Significant decisions
The Classification Office provides detailed information about classification decisions we've made.
Significant classification decisions
Classification decisions outline how the classification criteria were applied to publications. To request further information about a decision we've made, you can contact our Information Unit.
The Kashmir Files
The Kashmir Files is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film about the exodus of Hindu people during the Kashmir Insurgency in 1990.
Halle synagogue attack
The Classification Office banned a number of publications related to the October 2019 terrorist attacks in Halle, Germany.
Christchurch mosque attack
The Classification Office was involved in the response to the Christchurch terrorist attack in March 2019, and we continue to work on countering violent extremism.
13 Reasons Why
Graphic depictions of suicide and rape in the popular Netflix series led to the creation of a new classification rating (RP18).
Into the River
Into the River is a young adult novel by New Zealand author Ted Dawe. The story follows main character Te Arepa Santos, a boy from a fictional village on the East Coast of the North Island.