1. The Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC) conference is on in Bangkok with New Zealand in attendance. The report is about its establishment and its changing nature with discussion by delegate Norman Shelton, MP , and William Hall, Asian Studies Centre, Victoria University, -- 2. A BBC interview with King Hussain of Jordan who talks about the Arab / Israeli war and the mistakes the Arabs have made there. Interviewers are: John Thompson of the Observer and Michael Adams, a Middle East Specialist. -- 3. New Zealand is raising a new euro-dollar loan. This is discussed by Barry Shaw, Economist, Victoria University.

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
  • Wednesday 5 July 1967
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 19:32
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. The Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC) conference is on in Bangkok with New Zealand in attendance. The report is about its establishment and its changing nature with discussion by delegate Norman Shelton, MP , and William Hall, Asian Studies Centre, Victoria University, -- 2. A BBC interview with King Hussain of Jordan who talks about the Arab / Israeli war and the mistakes the Arabs have made there. Interviewers are: John Thompson of the Observer and Michael Adams, a Middle East Specialist. -- 3. New Zealand is raising a new euro-dollar loan. This is discussed by Barry Shaw, Economist, Victoria University.
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
  • Alister Taylor NZBC (Interviewer)
  • Norman Shelton MP (Speaker)
  • William Hall (Commentator)
  • King Hussain (Speaker)
  • John Thompson (Interviewer)
  • Michael Adams (Interviewer)
  • Paul Cheesewright NZBC (Interviewer)
  • Barry Shaw (Interviewee)
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