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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Sweeping economic changes, touching every sector of business of farming, were unveiled by Minister of Finance Roger Douglas this afternoon. A detailed look at the package. How has it been received?

    • Start 00 : 00 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 26
    • Duration 06 : 18
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
    • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • Peter Elworthy (President, Federated Farmers)
    Associated
    • Bruce Beetham (Leader, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Fishing boats from the Far East are flocking to the Falkland Islands at the expense of New Zealand. What impact is this having on the New Zealand economy?

    • Start 00 : 06 : 26
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3With the first shipment of live sheep due to be exported from New Zealand next week, opposition to the idea continues to grow.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 28
    Reporters
    • Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Neil Wells (National Director, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [RSPCA])
    Locations
    • Timaru, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Convicted drug dealer Peter Fulcher will remain in custody, despite a ruling by a District Court judge, that there is insufficient evidence to try him on bank robbery charges.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 50
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Police have charged three men with false accounting in connection with Broadbank's multi-million dollar foreign currency trading losses.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 37
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6The five-city bus strike is expected to have a serious impact on the retail trade during the Christmas season.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 09
    • Duration 01 : 32
    Reporters
    • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Mike Ballantine (Spokesman, Canterbury/West Coast Retailers' Association)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7National MP John banks has asked the Ombudsman to investigate the Government's decision to move official Waitangi Day celebrations to Wellington.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 33
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Associated
    • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8The Broadcasting Tribunal today called on applicants for the third television channel to speed up their cases.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 53
    • Duration 01 : 20
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9New Zealand has informed France it wants around $20 million compensation for the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 07
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 37
    • Duration 00 : 30
    Associated
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos is to be challenged for the Presidency by Corazon Aquino, the widow of assassinated Opposition leader Benigno Aquino.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 42
    • Duration 02 : 05
    Reporters
    • Mark Litke (Reporter, ABC)
    Contributors
    • Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines President)
    Locations
    • Philippines
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11More than thirty police officers were injured in Belfast today in clashes with Protestants demonstrating against the recently signed Anglo-Irish Accord.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 42
    • Finish 0 : 20 : 20
    • Duration 00 : 38
    Locations
    • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Wrong video played. Item resumes at 00:22:48.
  • 12Mount White Station, in North Canterbury has been connected to the national power grid for the first time.

    • Start 0 : 20 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 48
    • Duration 02 : 28
    Reporters
    • Helen Denize (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ray Marshall (Manager, Mt White Station)
    • Rhonda Marshall (Manager's Wife, Mt White Station)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13More than thirty police officers were injured in Belfast today in clashes with Protestants demonstrating against the recently signed Anglo-Irish Accord.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 42
    • Duration 02 : 54
    Reporters
    • Michael MacMillan (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • Tom King (Northern Ireland Secretary)
    Contributors
    • Reverend Ian Paisley (Leader, Democratic Union)
    Locations
    • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Item resumed from 00:20:20.
  • 14KITT, the car that features in the television series Knight Rider, has arrived in New Zealand and will be on show nationwide over the next year.

    • Start 0 : 34 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 36 : 08
    • Duration 01 : 10
    Reporters
    • Trish Stratford (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 12 December 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.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
  • Tony Ciprian (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Helen Denize (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Litke (Reporter, ABC)
  • Michael MacMillan (Reporter, BBC)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Trish Stratford (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Mike Ballantine (Spokesman, Canterbury/West Coast Retailers' Association)
  • Neil Wells (National Director, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [RSPCA])
  • Peter Elworthy (President, Federated Farmers)
  • Ray Marshall (Manager, Mt White Station)
  • Rhonda Marshall (Manager's Wife, Mt White Station)
  • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
  • Tom King (Northern Ireland Secretary)
Locations
  • Timaru, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Philippines
  • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Contributors
  • Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines President)
  • Reverend Ian Paisley (Leader, Democratic Union)