The BSA fielded a complaint that by sticking her head out the window in the video for Green Light, Lorde was encouraging reckless driving.

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has fielded a complaint that Lorde's Green Light video encourages reckless driving.

The complainant was concerned the video's shots of Lorde leaning out a moving car's window and dancing on the car roof could encourage others to ape the behaviour.

He complained that the video - which he saw parts of during a segment on 1 News in March - breached the Free-to-air TV Code's law and order standard.

LordeVEVO The video for Green Light features Lorde dancing on top of a car.

The BSA did not uphold his complaint.

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In its decision, the BSA said viewers would have understood the singer's actions to have taken place in the "fantasy" realm of the music video, and that Lorde wasn't actively encouraging anyone to break the law.

"Lorde's actions during this music video – leaning out of a car window and dancing on the roof of the car – were symbolic of the song's themes of freedom and escape," the BSA said.

"The singer did not actively encourage viewers to imitate her, and in our view, her actions did not amount to direct incitement to break the law, nor did they encourage or condone criminal activity."

Earlier this year, Lorde admitted she didn't have a driver's licence.

In another more serious and more recent decision, the BSA upheld a complaint against Radio New Zealand's John Campbell-hosted Checkpoint programme.

The complaint related to audio used in the programme's item on the Dome Valley kidnapping case.

Checkpoint used audio of both its reporter and the case's victim (while giving evidence in court) describing in graphic detail the injuries dealt to her.

The complainant submitted that the item violated the Radio Code of Broadcasting Practice's good taste and decency, children's interests, violence and law and order standards.

The BSA concluded the item should have been prefaced with a warning to listeners that graphic content was about to follow. It didn't uphold the law and order complaint, but did uphold all other violations.

"The level of graphic detail clearly triggered the violence standard and required the exercise of care and discretion by the broadcaster in the presentation of the item", the BSA said.

No orders were made.