TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1A Police officer's house and a Traffic Officer;s car were firebombed in Kawerau last night following an incident at the Kawerau Hotel.
- Start 00 : 00 : 23
- Finish 00 : 02 : 00
- Duration 01 : 37
Reporters
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Constable Garth Stockley (Kawerau Officer, New Zealand Police)
Locations
- Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The Railways have suspended all Cook Strait ferry sailings indefinitely because of industrial problems at Picton.
- Start 00 : 02 : 00
- Finish 00 : 02 : 21
- Duration 00 : 21
Locations
- Picton, New Zealand (Marlborough)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3The North Island Main Trunk Line (NIMT) has been blocked all day by a goods train derailment just north of Feilding.
- Start 00 : 02 : 21
- Finish 00 : 03 : 45
- Duration 01 : 24
Reporters
- Arne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Feilding, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Balance of payments figures just released by the Reserve Bank show that the revenue from imports is not keeping pace with the cost of exports.
- Start 00 : 03 : 45
- Finish 00 : 04 : 52
- Duration 01 : 07
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon says New Zealand Party leader Bob Jones is wrong when he says that New Zealanders owe about $13 billion in overseas debt.
- Start 00 : 04 : 52
- Finish 00 : 06 : 35
- Duration 01 : 43
Reporters
- John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Robert Muldoon (Prime Minister, National Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Labour leader David Lange met the United States Ambassador in Wellington today, assuring him that a Labour Government would not boycott the ANZUS defence talks the week after the election.
- Start 00 : 06 : 35
- Finish 00 : 06 : 51
- Duration 00 : 16
Locations
- New Zealand
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7New Zealand Party leader Bob Jones says a lot of "sanctimonious claptrap" about Maori culture, and that the Maori language should be a hobby rather than part of the New Zealand education curriculum.
- Start 00 : 06 : 51
- Finish 00 : 08 : 04
- Duration 01 : 13
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Jones (Leader, New Zealand Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8London Police are questioning three men found drugged in a crate which was marked as 'diplomatic baggage' at Stansted Airport. One of the men has been identified as the former Transport Minister in Nigeria's ousted civilian government Umaru Dikko.
- Start 00 : 08 : 04
- Finish 00 : 09 : 55
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Gary Lloyd (Reporter)
Contributors
- Umaru Dikko (Former Nigerian Transport Minister)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
- Nigeria
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9The Sikh hijackers of an Indian plane in Lahore have begun to free some of their hostages.
- Start 00 : 09 : 55
- Finish 00 : 10 : 30
- Duration 00 : 35
Locations
- Lahore, Pakistan (Punjab)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10A supertanker is continuing its journey through the Persian Gulf with two unexploded bombs on board.
- Start 00 : 10 : 30
- Finish 00 : 10 : 57
- Duration 00 : 27
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11The most premature baby ever to survive has left a British hospital after five months in intensive care.
- Start 00 : 10 : 57
- Finish 00 : 12 : 26
- Duration 01 : 29
Reporters
- Gerald Haycock (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Roger Greenwell (Thomas' Father)
- Helen Greenwell (Thomas' Mother)
Locations
- United Kingdom
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12The runway extension at Christchurch Airport opened today, and the Airport Committee has revealed ambitios plans to lure more international tourist flights to Christchurch.
- Start 00 : 12 : 26
- Finish 00 : 14 : 12
- Duration 01 : 46
Reporters
- Christine Negus (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Robert Muldoon (Prime Minister, National Party)
- Dr Morgan Fahey (Chair, Airport Committee)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Item incomplete.
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13Campaign Report Since 1919, at every general election, there has also been a nationwide vote on the sale of liquor. However, it has not always been easy for voters to understand.
- Start 00 : 19 : 09
- Finish 00 : 22 : 36
- Duration 03 : 27
Reporters
- Ian Anthony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Tom Quayle (Spokesman, New Zealand Temperance Alliance)
- Irvine Yardley (Spokesperson, Liquor Advisory Council)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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14Campaign Report The leaders of the four main political parties offer their assessment of the election campaign thus far.
- Start 00 : 22 : 36
- Finish 00 : 25 : 25
- Duration 02 : 49
Speakers
- Sir Robert Muldoon (Prime Minister, National Party)
- Bob Jones (Leader, New Zealand Party)
- Bruce Beetham (Leader, Social Credit Party)
- David Lange (Opposition Leader, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Item incomplete.
Primary Title
- TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
- Monday 9 July 1984
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
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
- News
Hosts
- Philip Sherry (Presenter)
- Brett Dumbleton (Presenter)
Reporters
- Arne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Christine Negus (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Gary Lloyd (Reporter)
- Gerald Haycock (Reporter, BBC)
- Ian Anthony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Jones (Leader, New Zealand Party)
- Bruce Beetham (Leader, Social Credit Party)
- Constable Garth Stockley (Kawerau Officer, New Zealand Police)
- David Lange (Opposition Leader, Labour Party)
- Dr Morgan Fahey (Chair, Airport Committee)
- Helen Greenwell (Thomas' Mother)
- Irvine Yardley (Spokesperson, Liquor Advisory Council)
- Roger Greenwell (Thomas' Father)
- Sir Robert Muldoon (Prime Minister, National Party)
- Tom Quayle (Spokesman, New Zealand Temperance Alliance)
Locations
- Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Picton, New Zealand (Marlborough)
- Feilding, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
- New Zealand
- United States
- London, United Kingdom (England)
- Nigeria
- Lahore, Pakistan (Punjab)
- United Kingdom
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Contributors
- Umaru Dikko (Former Nigerian Transport Minister)