Guidance and Protection: What New Zealanders want from the classification system for films and games Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 This qualitative study presents the views of 23 participants who told us their thoughts on the current classification system, how they use it in making decisions…
Understanding the Classification System: New Zealanders' views (2011) Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 More than ever before, New Zealanders love watching films, playing games, and making use of the growing variety of other forms of entertainment media. This report…
Young People's Use of Entertainment Mediums (2010) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 In 2006, the Classification Office undertook research to gain a snapshot of how young people in New Zealand were using the entertainment mediums they had access…
Parents and Gaming Literacy Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 The Office of Film and Literature Classification commissioned University of Waikato researcher Dr Gareth Schott to investigate the degree of parents' gaming literacy, and any connections…
A Review of Research on Sexual Violence in Audio-Visual Media Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 The Classification Office commissioned researchers from Victoria University to conduct a literature review focusing on research conducted in the 1990s or later. The review grouped together…
Viewing Violence: Audience Perceptions of Violent Content in Audio-Visual Entertainment Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 This qualitative research explores audience perceptions of violence in audio-visual entertainment. The conception and planning of the study was informed by several significant earlier studies, including UK…
Public Perceptions of Highly Offensive Language Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 In 2005 the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 was amended to empower the Office of Film and Literature Classification to restrict, but not ban,…
Public Understanding of Censorship (2007) Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 The New Zealand censorship system's primary objective is to prevent injury to the 'public good'. Therefore it is important to ascertain the degree to which the…
Young People's Use of Entertainment Mediums (2006) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 The Classification Office and UMR Research investigated the use of entertainment mediums by persons aged 16-18 years. The 460 respondents to the survey had attended the…
The Viewing Habits of Users of Sexually Explicit Movies: a Hawke's Bay sample Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 In this study, the Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Crime and Justice Research Centre of Victoria University of Wellington examined the viewing habits…
