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A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.

  • 1Libya Who are the Libyans and what doe they want? Are they religious fanatics, freedom fighters or terrorists? Do all Libyans support Colonel Gaddafi, and what happens to those who do not support his regime? Has the American air raid on Libya reduced the likelihood of further terrorist actions around the world, or made them more likely to occur? Does Libya have something in common with New Zealand regarding its relationship with the United States? Discussion and viewer talkback with a spokesman from the Libyan People's Bureau responsible for relations between Libya and Australasia, Shaban Gashut.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 47
    • Duration 03 : 35
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Shaban Gashut (First Secretary, Libyan People's Bureau)
    Locations
    • Libya
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2European Community (EEC) Foreign MInisters will gather in Luxembourg today to try to agree on a tougher stance on Libya. Meanwhile, there have been protests all over the United Kingdom expressing anger at the British Government's decision to allow the United States to launch their air attack on Libya from British air bases. Reporters have been taken to a Libyan naval base near Tripoli, the first time that a purely military target of the American air raids has been seen.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 47
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 29
    • Duration 04 : 42
    Reporters
    • Michael Oliver (Reporter, ITN)
    • Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Sir Geoffrey Howe (British Foreign Secretary, Conservative Party)
    Locations
    • Fairford, United Kingdom (England)
    • Lakenheath, United Kingdom (England)
    • Bristol, United Kingdom (England)
    • Tripoli, Libya (Tripoli)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3A group of foreigners, including 31 Britons and a New Zealander, have been evacuated from West Beirut following the killing of two British teachers and the killing of a British television cameraman last week.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 00
    • Duration 01 : 31
    Reporters
    • David Smith (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 39
    • Duration 00 : 39
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Libya Who are the Libyans and what doe they want? Are they religious fanatics, freedom fighters or terrorists? Do all Libyans support Colonel Gaddafi, and what happens to those who do not support his regime? Has the American air raid on Libya reduced the likelihood of further terrorist actions around the world, or made them more likely to occur? Does Libya have something in common with New Zealand regarding its relationship with the United States? Discussion and viewer talkback with a spokesman from the Libyan People's Bureau responsible for relations between Libya and Australasia, Shaban Gashut.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 40
    • Finish 00 : 31 : 15
    • Duration 15 : 35
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Shaban Gashut (First Secretary, Libyan People's Bureau)
    Contributors
    • Peter Skilbeck (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Chris Ritchie (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Fred Dobbs (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Diane Taylor (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 22
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 18
    • Duration 00 : 56
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Libya Who are the Libyans and what doe they want? Are they religious fanatics, freedom fighters or terrorists? Do all Libyans support Colonel Gaddafi, and what happens to those who do not support his regime? Has the American air raid on Libya reduced the likelihood of further terrorist actions around the world, or made them more likely to occur? Does Libya have something in common with New Zealand regarding its relationship with the United States? Discussion and viewer talkback with a spokesman from the Libyan People's Bureau responsible for relations between Libya and Australasia, Shaban Gashut.

    • Start 00 : 33 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 49 : 46
    • Duration 16 : 28
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Shaban Gashut (First Secretary, Libyan People's Bureau)
    Contributors
    • Stuart Preston (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Dr Ron McIntyre (Political Scientist, The University of Canterbury)
    • Brian Verney (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Deidre Scott (Phone-in Viewer)
    • George Howley (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Bruce Kereama (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Theresa Fabrigius (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 51 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 52 : 03
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9The United States has admitted for the first time, that Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was a target of the air strike last week.

    • Start 00 : 52 : 03
    • Finish 00 : 53 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Kenneth Walker (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
    • Ali Treiki (Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations [UN])
    • George Younger (British Minister of Defence, Conservative Party)
    Contributors
    • This Week with David Brinkley (Political Affairs Programme, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Locations
    • Libya
    • United States
    • Lakenheath, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Reports from Libya claim the wreckage of an American F1-11 bomber has been found in the Mediterranean. The two dead pilots have been taken to Libya, but the plane's wreckage has gone to the Soviet Union for analysis.

    • Start 00 : 53 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 56 : 56
    • Duration 03 : 08
    Reporters
    • Steve Shepard (Reporter, ABC)
    Locations
    • Libya
    • Lakenheath, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Libyan authorities have put the death toll from the American air raids on Libya at 39. Colonel Gaddafi's four year old son has left hospital, but his three year old brother remains in a serious condition.. British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe says he can not rule out the possibility that fresh American attacks on Libya could be launched from air bases in England.

    • Start 00 : 56 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 57 : 20
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Locations
    • Libya
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12American nationals are being evacuated from the Sudan in the face of threats against them because of the American attack on Libya last week. British nationals are being taken out of West Beirut for fear of reprisals.

    • Start 00 : 57 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 58 : 12
    • Duration 00 : 52
    Reporters
    • David Smith (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Sudan
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 21 April 1986
Start Time
  • 12 : 30
Finish Time
  • 13 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.
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
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
  • David Smith (Reporter, ITN)
  • Kenneth Walker (Reporter, ABC)
  • Michael Oliver (Reporter, ITN)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Steve Shepard (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
  • Ali Treiki (Libyan Ambassador to the United Nations [UN])
  • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
  • George Younger (British Minister of Defence, Conservative Party)
  • Shaban Gashut (First Secretary, Libyan People's Bureau)
  • Sir Geoffrey Howe (British Foreign Secretary, Conservative Party)
Locations
  • Libya
  • Fairford, United Kingdom (England)
  • Lakenheath, United Kingdom (England)
  • Bristol, United Kingdom (England)
  • Tripoli, Libya (Tripoli)
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • United States
  • Sudan
Contributors
  • Brian Verney (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Bruce Kereama (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Chris Ritchie (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Deidre Scott (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Diane Taylor (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Dr Ron McIntyre (Political Scientist, The University of Canterbury)
  • Fred Dobbs (Phone-in Viewer)
  • George Howley (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Peter Skilbeck (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Stuart Preston (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Theresa Fabrigius (Phone-in Viewer)
  • This Week with David Brinkley (Political Affairs Programme, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])