Objectionable publications
Objectionable publications are prohibited imports and will be seized.
Publications imported into New Zealand are subject to the provisions of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. The definition of publication includes, but is not limited to films, videos, computer games, DVDs, CD-ROMs, books, posters, music recordings, magazines, photographs, paintings, t-shirts and computer files.
A publication is objectionable if it describes, depicts, expresses, or otherwise deals with matters such as sex, horror, crime, cruelty, or violence in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good.