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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Customs officers have found more contraband in the French freighter Ile de Lumiere, currently berthed in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 05
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2New Year celebrations throughout New Zealand were relatively peaceful overnight. Police attribute liquor bans in trouble spots to the lower number of arrests this year.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 17
    • Duration 04 : 12
    Reporters
    • Pere Matai (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Jim Mora (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Davies (Queenstown Mayor)
    • Sue Harkness (Director, Whare Flat Folk Festival)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
    • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3New Year's Eve was supposed to be the dawn of a new Syrian-imposed era of peace in Lebanon, however some of the heaviest fighting in years broke out last night, sparked by two assassination attempts.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 38
    • Duration 01 : 21
    Reporters
    • Doug Tennell (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4A Nepalese military aircraft has crashed in thick jungle, south-west of Kathmandu, killing 22 soldiers and 3 crew members.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 38
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 16
    Locations
    • Nepal
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Black nationalist leader Winnie Mandela has been released by a South African court.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 09
    • Duration 02 : 15
    Reporters
    • Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • Winnie Mandela (Nelson Mandela's Wife)
    Locations
    • Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Singer Ricky nelson and six members of his band have been killed in a plane crash.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 32
    • Duration 00 : 23
    Locations
    • De Kalb, TX, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Mounted police officers, dressed in Victorian garb, featured at Ellerslie Racecourse today for the Auckland Cup meeting. This marks the beginning of the New Zealand Police Centenary Year.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 24
    • Duration 01 : 36
    Reporters
    • Frank Boyle (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Constable Bill Phiskie (Captain of Horse, New Zealand Police)
    • Ken Thompson (Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Despite experiencing great disasters, political turmoil and violent terrorist acts, 1985 also witnessed moments of warmth and compassion. This item compiles images from the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) representing the humanity arising from tragedy, set to the music of Amazing Grace.

    • Start 00 : 23 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 20
    • Duration 03 : 56
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 1 January 1986
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
Captioning 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
  • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Doug Tennell (Reporter, CBS)
  • Frank Boyle (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jim Mora (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
  • Pere Matai (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Constable Bill Phiskie (Captain of Horse, New Zealand Police)
  • John Davies (Queenstown Mayor)
  • Ken Thompson (Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
  • Sue Harkness (Director, Whare Flat Folk Festival)
  • Winnie Mandela (Nelson Mandela's Wife)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • Nepal
  • Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
  • De Kalb, TX, United States
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