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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Labour Party backbencher Jim Anderton has criticised the Government's economic policy and called for it to ease up on interest rates.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 32
    • Duration 04 : 03
    Reporters
    • John Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • JIm Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    • Rory O'Malley (Economist, Infometrics)
    Contributors
    • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • David Caygill (Associate MInister of Finance, Labour Party)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2A Black power gang leader has responded angrily to claims by Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer that gangs threaten the harmony of New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 11
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ray Harris (President, Black Power)
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Serious crime has increased dramatically in New Zealand during the fist nine month of 1985.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Glynn (Deputy Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4The Government's free-market approach continues to creep through the economy, with bicycle tyres and bananas the latest to feel the effects.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 15
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Reporters
    • Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Barrell (Fruit Importer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Insurance giant New Zealand Insurance (NZI) has admitted it is trying to buy out its rival, MARAC Holdings in anticipation of banking industry deregulation.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 39
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6A suicide bomber came within metres of killing most of the leaders of Lebanon's Christian community today.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 27
    Reporters
    • Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
    Speakers
    • Camille Chamoun (Former Lebanese President)
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7United States President Ronald Reagan says he is looking forward to some tough "man to man talking" when he meets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva next week.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 05
    • Duration 01 : 59
    Reporters
    • Jon Snow (Reporter, Channel 4)
    Contributors
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8A group of Australian scientists, stranded on Heard Island in the Antarctic, after their ship became stuck in pack ice, are now running low on fuel

    • Start 00 : 13 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 31
    • Duration 01 : 26
    Reporters
    • Simon Pilkington (Reporter)
    Speakers
    • Jim Bleasel (Mission Director)
    Locations
    • Antarctica
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9School Certificate exams began today, with the English exam.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Reporters
    • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    • Molly Neville (Spokesperson, English Teaching Association)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Poor sound quality.

  • 10A Parliamentary Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the quality of teaching in New Zealand schools.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 50
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Tony Steele (President, Post Primary Teachers Association [PPTA])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11The Government has approved the first ever visit to New Zealand by the supersonic Concorde.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 42
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12The construction industry is being crippled nationwide because of a walk-out by thousands of labourers.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 32
    • Duration 01 : 50
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Len Smith (Spokesman, Northern Labourers' Union)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13A new building code forces all developers to make more than just a token effort to cater for the disabled.

    • Start 00 : 23 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 58
    Reporters
    • Anna Kenna (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ann Hercus (Minister of Social Welfare, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14A 25-year American study of coffee drinkers has found that people who drink five or more cups a day have almost three times the risk of heart problems than non-coffee drinkers.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 02
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 15Because of the New Zealand Government ban on Krugerrands earlier this week, investors in gold bullion are looking for replacements.

    • Start 00 : 26 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 11
    • Duration 02 : 09
    Reporters
    • Peter Gill (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ray Smith (Bullion Dealer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 16After being rejected by her mother, Victoria the chimpanzee was raised with humans. However, then she had to learn how to be a chimp.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 29 : 20
    • Duration 01 : 09
    Reporters
    • Julia Somerville (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Blackpool, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 13 November 1985
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 10
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship 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.
Notes
  • Low level audio throughout, ex the original tape.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
  • Tony Ciprian (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Anna Kenna (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jon Snow (Reporter, Channel 4)
  • Julia Somerville (Reporter, BBC)
  • Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Peter Gill (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Simon Pilkington (Reporter)
  • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
Speakers
  • Ann Hercus (Minister of Social Welfare, Labour Party)
  • Camille Chamoun (Former Lebanese President)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • JIm Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
  • Jim Bleasel (Mission Director)
  • Jim Glynn (Deputy Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
  • John Barrell (Fruit Importer)
  • Len Smith (Spokesman, Northern Labourers' Union)
  • Molly Neville (Spokesperson, English Teaching Association)
  • Ray Harris (President, Black Power)
  • Ray Smith (Bullion Dealer)
  • Rory O'Malley (Economist, Infometrics)
  • Tony Steele (President, Post Primary Teachers Association [PPTA])
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • United States
  • Antarctica
  • Blackpool, United Kingdom (England)
Contributors
  • David Caygill (Associate MInister of Finance, Labour Party)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
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