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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has announced a significant disarmament proposal aimed at the elimination of all nuclear weapons over the next fifteen years. The United States has welcomed the proposal, with some reservations.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 10
    • Duration 03 : 51
    Reporters
    • Walter Rodgers (Reporter, ABC)
    • Sam Donaldson (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    • Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Stephen Solarz (United States Congressman, Democratic Party)
    Locations
    • Russia
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The New Zealand Government has been given yet another warning that the row over The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) is having a negative effect on New Zealand's defence forces.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 55
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Admiral Cedric Steward (Chief of Staff, Royal New Zealand Navy)
    Locations
    • Devonport, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi today called United States President Ronald Reagan "The Second Hitler" and publicly offered to train any Arabs who wanted to participate in terrorist acts and suicide missions against Israel. Meanwhile, the naval build-up in the Mediterranean has continued, with American and Soviet vessels approaching the Libyan coast.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • John McWethy (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Speakers
    • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
    Locations
    • Libya
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4Rival Christian militias in Beirut have agreed on a shaky ceasefire after Lebanese President Amine Gemayel's main opponent surrendered to loyalist troops.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Fletcher Challenge has sold Broadbank to the Government Life Insurance Corporation for more than $50 million. This follows Fletcher Challenge's sale of MARAC Finance last last year.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 34
    Reporters
    • Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Hatton Peacock (Spokesman, Government Life Insurance Corporation)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Air New Zealand catering staff ar staging a 48-hour strike due to a breakdown in award talks between the airline and the Hotel Workers' Union.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7The Apple and Pear Board has won an appeal against a $3.8 million tax bill brought against it by the Custom's Department.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 16
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8The importers of Playtex baby teats are suing the Department of Health and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) for more than $1 million, after false claims that the teats contained a high level of carcinogens.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 42
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Australian brewery Carlton United is to pay a smaller penalty for dumping Fosters Lager on the New Zealand market.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 46
    • Duration 02 : 04
    Reporters
    • Jacqueline Maher (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Margaret Shields (Minister of Customs, Labour Party)
    • Richard Holden (Spokesman, Carlton and United Breweries)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The directors of Goodmans have recommended that shareholders accept a takeover offer by Fielder Holdings.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 18
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11The fiftieth anniversary of commercial aviation in New Zealand was commemorated today with the flight of a vintage aircraft along the Palmerston North to Dunedin route, first flown in 1936.

    • Start 00 : 23 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Reporters
    • Arne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Harry Yates (Administrator, Union Airways)
    Locations
    • Palmerston North, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
    • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 16 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)
  • Sue Scott (Weather Presenter)
COL GADDAFFI TODAY CALLED PRESIDENT REAGAN A SECOND HITLER AND SAID LIBYA WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRAIN OPPONENTS OF ISRAEL. U. S. SECRETARY OF STATE, SHULTZ DENIES INTERNATIONAL LAW PROHIBITS MILITARY FORCE AGAINST LIBYA. SHULTZ. SHAKY CEASEFIRE IN BEIRUT BETWEEN RIVAL MILITIAS IN FORCE. BROADBANK, ANNUAL PROFIT $10M, PURCHASED BY GOVERNMENT LIFE FOR $50 MILLION. VENDOR FLETCHER CHALLENGE, WHO NOW ARE $100M RICHER (THROUGH EARLIER SALE OF MARAC). HATTON PEACOCK, GOVERNMENT LIFE. CATERING STAFF OF AIR NZ STAGING 48 HOUR STRIKE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY CLAIM IS A BREAKDOWN IN AWARD TALKS. APPLE AND PEAR BOARD HAS WON A $3. 3 MILLION APPEAL AGAINST THE IMPOSITION OF SALES TAX ON "JUST JUICE". IMPORTERS OF BABY TEATS BANNED BY HEALTH DEPT AND THEN CLEARED TAKING COURT ACTION AGAINST THE HEALTH DEPT. CUSTOMS MINISTER, MARGARET SHIELDS, HAS REDUCED THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IMPOSED EARLIER BECAUSE OF ALLEGED DUMPING. SHIELDS. RICHARD HOLDEN, CARLTON UNITED BREWERIES. PROTESTS. DIRECTORS OF GOODMANS RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF FIELDERS TAKEOVER OFFER - COMBINED GROUP OF THREE FOOD COMPANIES, GOODMANS, FIELDERS AND ALLIED MILLS, WITH A TURNOVER OF MORE THAN $1. 8 BILLION AND ASSETS OF $1. 5 BILLION. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION MARKED BY REPEAT OF 1936 FLIGHT BETWEEN PALMERSTON NORTH AND NELSON, IN DOMINIE AIRCRAFT. HARRY YATES.
Reporters
  • Arne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jacqueline Maher (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John McWethy (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
  • Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Sam Donaldson (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
  • Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Walter Rodgers (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
  • Admiral Cedric Steward (Chief of Staff, Royal New Zealand Navy)
  • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
  • Harry Yates (Administrator, Union Airways)
  • Hatton Peacock (Spokesman, Government Life Insurance Corporation)
  • Margaret Shields (Minister of Customs, Labour Party)
  • Richard Holden (Spokesman, Carlton and United Breweries)
  • Stephen Solarz (United States Congressman, Democratic Party)
Locations
  • Russia
  • United States
  • Devonport, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Libya
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • Palmerston North, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
  • Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
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