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2007 Annual Report tabled in Parliament

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 2:23 pm | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The 2007 Annual Report of the Office of Film and Literature Classification was tabled in Parliament today. More >>

The Peaceful Pill Handbook banned

Monday, 11 June 2007, 10:06 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has classified the book The Peaceful Pill Handbook as objectionable, meaning that it is banned in New Zealand. More >>

Research on young people’s use of entertainment

Thursday, 14 December 2006, 10:54 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has released a research report showing that most teenagers surveyed made viewing and gaming choices appropriate to their age. It also found that many teenagers thought that they had been influenced by films ... More >>

2006 Annual Report tabled in Parliament

Friday, 10 November 2006, 10:50 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Chief Censor said 2006 was a year of expansion and meeting the challenges of new technology in the 2006 Annual Report of the Office of Film and Literature Classification tabled in Parliament yesterday. More >>

Out of the Blue classified R15

Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 11:24 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has classified the film Out of the Blue as R15 with the descriptive note ‘violence and content that may disturb’. Out of the Blue is a film about the massacre of 13 people in Aramoana by David Gray ... More >>

Bully game classified R13

Monday, 11 September 2006, 11:26 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has classified the console game Bully, recently re-named Canis Canem Edit, as R13 with the descriptive note ‘contains violence’. More >>

Reservoir Dogs Computer Game Banned

Friday, 7 July 2006, 12:02 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has classified the computer game Reservoir Dogs “objectionable”. The Classification Office made this decision because Reservoir Dogs tends to promote and support the infliction of extreme violence ... More >>

Otago University Students’ Magazine Critic Banned

Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 9:16 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has banned an issue of the Otago University student magazine Critic Te Arohi because it tends to promote sexual violence and criminal activity. More >>

Censor's Office Report Tabled

Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 5:12 pm | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Chief Censor has called for a review of the labelling and classification of computer games in the 2005 Annual Report of the Office of Film and Literature Classification tabled in Parliament today. More >>

Research on underage gamers released

Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 4:06 pm | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Department of Internal Affairs have released a research report showing that the majority of teenagers surveyed had played computer games that cannot legally be supplied to them.The report, Underage ... More >>

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas classified R18

Friday, 19 August 2005, 5:25 pm | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Office of Film and Literature Classification has classified the modified version of video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as R18 with the descriptive note ‘contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes’. More >>

Office to re-classify GTA: San Andreas

Monday, 25 July 2005, 12:44 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

Following recent reports that the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas contains hidden sex scenes, Chief Censor Bill Hastings has decided to call in the game for re-classification. More >>

Minister launches New Zealand Censorship Database

Friday, 10 December 2004, 9:49 am | Office of Film and Literature Classification

Last night the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon George Hawkins, launched the New Zealand Censorship Database (NZCD). Speaking at the launch, hosted by the Chief Censor Bill Hastings, Mr Hawkins noted that the database allows people to search for any ... More >>

Postal 2: Share the Pain banning

Monday, 29 November 2004, 2:54 pm | Office of Film and Literature Classification

The Classification Office has banned the PC game Postal 2: Share the Pain in a decision announced by the Chief Censor, Bill Hastings. It has been banned because the Office determined that its availability was “likely to be injurious to the public good.” ... More >>

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