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An hour-long special reviewing the big news stories of 1985.

  • 1This hour-long special reviews the big news stories of 1985: including; 1. The inauguration of United States President Ronald Reagan for his second term in office 2. Waitangi Day ceremonies 3. The war of words over nuclear ships and the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) 4. Mining controversy on the Coromandel, leading to the establishment of a new Ministry for the Environment 5. British miners' strike ends 6. Death of Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko 7. Fringe Benefits (perks) tax returns disappointing 8. Archbishop Paul Reeves becomes the first Maori Governor General of New Zealand 9. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) research and funding 10. New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) forced to call off planned All Black tour of South Africa 11. Death of Sir Basil Arthur, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 12. Lengthy and bitter Industrial disputes 13. Sheffield football stand fire tragedy 14. Social Credit Party rebranded as the New Zealand Democratic Party 15. Death of Joe Walding, New Zealand Ambassador to the United Kingdom 16. Monet exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery attracts tens of thousands of visitors 17. Dollar float and Labour economic package 18. Timaru by-election 19. The gradual rise of women in powerful positions 20. Keri Hume wins Booker Prize for The Bone People 21, Telethon raises over $6 million for the Child and Youth development Trust 22. New Zealand Party gets a new leader in John Galvin 23. Natural disasters in Colombia, Mexico City, Northern Italy, Puerto Rico 24. Bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland 25. Disquiet within the National Party 26. Controversy over Maori land on the Manukau Harbour 27. Royal visits 28. American space programme succeeds in repairing satellites in space 29. Former MP John Kirk extradited and sentenced 30. Drought causes financial hardship for farmers 31. Maori push for self-determination 32. Homosexual Law Reform Bill introduced 33. Tory Strait Air Albatross plane crash 34. Young Southland woman Ann Crawford receives a new heart 35. National Party leadership crisis 36. Waitemata Mayor Tim Shadbolt sued for defamation 37. Geneva Summit between Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and United States President Ronald Reagan produce an accord 38. Worsening international image produces a crackdown on the media in South Africa 39. Prime Minister David Lange speaks at the Oxford Union Debate and is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 40. South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty signed at the South pacific Forum 41. Musician Bob Geldof organises the Live Aid concert for Africa and spearheads the international humanitarian campaign 42. United States transport plane crashes in Newfoundland, killing 248 servicemen 43. 1985 is being called The Year of the Aircrash, after a disastrous year in the skies 44.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 08
    • Finish 0 : 57 : 30
    • Duration 57 : 22
    Speakers
    • Di Billing (Industrial Relations Commentator)
    • Rufus Dawe (Economic Advisor, Westpac)
    • Dame Miriam Dell (International President, International Council of Women)
    Contributors
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • H Munroe Brown (United States Ambassador to New Zealand)
    • Frank O'Flynn (Minister of Defence, Labour Party)
    • Dr Jim Sprott (Pro-ANZUS Campaigner)
    • Don Chipp (Australian Senator)
    • Joe Bjelke-Peterson ( Queensland Premier)
    • Arthur Scargill (President, National Union of Mineworkers [NUM]))
    • Trevor De Cleene (Under Secretary for Finance, Labour Party)
    • Sir Paul Reeves (New Zealand Governor General)
    • Ces Blazey (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
    • Maurice McTigue (Timaru Candidate, National Party)
    • Keri Hume (Author)
    • John Galvin (Leader, New Zealand Party)
    • Peter HIlt (Spokesman, New Zealand Police Association)
    • Ann Hercus (Minister of Police, Labour Party)
    • Dr Ian Shearer (Tamaki Electorate Chairman, National Party)
    • Huirangi Waikerepuru (Te Reo Whakapumau)
    • John Kirk (Former MP, Labour Party)
    • Ralph Lattimore (Farming Expert, Lincoln College)
    • Atareta Poananga (Maori Activist)
    • Sir Graham Latimer (Spokesman, Maori International)
    • Reverend Hone Kaa (Spokesman, Maori Council of Churches)
    • Fran Wilde (Wellington Central MP, Labour Party)
    • Norman Jones (MP, National Party)
    • Cindy Mosey (Plane Crash Survivor)
    • Ann Crawford (Heart Translant Patient)
    • Tim Shadbolt (Waitemata City Mayor)
    • Ron Manuel (Councillor, Waitemata City Council)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • Yes
Primary Title
  • News Review '85
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 31 December 1985
Start Time
  • 20 : 25
Finish Time
  • 21 : 25
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • An hour-long special reviewing the big news stories of 1985.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Contributors
  • David Burke-Kennedy (Narrator)
Speakers
  • Dame Miriam Dell (International President, International Council of Women)
  • Di Billing (Industrial Relations Commentator)
  • Rufus Dawe (Economic Advisor, Westpac)
Contributors
  • Ann Crawford (Heart Translant Patient)
  • Ann Hercus (Minister of Police, Labour Party)
  • Arthur Scargill (President, National Union of Mineworkers [NUM]))
  • Atareta Poananga (Maori Activist)
  • Ces Blazey (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
  • Cindy Mosey (Plane Crash Survivor)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Don Chipp (Australian Senator)
  • Dr Ian Shearer (Tamaki Electorate Chairman, National Party)
  • Dr Jim Sprott (Pro-ANZUS Campaigner)
  • Fran Wilde (Wellington Central MP, Labour Party)
  • Frank O'Flynn (Minister of Defence, Labour Party)
  • H Munroe Brown (United States Ambassador to New Zealand)
  • Huirangi Waikerepuru (Te Reo Whakapumau)
  • Jim McLay (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Joe Bjelke-Peterson ( Queensland Premier)
  • John Galvin (Leader, New Zealand Party)
  • John Kirk (Former MP, Labour Party)
  • Keri Hume (Author)
  • Maurice McTigue (Timaru Candidate, National Party)
  • Norman Jones (MP, National Party)
  • Peter HIlt (Spokesman, New Zealand Police Association)
  • Ralph Lattimore (Farming Expert, Lincoln College)
  • Reverend Hone Kaa (Spokesman, Maori Council of Churches)
  • Ron Manuel (Councillor, Waitemata City Council)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
  • Sir Graham Latimer (Spokesman, Maori International)
  • Sir Paul Reeves (New Zealand Governor General)
  • Tim Shadbolt (Waitemata City Mayor)
  • Trevor De Cleene (Under Secretary for Finance, Labour Party)