TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1Thousands of people turned out in Auckland to welcome the Whitbread Round the World yachts as they end the second leg of the race.
- Start 00 : 00 : 33
- Finish 00 : 04 : 22
- Duration 03 : 49
Reporters
- Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Digby Taylor (Skipper, Enterprise New Zealand)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A French crewman from the freighter Ile de Lumiere has pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle ammunition to New Caledonia.
- Start 00 : 04 : 22
- Finish 00 : 06 : 57
- Duration 02 : 35
Reporters
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- lloyd Brown QC (French Consul, Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Police have released the names of the seven people killed in an aircrash at Koromiko yesterday.
- Start 00 : 06 : 57
- Finish 00 : 08 : 26
- Duration 01 : 29
Reporters
- Julie Cravino (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mervyn Gallagher (Eyewitness)
Locations
- Koromiko, New Zealand (Marlborough)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4The official holiday period on the roads has ended with 23 people dead, ten more than last year.
- Start 00 : 08 : 26
- Finish 00 : 08 : 43
- Duration 00 : 17
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
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5Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has pout the Libyan Air Force on full alert and United States Government officials have warned American citizens to leave Libya.
- Start 00 : 08 : 43
- Finish 00 : 10 : 18
- Duration 01 : 35
Reporters
- David Martin (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
Contributors
- Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
Locations
- Libya
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Violence in South Africa has already claimed 21 lives in the first three days of 1986. Today White anti apartheid activist Molly Blackburn was farewelled in Port Elizabeth. She was killed in a car accident last week.
- Start 00 : 10 : 18
- Finish 00 : 12 : 31
- Duration 02 : 13
Reporters
- John Blackstone (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Reverend Allen Boesak (Black South African Church Leader)
- Sheena Duncan (South African Civil Rights Activist)
Contributors
- Molly Blackburn (Anti Apartheid Activist)
Locations
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7A 24-hour strike by nurses at some psychiatric hospitals ends tonight. The hospitals say they are coping with the help of volunteers, but with great difficulty.
- Start 00 : 12 : 31
- Finish 00 : 14 : 28
- Duration 01 : 57
Reporters
- Cheryl Colley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Les Ding (Superintendent, Sunnyside Hospital)
- Lyall Thomas (Principal Nurse, Sunnyside Hospital)
- Annette Williams (Volunteer)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8The two young sisters who became lost in the bush near Owaka yesterday have been found safe and well.
- Start 00 : 14 : 28
- Finish 00 : 16 : 06
- Duration 01 : 38
Reporters
- Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Lianne Mclachlan (Bush Survivor)
Locations
- Owaka, New Zealand (Otago)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9The search for the sunken treasure ship the General Grant is back on. The steel-hulled catamaran Little Mermaid left Wellington today, bound for the Auckland Islands, where they hope to find the wreck and its valuable haul.
- Start 00 : 26 : 03
- Finish 00 : 27 : 45
- Duration 01 : 42
Reporters
- Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bill Day (Spokesman, General Grant Expedition)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
- Friday 3 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
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
- John Hayden (Presenter)
- Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
- Sue Scott (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Cheryl Colley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- David Martin (Reporter, CBS)
- Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Blackstone (Reporter, CBS)
- Julie Cravino (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Annette Williams (Volunteer)
- Bill Day (Spokesman, General Grant Expedition)
- Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
- Digby Taylor (Skipper, Enterprise New Zealand)
- Dr Les Ding (Superintendent, Sunnyside Hospital)
- Lianne Mclachlan (Bush Survivor)
- lloyd Brown QC (French Consul, Auckland)
- Lyall Thomas (Principal Nurse, Sunnyside Hospital)
- Mervyn Gallagher (Eyewitness)
- Reverend Allen Boesak (Black South African Church Leader)
- Sheena Duncan (South African Civil Rights Activist)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Koromiko, New Zealand (Marlborough)
- Libya
- United States
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Eastern Cape)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Owaka, New Zealand (Otago)
Contributors
- Molly Blackburn (Anti Apartheid Activist)
- Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)