ASA - Advertising Standards Authority

February 2022

The following decisions have been released to the ASA website:

Complaint 22/001 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/002 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Radio, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/003 CGO Uncensored Limited, Girls Get Off, Billboard, Settled
Complaint 22/005 AF Drinks, Website, Settled
Complaint 22/006 Lion, Speights Summit Zero, Out of Home, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/008 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Unite Against COVID-19, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/009 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Unite Against COVID-19, Radio, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/010 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Unite Against COVID-19, Radio, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/011 New Zealand Blood Service, NZBlood, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/012 Tourism New Zealand, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/013 Ministry of Health, Unite Against COVID-19, Digital Marketing, Pamphlet, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/014 Foodstuffs NZ, Pak ‘n’ Save, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/016 Coca-Cola Oceania, Fanta, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/017 Turners Group NZ Ltd, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/019 World Animal Protection, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/023 Save My Bacon, Radio, Settled
Complaint 22/025 Powershop, Television, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/032 Shincheonji NZ, Billboard, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/034 Restaurant Brands NZ Ltd, KFC, Radio, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/037 Kings Plant Barn, Radio, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/043 Voices for Freedom, Billboard, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/045 Voices for Freedom, Billboard, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/046 Voices for Freedom, Billboard, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 22/047 Voices for Freedom, Billboard, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 21/402 1Law4All, Booklet, Upheld
Complaint 21/509 The Freedom & Rights Coalition New Zealand, Digital Marketing, Upheld
Complaint 21/539 Voices for Freedom, Unaddressed Mail, Upheld
Complaint 21/540 Voices for Freedom, Unaddressed Mail, Upheld
Complaint 21/550 Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Print, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 21/551 Audi New Zealand, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/554 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/555 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/556 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/557 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/558 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/559 Radiant Health Centre, Digital Marketing, Settled
Complaint 21/564 Ministry of Health, Unite Against COVID-19, Website, Settled
Complaint 21/566 Miles Toyota, Facebook, Settled
Complaint 21/567 McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ) Ltd, Television On Demand, No Grounds to Proceed
Complaint 21/569 Vitality NZ, Facebook, Settled

Radiant Health Centre amends wording following complaints

A holistic health clinic in Wellington has removed wording on its website following complaints about misleading therapeutic claims.

The six complaints about Radiant Health Centre’s wording on its website, were concerned the centre was making unsubstantiated therapeutic claims which could be misleading.

Before complaints go to the Advertising Standards Complaints Board, advertisers have the option of amending or removing their advertising. Radiant Health Centre removed the wording after learning of the complaints.

Complaints Board Chair Raewyn Anderson ruled that given the self-regulatory action by the advertiser there was no further purpose in taking the matter to the Complaints Board. The matter was ruled as settled.