Top Half
From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1Aotea Centre The Auckland City Council has decided to go ahead with building the Aotea Centre, but the Architect's Association is disappointed that it is going ahead without taking notice of their submissions.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 02 : 51
- Duration 02 : 22
Reporters
- Alison Carter (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Strevens (Deputy Mayor, Auckland City Council)
- Chris Johns (Spokesman, Auckland Architectural Association)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Mid City Complex Opening The Mid City Cinema Complex in Queen St had a grand opening last night. It is on the site of the demolished Royal Albert Hotel.
- Start 00 : 02 : 51
- Finish 00 : 05 : 53
- Duration 03 : 02
Reporters
- John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Sinclair (Architect)
- Ray Bullen (Technical Manager)
- Seph Glew (Property Manager, Chase Corporation)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- The New Zealand film "Other Halves" was the opening night feature.
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3"Peasants and Deadbeats" Auckland city retailers are demanding an apology from Councillor Trevor Rogers for calling them "peasants and deadbeats"
- Start 00 : 05 : 53
- Finish 00 : 06 : 22
- Duration 00 : 29
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4British Police Help Rotorua detectives have asked British experts for help in their search for the killer of a Turangi Service station attendant, Rodney Tahu, on 16 August 1979.
- Start 00 : 06 : 22
- Finish 00 : 06 : 46
- Duration 00 : 24
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Swimming Pool Cover A Katikati man, Gordon Clark, has invented a swimming pool cover to prevent children drowning. It can also make the pool different depths. He has patented it.
- Start 00 : 06 : 46
- Finish 00 : 08 : 48
- Duration 02 : 02
Reporters
- Alison Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Liz Lysaght (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Gordon Clark (Inventor)
Locations
- Katikati, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Manukau City Sculpture A new sculpture by Marte Szirmay has been unveiled in front of the Bexley Developments Ltd building.
- Start 00 : 08 : 48
- Finish 00 : 10 : 15
- Duration 01 : 27
Reporters
- Roger Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Marte Szirmay (Sculptor)
Locations
- Manukau City, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Police Five 1. North Shore Foodtown robbery success from the showing of two $10 bills with writing on them on this programme last week. -- 2. Dutchman who purchased a bed from a Mt Eden garage sale asked to contact the police. -- 3. Post office $5,000 reward related to the Housepark robbery. -- 4. Crime prevention award for Whakatane pupils. -- 5 Hamilton police dog Kas gets an award. -- 6 Police Five Deputy.
- Start 00 : 10 : 15
- Finish 00 : 15 : 05
- Duration 04 : 50
Reporters
- Keith Bracey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Liz Lysaght (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Detective Sergeant Steve Rutherford (New Zealand Police)
Locations
- Whakatane, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8Dog Devotion Final 1830 News story. Six weeks ago Frank Mattingley was dying in hospital. His dog Tipper visited him in hospital and began to howl which bought Frank out of his coma.
- Start 00 : 17 : 40
- Finish 00 : 19 : 01
- Duration 01 : 21
Reporters
- Bruce Parker (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Frank Mattingley (owner of Tipper)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Top Half
Date Broadcast
- Friday 14 December 1984
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
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
Hosts
- John Hawkesby (Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- Keith Bracey (Host, Police Five)
- Sue Scott (Weather Presenter)
- Tom Bradley (News Reader)
Reporters
- Alison Carter (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Alison Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bruce Parker (Reporter, BBC)
- John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Keith Bracey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Liz Lysaght (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Roger Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Chris Johns (Spokesman, Auckland Architectural Association)
- Detective Sergeant Steve Rutherford (New Zealand Police)
- Frank Mattingley (owner of Tipper)
- Gordon Clark (Inventor)
- John Sinclair (Architect)
- John Strevens (Deputy Mayor, Auckland City Council)
- Marte Szirmay (Sculptor)
- Ray Bullen (Technical Manager)
- Seph Glew (Property Manager, Chase Corporation)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Katikati, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Manukau City, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Whakatane, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)