Current affairs show Seven Sharp was justified in screening images of a couple have sex in a Christchurch office, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has ruled.
Photographs of the couple were seen around the world in February after bar patrons across the road from the office took pictures of the pair having sex.
Seven Sharp re-broadcast the images "as part of a light-hearted segment" after they were "already in the public domain and did not disclose any private facts," the Authority said.
"By the time of the Seven Sharp broadcast, the images of the couple had already been widely shown by multiple media outlets."
However, the Authority did note broadcasters should take care when re-broadcasting material that may be distressing to individuals involved.
