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Tom Skinner, President of the New Zealand Federation, and Labour party activist, talks about his start in the union movement. He was respected as a conciliatory and accommodating political leader, and in the 1970s he was seen as the voice of unionism in New Zealand

Interviews with key New Zealanders and visitors to New Zealand.

Primary Title
  • Guest of Honour
Secondary Title
  • Tom Skinner
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 13 August 1972
Start Time
  • 18 : 10
Finish Time
  • 18 : 24
Duration
  • 13:59
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Programme Description
  • Interviews with key New Zealanders and visitors to New Zealand.
Episode Description
  • Tom Skinner, President of the New Zealand Federation, and Labour party activist, talks about his start in the union movement. He was respected as a conciliatory and accommodating political leader, and in the 1970s he was seen as the voice of unionism in New Zealand
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • Interview
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Hamish Keith (Host)
Contributors
  • Tom Skinner (Interviewee)