Top Half
From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1Auckland Traffic Officers resent being referred to as "Nazis" as Dr. Brian Edwards has dubbed them. He says their Nazi style uniforms will make it hard for them to shake off that image.
- Start 0 : 00 : 15
- Finish 00 : 03 : 13
- Duration 02 : 58
Reporters
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mike Belsham (Traffic Department Spokesman, Auckland City Council)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The contest for the Mayoralty in Kawerau has only one issue; the Pulp and Paper workers strike with the effect of a mothballed mill and a moribund town. Now two Pulp and Paper workers are standing for Mayor.
- Start 00 : 03 : 13
- Finish 00 : 06 : 48
- Duration 03 : 35
Reporters
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Almandoz (Kawerau Mayoral Candidate)
- Grant McKenzie (Kawerau Mayoral Candidate)
Locations
- Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Greg McGee's new play Whitemen should offend everyone who sees it, according to the director. It has a rugby theme and is about New Zealand and New Zealanders and opens at His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow.
- Start 00 : 06 : 48
- Finish 00 : 10 : 12
- Duration 03 : 24
Reporters
- Rene Barrett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Greg McGee (Playwright)
- Danny Vendramini (Director, Whitemen)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Crosswords are good for you, and also an obsession, a passion and cross all social and intellectual levels. Bus driver Pat Ruka gets help from his passengers in completing his morning puzzle.
- Start 00 : 10 : 12
- Finish 00 : 14 : 08
- Duration 03 : 56
Reporters
- April Greenlaw (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Pat Ruka (Bus Driver)
- Dave Spencer (Crossword Compiler)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5To buy the Checker Marathon car made for Tongan Queen Salote, by Royal decree, the person must be someone special.
- Start 00 : 14 : 08
- Finish 00 : 15 : 07
- Duration 00 : 59
Reporters
- Sefita Hao’uli (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ben Tupouniua (Spokesman, Tongan King)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Top Half
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 17 September 1986
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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
- Current affairs
Hosts
- John Hawkesby (Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
- Tom Bradley (News Reader)
Reporters
- April Greenlaw (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rene Barrett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Sefita Hao’uli (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ben Tupouniua (Spokesman, Tongan King)
- Danny Vendramini (Director, Whitemen)
- Dave Spencer (Crossword Compiler)
- Grant McKenzie (Kawerau Mayoral Candidate)
- Greg McGee (Playwright)
- John Almandoz (Kawerau Mayoral Candidate)
- Mike Belsham (Traffic Department Spokesman, Auckland City Council)
- Pat Ruka (Bus Driver)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)