Close Up
Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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1Decision A68/83 After Decision A68/83 seven farmers in Golden Valley on the Coromandel are having to watch helplessly as the mining companies move onto farming land in the region.
- Start 0 : 01 : 10
- Finish 00 : 17 : 20
- Duration 16 : 10
Reporters
- Genevieve Westcott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Gerring (Former Advisor, World Bank)
- Alvin Jackson (Spokesman, Cyprus Mines, Amoco Corporation)
- Elaine Coxhead (Farmer)
- Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
Contributors
- Chris Mitson (Director)
Locations
- Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2What Price Life? New Zealand has ten Intensive Care Units (ICUs), where large sums of money are spent on saving a small number of lives. Should there be a price put on human life? If so, how is it measured? A look inside Auckland Hospital's Department of Critical Care, New Zealand's biggest ICU.
- Start 0 : 20 : 52
- Finish 00 : 37 : 58
- Duration 17 : 06
Reporters
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Ron Trubuhovich (Critical Care Physician, Auckland Hospital)
- Sid Cuthbertson (Critical Care Staff Nurse, Auckland Hospital)
- Margaret Bullock (Mother of ICU Patient)
- Dr Stephen Streat (Critical Care Physician, Auckland Hospital)
Contributors
- Michael Brown (Director)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3In his Image Profile of Tom Watkins, image-maker behind some of the world's best-known rock bands, such as Duran Duran, Wham! and Spandau Ballet.
- Start 00 : 41 : 32
- Finish 00 : 53 : 52
- Duration 12 : 20
Speakers
- Tom Watkins (Image Maker)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4A reassurance regarding an item from last week's programme regarding growth-boosting hormones being fed to chickens in Puerto Rico. The chemicals involved have been banned in New Zealand for the past twenty years, so New Zealand chicken is quite safe to eat.
- Start 00 : 53 : 52
- Finish 00 : 54 : 12
- Duration 00 : 20
Locations
- Puerto Rico
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Close Up
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 15 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
- Martyn Bates (Presenter)
Reporters
- Genevieve Westcott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alvin Jackson (Spokesman, Cyprus Mines, Amoco Corporation)
- Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
- Dr Ron Trubuhovich (Critical Care Physician, Auckland Hospital)
- Dr Stephen Streat (Critical Care Physician, Auckland Hospital)
- Elaine Coxhead (Farmer)
- John Gerring (Former Advisor, World Bank)
- Margaret Bullock (Mother of ICU Patient)
- Sid Cuthbertson (Critical Care Staff Nurse, Auckland Hospital)
- Tom Watkins (Image Maker)
Locations
- Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Puerto Rico
Contributors
- Chris Mitson (Director)
- Michael Brown (Director)