Close Up
Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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1Ambassador Ed Mountaineer and adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary has accepted the role of New Zealand High Commissioner in India. The Lange Government sees the reopening of the New Zealand High Commission in Delhi (Previously closed by Sir Robert Muldoon's National Government) as a major step towards a new relationship with the Third World nation.
- Start 00 : 01 : 11
- Finish 00 : 17 : 12
- Duration 16 : 01
Reporters
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand High Commissioner to India)
- Ranjan Gupta, (Indian Journalist)
- Baby Gomez (Caretaker, New Zealand High Commission Delhi)
- June Mulgrew (Sir Edmund Hillary's Wife)
Contributors
- Chris Mitson (Director)
Locations
- New Zealand
- India
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The Weekly's Woman Profile of Jean Wishart, editor of the New Zealand Women's Weekly, who is retiring after 34 years at the magazine's helm.
- Start 00 : 20 : 47
- Finish 00 : 34 : 47
- Duration 14 : 00
Reporters
- Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Jean Wishart (Retiring Editor, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- Vic Staines (Former Sub Editor, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- Tui Flower (Cookery Writer, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- Wendy Pye (New Zealand News Executive)
Contributors
- Chris Harrington (Director)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Gillick's Battle Determined English mother Victoria Gillick is embroiled in a court battle aimed at preventing doctors from prescribing the pill to girls under the age of sixteen without parental consent.
- Start 00 : 38 : 22
- Finish 00 : 51 : 42
- Duration 13 : 20
Reporters
- Ian Leslie (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
Speakers
- Victoria Gillick (Mother of Ten)
- Dr Edith Weisberg (Sydney Spokesperson, Family Planning Association)
Locations
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Close Up
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 18 April 1985
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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
- Martyn Bates (Presenter)
Reporters
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Leslie (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
- Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Baby Gomez (Caretaker, New Zealand High Commission Delhi)
- Dr Edith Weisberg (Sydney Spokesperson, Family Planning Association)
- Jean Wishart (Retiring Editor, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- June Mulgrew (Sir Edmund Hillary's Wife)
- Ranjan Gupta, (Indian Journalist)
- Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand High Commissioner to India)
- Tui Flower (Cookery Writer, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- Vic Staines (Former Sub Editor, New Zealand Woman's Weekly)
- Victoria Gillick (Mother of Ten)
- Wendy Pye (New Zealand News Executive)
Locations
- New Zealand
- India
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Contributors
- Chris Harrington (Director)
- Chris Mitson (Director)