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Classification labels for movies and games

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Classification labels for movies and games

This poster explains the meanings of different classifications. In New Zealand all films and restricted computer games must carry such classification labels. The poster was issued by the Film and Video Labelling Body, the Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Department of Internal Affairs.

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Office of Film & Literature Classification

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Peter Clayworth, Censorship – Censorship in the 2010s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/pdf/43896/classification-labels-for-movies-and-games (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 6 January 2014.