1. Lance Adams-Schneider, Acting Minister of Customs and Tariffs, is interviewed on changes to import duties. -- 2. The South East Asia Treaty Organisation's (SEATO) military advisor's conference opened in Wellington today with the Minister of Defence, David Thompson, saying the area was facing a challenging situation. -- 3. The British journalist Felix Green, who arrived in Wellington today to attend the Peace Power and Politics in Asia Conference, the alternative to SEATO, is interviewed on the changes to the attitude to Vietnam in the US. (ends abruptly).

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
  • March 1968
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 16
Duration
  • 06:05
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. Lance Adams-Schneider, Acting Minister of Customs and Tariffs, is interviewed on changes to import duties. -- 2. The South East Asia Treaty Organisation's (SEATO) military advisor's conference opened in Wellington today with the Minister of Defence, David Thompson, saying the area was facing a challenging situation. -- 3. The British journalist Felix Green, who arrived in Wellington today to attend the Peace Power and Politics in Asia Conference, the alternative to SEATO, is interviewed on the changes to the attitude to Vietnam in the US. (ends abruptly).
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
Contributors
  • Lance Adams-Schneider (Interviewee)
  • David Thompson MP (Speaker)
  • Fred Cockram NZBC (Interviewer)
  • Felix Green (Interviewee)
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