1. Bill Rowing interviewed on Labour's economic policy by Wolfgang Rosenberg, -- 2. The growth of eavesdropping devices has sparked the discussion about individual freedoms and the right of privacy and civil liberties. Interview with Dr Donald Patterson, Council Member, International Commission of Jurists.-- 3. In a massive airlift about 2,000 Kenyan Asians are leaving Nairobi every day for London trying to beat the restrictions of the new UK Commonwealth Immigration Bill. Ivan Yates, The Observer, commentates in a BBC report.

Evening news and current affairs covering national and international news stories from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). First broadcast in April 1967, Checkpoint is the longest-running news broadcast on radio or television in New Zealand.

Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • 1968
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 24
Duration
  • 14:06
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • Evening news and current affairs covering national and international news stories from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). First broadcast in April 1967, Checkpoint is the longest-running news broadcast on radio or television in New Zealand.
Episode Description
  • 1. Bill Rowing interviewed on Labour's economic policy by Wolfgang Rosenberg, -- 2. The growth of eavesdropping devices has sparked the discussion about individual freedoms and the right of privacy and civil liberties. Interview with Dr Donald Patterson, Council Member, International Commission of Jurists.-- 3. In a massive airlift about 2,000 Kenyan Asians are leaving Nairobi every day for London trying to beat the restrictions of the new UK Commonwealth Immigration Bill. Ivan Yates, The Observer, commentates in a BBC report.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Hosts
  • Michael Hirschfeld, NZBC (Host)
Contributors
  • Wolfgang Rosenberg (Interviewer)
  • Bill Rowling, MP (Interviewee)
  • Dr Donald Paterson (Commentator)
  • Ivan Yates (Commentator)
  • Robert Boyd-Bell (Producer)
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