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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1New Year's Honours List Auckland's Mayor is Catherine Tizard has been made a Dame in the New Year's Honors. There were also four new Knighthoods: 1. Sir Henry Cooper who was made a Knight Bachelor for services to education and the community 2. Sir Lester Moller who is due to retire from his position as High Court Judge 3. Christchurch architect Sir Miles Warren 4. Chief District Court Judge Sir Desmond Sullivan Sports personalities also feature prominently in today's Honours List: 1. Canoeist Ian Ferguson MBE 2. Yachtsman Russell Coutts MBE 3. Equestrian Mark Todd MBE 4. Olympic and Commonwealth Games Chairman Roy Dutton OBE 5. Softballer Kevin Herlihy MBE 6. Cricketer Bert Sutcliffe MBE Former Auditor General Fred Shailes received a CMG; Clerk of the House of Representatives Charles Littlejohn CBE; Law Society President Bruce Slane CBE; former Bishop of Christchurch Allan Pyatt CBE; author Carl Stead CBE; Palmerston North Mayor Brian Elwood CBE; Whakarewarewa guide Dorothy Mihinui (aka Bubbles) MBE; Rewi Alley QSO; Porirua Community House Mother Madge Rauhihi QSO;

    • Start 00 : 00 : 25
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 52
    • Duration 05 : 27
    Reporters
    • Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Keith Tannock (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dame Catherine Tizard (Auckland Mayor)
    • Sir Henry Cooper (Educator)
    • Sir Miles Warren (Architect)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    • Lower Hutt, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes

  • 2A strong earthquake was felt over much of the northern part of the North island this morning.It was centred at sea off the coast of Whakatane and measured 6.5 on the Richter Scale.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 11
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Fireworks safety campaigner Beverley Pentland, who was known to thousands of 1970s schoolchildren as 'the fireworks lady' has died after a long illness.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 30
    • Duration 02 : 19
    Reporters
    • Belinda Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    • Lindsay Yeo (Broadcaster)
    Contributors
    • Beverley Pentland (Fireworks Safety Campaigner)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4An Auckland fire fighter has been admitted to hospital after the worsening of a skin rash which developed after he fought the big ICI chemical fire in Mount Wellington ten days ago.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 00
    • Duration 00 : 30
    Locations
    • MOUNT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Prison authorities are starting to implement the Government's emergency package to deal with overcrowding in prisons.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 10
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Christine Thomas (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Mount Eden, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Liquor bans will be in force in many public places tonight as New Zealanders celebrate the New Year thanks to new laws passed since the Queen Street Riot, allowing local authorities to impose bans at short notice.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 35
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    • Whangamata, New Zealand (Waikato)
    • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
    • Timaru, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Nine people had to be rescued from the surf at Muriwai Beach today after ignoring warnings about a dangerous rip.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 59
    • Duration 00 : 14
    Locations
    • Muriwai Beach, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8The 102-tonne Auckland Harbour ferry Kestrel ploughed into a wharf at Auckland today.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 59
    • Finish 0 : 12 : 39
    • Duration 00 : 40
    Reporters
    • Christine Thomas (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Security was heavy as Queen Elizabeth II and twelve other members of the Royal family attended a church service at Sandringham.

    • Start 0 : 12 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 01
    • Duration 01 : 22
    Reporters
    • Tony Scarce (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The Whare Flat National Folk Music Festival is under way near Dunedin.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 57
    • Duration 02 : 16
    Reporters
    • Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 31 December 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)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
  • Judy Callingham (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Belinda Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Christine Thomas (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Keith Tannock (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tony Scarce (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
  • Dame Catherine Tizard (Auckland Mayor)
  • Lindsay Yeo (Broadcaster)
  • Sir Henry Cooper (Educator)
  • Sir Miles Warren (Architect)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Lower Hutt, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • MOUNT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Mount Eden, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
  • Whangamata, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Timaru, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Muriwai Beach, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • United Kingdom
  • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
Contributors
  • Beverley Pentland (Fireworks Safety Campaigner)
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