Close Up
Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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1Party Games The New Zealand Party appears to be disintegrating. In the light of its performance in the Timary by-election, some felt the party needed a rest, but others thought there was no reason to withdraw from the public eye.
- Start 00 : 01 : 08
- Finish 00 : 17 : 36
- Duration 16 : 28
Reporters
- Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Jones (Leader, New Zealand Party)
- Malcolm MacDonald (President, New Zealand Party)
- Earle Thompson (Vice President, New Zealand Party)
- Janie Pearce (Deputy Leader, New Zealand Party)
Contributors
- Chris Harrington (Director)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A Nice Place to Visit Queenstown is the jewel in the crown of New Zealand's tourist industry. But the phenomenal expansion of tourism in the alpine town has brought problems for Queenstown locals. The once quiet, tiny village is expected to double in size in the next decade and a taskforce has been established to deal with the town's growing pains and its ever-increasing needs.
- Start 00 : 21 : 08
- Finish 00 : 38 : 40
- Duration 17 : 32
Reporters
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Terry Joyce (Queenstown Local)
- Tim McGeorge (Manager, Wakatipu Lodge)
- Janet Yiakmis (Queenstown Local)
- Greg Ross (Real Estate Agent)
- ollie Turner (Transport Operator)
- Sue Wright (Queenstown Local)
- Peter Wright (Queenstown Local)
Contributors
- Chris Anderson (Director)
Locations
- Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3True Confessions Should all Police interviews be videotaped so that confessions can be verified? In New York it is a matter of course, but Australia and New Zealand seem to be much slower to adopt the technology.
- Start 00 : 42 : 14
- Finish 00 : 55 : 01
- Duration 12 : 47
Reporters
- Ian Leslie (Reporter, Channel Nine)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Close Up
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 18 July 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
- Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Leslie (Reporter, Channel Nine)
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Jones (Leader, New Zealand Party)
- Earle Thompson (Vice President, New Zealand Party)
- Greg Ross (Real Estate Agent)
- Janet Yiakmis (Queenstown Local)
- Janie Pearce (Deputy Leader, New Zealand Party)
- Malcolm MacDonald (President, New Zealand Party)
- ollie Turner (Transport Operator)
- Peter Wright (Queenstown Local)
- Sue Wright (Queenstown Local)
- Terry Joyce (Queenstown Local)
- Tim McGeorge (Manager, Wakatipu Lodge)
Locations
- Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
Contributors
- Chris Anderson (Director)
- Chris Harrington (Director)