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Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.

  • 1Yumi Yet Papua New Guinea has come from the 'Stone Age' into Westminster democracy in just a few years. Next month, Papua New Guinea will celebrate ten years of independent nationhood. However, it is a country that is still trying to come to terms with its own identity, and its place in the world. It is a country that has come a long way, but still has a long way to go.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 35
    • Duration 20 : 31
    Reporters
    • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Michael Somare (Papua New Guinea Prime Minister)
    • Bernard Narakobi (Former Judge, Papua New Guinea High Court)
    • Brian Brogan (Economist)
    • Paias Wingti (Opposition Leader, Papua New Guinea)
    Contributors
    • Dairne Shanahan (Director)
    Locations
    • Papua New Guinea
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Mud, Blood and Balls A look at life for New Zealand Army recruits training at Waiouru Military Camp during the harsh winter months.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 42 : 20
    • Duration 17 : 11
    Reporters
    • Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Major Peter Grant (Officer, New Zealand Army)
    • Shirley Grant (Peter Grant's Wife)
    • Staff Sergeant David Giddens (Sergeant, New Zealand Army)
    • Captain Joe Dowdrick (Officer, New Zealand Army)
    • voxpop
    Contributors
    • Chris Anderson (Director)
    Locations
    • Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Feedback Australia's Channel Nine team have found alarming new evidence in Puerto Rico that links hormones being fed to farm animals to a mysterious epidemic affecting the sexual development of children. Premature thelarche -- breast development -- and precocious puberty have become a growing health concern in Puerto Rico. The cause is unknown, doctors treating more than half the cases suspect an environmental contaminant, most likely estrogen in the food chain. One possible source of the estrogen is growth stimulants for chickens and cattle.

    • Start 00 : 45 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 56 : 25
    • Duration 10 : 28
    Reporters
    • Jana Wendt (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Locations
    • Puerto Rico
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 8 August 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
  • Carol de Colville (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jana Wendt (Reporter, Channel Nine)
Speakers
  • Bernard Narakobi (Former Judge, Papua New Guinea High Court)
  • Brian Brogan (Economist)
  • Captain Joe Dowdrick (Officer, New Zealand Army)
  • Major Peter Grant (Officer, New Zealand Army)
  • Michael Somare (Papua New Guinea Prime Minister)
  • Paias Wingti (Opposition Leader, Papua New Guinea)
  • Shirley Grant (Peter Grant's Wife)
  • Staff Sergeant David Giddens (Sergeant, New Zealand Army)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
  • Puerto Rico
Contributors
  • Chris Anderson (Director)
  • Dairne Shanahan (Director)