TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Column Comment in the 60s and News Stand in the 70s established a tradition of print media scrutiny by TV. Fourth Estate succeeded them with a brief expanded to include radio, TV and magazines. For 12 minutes on Friday nights, no media outlet (and especially not broadcaster TVNZ) was safe from the ruminations of journalism lecturer Brian Priestley, along with John Kennedy, editor of the Catholic weekly The Tablet, and guest presenters. Only brief programme excerpts and graphics of the newspaper articles under discussion provide visual relief.
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1Prime Minister David Lange has dismissed suggestions that france might try to veto New Zealand's butter access to the European Community (EEC). However, the New Zealand dairy Board remains concerned.
- Start 00 : 00 : 23
- Finish 00 : 02 : 41
- Duration 02 : 18
Reporters
- John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A call for a worldwide consumer boycott of New Zealand and Australian sheep products, in protest at live sheep exports, has received strong support from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
- Start 00 : 02 : 41
- Finish 00 : 03 : 25
- Duration 00 : 44
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3South African police have used whips and tear gas to disperse protesters in Johannesburg once again. However, this time the demonstrators were mostly White students.
- Start 00 : 03 : 25
- Finish 00 : 05 : 14
- Duration 01 : 49
Reporters
- Rod Stephen (Reporter)
Speakers
- voxpop
Locations
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4France has exploded another nuclear device at Mururoa Atoll.
- Start 00 : 05 : 14
- Finish 00 : 05 : 36
- Duration 00 : 22
Associated
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- French Polynesia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5A Tongan family in Auckland is accusing the Government of unfairness for rejecting an appeal against the deportation of one family member without any explanation, despite allowing the rest to remain in New Zealand.
- Start 00 : 05 : 36
- Finish 00 : 06 : 55
- Duration 01 : 19
Reporters
- Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Hingano Haunga (Tongan Overstayer)
- Shirley Haunga (Hingano's Sister-in-Law)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is to launch a new, locally produced rock show called True Colours which will feature live performances by New Zealand musicians..
- Start 00 : 06 : 55
- Finish 00 : 08 : 51
- Duration 01 : 56
Reporters
- Keith Tannock (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Peter Blake (Entertainment Producer, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Despite the Government's cost-cutting drive, some Cabinet Ministers are getting rid of their public service secretaries and spending additional money to bring in outsiders.
- Start 00 : 08 : 51
- Finish 00 : 10 : 51
- Duration 02 : 00
Reporters
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Acting Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Associated
- Stan Rodger (Minister of State Services, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8A new supplement to the full Oxford Dictionary, edited by New Zealander Robert Burchfield, has been released in the United States today, provoking controversy over the 'Americanisation' of the English language.
- Start 00 : 22 : 29
- Finish 00 : 25 : 10
- Duration 02 : 41
Reporters
- Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
Speakers
- Robert Burchfield (Spokesman, Oxford English Dictionary)
- Anne Shelley (Spokesperson, Queen's English Society)
- John Honey (Linguistics Expert)
Locations
- Oxford, United Kingdom (England)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 31 May 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
- Column Comment in the 60s and News Stand in the 70s established a tradition of print media scrutiny by TV. Fourth Estate succeeded them with a brief expanded to include radio, TV and magazines. For 12 minutes on Friday nights, no media outlet (and especially not broadcaster TVNZ) was safe from the ruminations of journalism lecturer Brian Priestley, along with John Kennedy, editor of the Catholic weekly The Tablet, and guest presenters. Only brief programme excerpts and graphics of the newspaper articles under discussion provide visual relief.
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)
- Tony Ciprian (Sports Presenter)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Keith Tannock (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rod Stephen (Reporter)
- Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
Speakers
- Anne Shelley (Spokesperson, Queen's English Society)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Acting Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Hingano Haunga (Tongan Overstayer)
- John Honey (Linguistics Expert)
- Peter Blake (Entertainment Producer, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
- Robert Burchfield (Spokesman, Oxford English Dictionary)
- Shirley Haunga (Hingano's Sister-in-Law)
- voxpop
Locations
- Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
- French Polynesia
- Oxford, United Kingdom (England)