Top Half
From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1Nurses at Auckland Hospital are demanding that available beds are reduced by 10%, or some staff are saying they will physically remove the beds from the wards. There is an ongoing dispute over staffing levels.
- Start 00 : 00 : 18
- Finish 00 : 02 : 01
- Duration 01 : 43
Reporters
- Alex Dempsey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Wills (Spokesman, Nurses Society of New Zealand)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The "New Deal" is finished as a voting bloc on the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) according to Dr Lindo Fergusen, after his election as the new Deputy Chair of the Authority.
- Start 00 : 02 : 01
- Finish 00 : 05 : 07
- Duration 03 : 06
Reporters
- Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Lindo Fergusen (Deputy Chair, Auckland Regional Authority [ARA])
- Alan McCullar (Chairman, New Deal)
- Tim Shadbolt (Member, Auckland Regional Authority [ARA])
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3A confidential report outlining big rent increases for Auckland Council tenants has been leaked to Top Half, but councillors have already decided the increases are too big.
- Start 00 : 05 : 07
- Finish 00 : 07 : 54
- Duration 02 : 47
Reporters
- John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Johnson (Property Committee Chairman, Auckland City Council)
- Bruce Hucker (Chairman, Freemans Bay Community Committee)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4The big game fishing season in Northland is proving very successful this year. It may be due to new tracking devices.
- Start 00 : 07 : 54
- Finish 00 : 11 : 12
- Duration 03 : 18
Reporters
- Roger Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Snooks Fuller (Game Fisherman)
Locations
- Paihia, New Zealand (Northland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Rock star Neil Young is in New Zealand for three concerts and police are taking unprecedented steps to avoid crowd trouble at the Auckland concert. Today he was welcomed onto Orakei Marae with his family
- Start 00 : 11 : 12
- Finish 00 : 15 : 22
- Duration 04 : 10
Reporters
- Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Neil Young (Musician)
Contributors
- Neil Young (Musician)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Top Half
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 20 February 1985
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
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
- Yes
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)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
- Tom Bradley (News Reader)
Reporters
- Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Alex Dempsey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Roger Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alan McCullar (Chairman, New Deal)
- Bob Johnson (Property Committee Chairman, Auckland City Council)
- Bruce Hucker (Chairman, Freemans Bay Community Committee)
- David Wills (Spokesman, Nurses Society of New Zealand)
- Lindo Fergusen (Deputy Chair, Auckland Regional Authority [ARA])
- Neil Young (Musician)
- Snooks Fuller (Game Fisherman)
- Tim Shadbolt (Member, Auckland Regional Authority [ARA])
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Paihia, New Zealand (Northland)
Contributors
- Neil Young (Musician)