.

Co-opted Members: Mary A. Ronnie, Lindsay R. Shelton.

Date of Hearing: 29 March 1979.

DECISION

The Complaint

The complaint concerned a Television Two Access programme broadcast at 1 p.m., on Sunday, 8 October 1978. The programme consisted of a studio discussion with members of nudists societies advocating the allocation of public beaches for use by nudists. The purpose of access programmes is to provide an opportunity for groups to present their viewpoint in their own way. The programme lasted about half an hour and half the programme was devoted to the nudism topic.

During the discussion some film clips were shown to which exception was taken by the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards.

In its complaint to the Tribunal, the Society complained:

1. That the Corporation failed to maintain in the programme and its presentation, standards which are generally acceptable to the community.
2. That it failed to observe in the programme and its presentation standards of good taste and decency in breach of section 24 (1) (c) of the Broadcasting Act 1976.
3. It failed to have regard in the programme and its presentation to the maintenance of law and order in breach of section 24 (1) (f).
4. That the programme and its presentation was in breach of rules 1.1 (b), (c), and (f), and rule 5.1 (e) of the Programme Rules.

The Society consider the Corporation should have upheld the Society's complaint.

In the complaint to the Corporation the Society objected to “scenes of male and female full frontal nudity.” The Society had “never been so offended”. “Stark naked New Zealanders’ bodies in the living rooms of the nation early on a Sunday afternoon is a new and completely unnecessary downward trend,” the Society told the Corporation.

“About a quarter of the time was devoted to moving scenes of naked people sun bathing on public beaches, walking in and out of the sea, playing games in nudist camps, working in nudist camps, and walking along a bush road. Male and female genital areas were clearly seen.”

The Corporation was informed that unless the Society received an assurance that full frontal nudity of male and female Europeans on television is not to be permitted in future, it would have no alternative but to lodge a formal complaint about the programme with the police and a new downward precedent would have been established.

In its reply the Corporation stated:

1. Access is specifically designed for minority groups to present their views. This type of programme is a specific example of the Corporation’s efforts to fulfil its obligations under section 24 (1) (a) of the Broadcasting Act to provide…

(a) …a range of programmes which will cater in a balanced way for the varied interests of different sections of the community.