Top Half
From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1Lake Omapere Lake Omapere, which supplies most of the water for Kaikohe, is toxic and unusable. it is shallow, there is runoff from farms, an algae bloom and a huge population of swans, adding to the toxicity.
- Start 00 : 00 : 20
- Finish 00 : 03 : 55
- Duration 03 : 35
Reporters
- Alison Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Brian Thorburn (Kaikohe Mayor)
Locations
- Kaikohe, New Zealand (Northland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Firebombed Dairy Trisha's Dairy has been firebombed twice in the last week, leaving the owners baffled.
- Start 00 : 03 : 55
- Finish 00 : 05 : 39
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Trisha Kelsen (Owner, Trisha's Dairy)
Locations
- Sandringham, New Zealand (Auckland), undefined
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Union Picket A dispute over unpaid wages led to a scuffle outside a La Patisserie bakery.
- Start 00 : 05 : 39
- Finish 00 : 07 : 52
- Duration 02 : 13
Reporters
- Monica Johns (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Chris Peck (Baker)
- voxpop
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Goods and Services Tax The Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be introduced next year could adversely affect low income families.
- Start 00 : 07 : 52
- Finish 00 : 11 : 13
- Duration 03 : 21
Reporters
- Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Susan St John (Economics Lecturer, The University of Auckland)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Maori Land Rights In Rotorua the local Ngati Whakaue tribe has contributed to many land reserves, but is not being recognised.
- Start 00 : 11 : 13
- Finish 00 : 14 : 16
- Duration 03 : 03
Reporters
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ash Norriss (Spokesman, Chamber of Commerce)
- John Kearney (Rotorua Mayor)
- Alec Wilson (Spokesman, Ngati Whakaue)
Locations
- Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Road Deaths and Tina Turner At least 22 people can be expected to die on the roads over this holiday break and rock star Tina Turner has made an ad for the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to help prevent accidents.
- Start 00 : 14 : 16
- Finish 00 : 15 : 00
- Duration 00 : 44
Speakers
- Tina Turner (Pop Star)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Top Half
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 18 December 1985
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- John Hawkesby (Presenter)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
- Philip Sherry (News Reader)
Reporters
- Ainslie Talbot (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Alison Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Monica Johns (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alec Wilson (Spokesman, Ngati Whakaue)
- Ash Norriss (Spokesman, Chamber of Commerce)
- Brian Thorburn (Kaikohe Mayor)
- Chris Peck (Baker)
- John Kearney (Rotorua Mayor)
- Susan St John (Economics Lecturer, The University of Auckland)
- Tina Turner (Pop Star)
- Trisha Kelsen (Owner, Trisha's Dairy)
- voxpop
Locations
- Kaikohe, New Zealand (Northland)
- Sandringham, New Zealand (Auckland), undefined
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)