The Naughty Bits - Violence, Drugs and the 'F' Word
- Documentary
- Arts/Culture
- NZ History
This episode of The Naughty Bits examines how violence, offensive language and drugs have been handled by Kiwi censors. Ranging across film, music, video games and more, writer/director José Barbosa looks at key cases of censorship in New Zealand, including the many comic books banned in the 1950s, and controversial movies Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, which was classified in Aotearoa two different ways) and Maniac (2013). Also touched on are banned songs, and two infamous legal cases involving offensive language — by Germaine Greer in one case, and Suburban Reptiles vocalist Clare Elliott in the other.

Article on Maniac being allowed to screen only at film festivals, Newshub, July 2013
Article on Ulysses being screened to segregated audiences, The Dominion Post, August 2015
Article on Germaine Greer's conviction for obscene language, The Age, August 2003
AudioCulture profile of band Suburban Reptiles
NZ History article on the Mazengarb Inquiry into juvenile delinquency










