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Television New Zealand's late evening news bulletin.

  • 1The drought in North Otago has reached a critical stage. Unless it rains very soon, over 600 farmers risk having no grass growth until next spring.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 03
    • Finish 00 : 01 : 56
    • Duration 01 : 53
    Reporters
    • Kim Hurring (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Richard Watson (Farmer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Two and a half thousand people rallied in Cathedral Square in Christchurch this afternoon over the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Although the rally was organised by opponents of the Bill, they were at times drowned out by large numbers of gay rights supporters.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 26
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Around forty thousand Black South African mourners have attended the funeral of people killed in recent violence.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 26
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 56
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • James Robbins (Reporter, BBC)
    Contributors
    • Bishop Desmonf Tutu (South African Council of Churches)
    Locations
    • Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
    • Uitenhage, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4While speaking in Kenya, Prime Minister David Lange has likened the apartheid system to Nazism.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 15
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • South Africa
    • Kenya
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Efforts by Television New Zealand (TVNZ) reporter Bill Ralston to return to South Africa this weekend have been unsuccessful.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 39
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • South Africa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Veteran broadcaster and actor John Gordon has died in Wellington aged 87.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 13
    • Duration 00 : 34
    Contributors
    • John Gordon (Veteran Broadcaster and Actor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7A huge flotilla of boats and thousands of people turned out to farewell Lion New Zealand as she sailed out of Auckland this afternoon, bound for England and the Round the World Yacht Race later this year.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 15
    Reporters
    • Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Associated
    • Peter Blake (Skipper, Lion New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 9.20pm
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 14 April 1985
Start Time
  • 21 : 20
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 10:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's late 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)
Reporters
  • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • James Robbins (Reporter, BBC)
  • Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Kim Hurring (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Richard Watson (Farmer)
Locations
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
  • Uitenhage, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • Kenya
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Contributors
  • Bishop Desmonf Tutu (South African Council of Churches)
  • John Gordon (Veteran Broadcaster and Actor)