Week 8 - Thursday - Classification in NZ

 Classification / Regulation

 

Links for Research

 

https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/find-ratings/new-zealands-classification-labels/

 

https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz

 

https://www.dia.govt.nz/Censorship-Film-and-Video-Classification

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Film_and_Literature_Classification

 

 

Questions for Discussion

 

1.     Who classifies media content in NZ?

 

2.     What issues do the classification board have to consider?

 

3.     What legislation are the board bound by?

 

 

 

4.     What is the process? 

 

5.     What classifications do we have in NZ? 

 

6.     Case Studies:

 

Using ’13 Reasons Why’, ‘The Passion’, ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Deadpool’ as case studies, discuss the controversies surrounding classifications in different countries and what NZ rated these in the end.