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Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

  • 1There is a level of concern within the labour movement at undue union influence within the Labour Party following the selection of trade unionist Liz Tennant as the next Labour candidate for the safe seat of Island Bay. Do the unions have too much say? Is the selection process a democratic one? Does the result reflect the wishes of the local electorate? Report includes results of a McNair poll in Island Bay and a background of the Labour selection process.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 51
    • Duration 16 : 41
    Reporters
    • Kevin Isherwood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Joe McTaggart (Former Official, Labour Party)
    • Pepe Robertson (Former Official, Labour Party)
    • Dr John Prebble (Law Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2This week marks the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International, an organisation dedicated to publicising the plight of political prisoners around the world. Some New Zealanders are calling for the New Zealand Government to sever all ties with the Soviet Union, spurred on by a visiting Soviet dissident.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 51
    • Finish 00 : 29 : 01
    • Duration 12 : 10
    Reporters
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Cronid Lubarsky (Soviet Dissident)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Sunday
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 25 May 1986
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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
  • Newsmagazine
Hosts
  • David Beatson (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Kevin Isherwood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
Speakers
  • Dr Cronid Lubarsky (Soviet Dissident)
  • Dr John Prebble (Law Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
  • Joe McTaggart (Former Official, Labour Party)
  • Pepe Robertson (Former Official, Labour Party)