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Highlights of the first day of the 1986 National Party Conference held in Auckland.

  • 1Highlights of the first day of the 1986 National Party Conference held in Auckland. This is the party's 50th anniversary, and Jim Bolger's first conference as National Party leader and it occurs at a time when the party is still struggling to establish its philosophical identity. Highlights from the conference with analysis from political scientist Keith Jackson and political reporter Alastair Carthew. In the President's address, outgoing President Sue Wood outlined where she would like to see the party headed. Interview with delegates about the future of the party and its leadership.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 35
    • Duration 28 : 24
    Reporters
    • Lindsay Perigo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Alastair Carthew (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Barry Thomas (Invercargill Delegate, National Party)
    • Shirley Sowry (Pencarrow Delegate, National Party)
    • Bill Mathewson (Hastings Delegate, National Party)
    • Tom Castles (Pahiatua Delegate, National Party)
    • Professor Keith Jackson (Political Analyst, The University of Canterbury)
    • Alastair Carthew (Political Reporter, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Contributors
    • Sue Wood (Outgoing President, National Party)
    • Michael Bott (Te Atatu Delegate, National Party)
    • Patricia Fosse (Glenfield Delegate, National Party)
    • Bob Tennent (Rotorua Delegate, National Party)
    • Ash Lewis (Wellington Central Delegate, National Party)
    • J Zijderfeld (Waikato Young Nationals [Young Nats])
    • Warren Cooper (Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • 1986 National Party Conference
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 1 August 1986
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Highlights of the first day of the 1986 National Party Conference held in Auckland.
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
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Lindsay Perigo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Alastair Carthew (Political Reporter, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
  • Barry Thomas (Invercargill Delegate, National Party)
  • Bill Mathewson (Hastings Delegate, National Party)
  • Professor Keith Jackson (Political Analyst, The University of Canterbury)
  • Shirley Sowry (Pencarrow Delegate, National Party)
  • Tom Castles (Pahiatua Delegate, National Party)
Contributors
  • Ash Lewis (Wellington Central Delegate, National Party)
  • Bob Tennent (Rotorua Delegate, National Party)
  • J Zijderfeld (Waikato Young Nationals [Young Nats])
  • Michael Bott (Te Atatu Delegate, National Party)
  • Patricia Fosse (Glenfield Delegate, National Party)
  • Sue Wood (Outgoing President, National Party)
  • Warren Cooper (Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesman, National Party)