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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1A revamped New Zealand Steel Limited may have to spend up to $400 million more to complete the huge steel mill expansion in Glenbrook.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 55
    • Duration 02 : 28
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Bill Birch (Former Minister of Development, National Party)
    • John Ingram (Chief Executive, New Zealand Steel)
    Locations
    • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2A bi-partisan group of United States Senators has urged President Ronald Reagan and New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange to take a step back from the anti nuclear row.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 33
    • Duration 00 : 38
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3The courtroom siege in France has ended, with the three gunmen surrendering to police.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 57
    • Duration 02 : 24
    Reporters
    • Pierre Salinger (Reporter, ABC)
    Locations
    • Nantes, France (Pays de la Loire)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4British envoy Terry Waite flew from London to Beirut today in an effort to secure the release of a number of Westerners held hostage in Lebanon for many months.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 09
    Reporters
    • Joan Therkettle (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Terry Waite (Special Envoy)
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Nine South African political refugees have been murdered in neighbouring Lesotho.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 28
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Locations
    • Lesotho
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6An attempt to topple the Government of Nigeria in a military coup has failed.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 37
    • Duration 00 : 09
    Locations
    • Nigeria
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7There are new reports of friction within the Reagan Administration, with United States Secretary of State George Shultz refusing to agree to a lie detector test, imposed on all Government officials.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 53
    Reporters
    • John McWethy (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Speakers
    • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8New Zealander Peter McCabe is among three people jailed in New Caledonia for smuggling cocaine.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 41
    • Duration 00 : 11
    Locations
    • New Caledonia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Three people have appeared in the Christchurch District Court after a police investigation into a major conspiracy involving forged cheques.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 53
    • Duration 01 : 12
    Reporters
    • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The Christmas period puts a huge stariun on New Zealand's emergency services.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 13
    • Duration 02 : 20
    Reporters
    • Christine Thomas (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Bruce Stone (Paramendic, St John Ambulance Service)
    • Janet McKenzie (Staff Nurse, Middlemore Hospital)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11In a remote region of New England, Santa Claus is associated with lighthouses.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 31
    • Duration 02 : 57
    Reporters
    • Charles Kuralt (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 21 December 1985
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
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
  • Philip Sherry (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
  • Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Charles Kuralt (Reporter, CBS)
  • Christine Thomas (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Joan Therkettle (Reporter, ITN)
  • John McWethy (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
  • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Pierre Salinger (Reporter, ABC)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Bill Birch (Former Minister of Development, National Party)
  • Bruce Stone (Paramendic, St John Ambulance Service)
  • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
  • Janet McKenzie (Staff Nurse, Middlemore Hospital)
  • John Ingram (Chief Executive, New Zealand Steel)
  • Terry Waite (Special Envoy)
Locations
  • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • New Zealand
  • United States
  • Nantes, France (Pays de la Loire)
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
  • New Caledonia
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
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