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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1The Government has announced far-reaching measures aimed at saving the geysers and hot pools of Rotorua.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 22
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 27
    • Duration 03 : 05
    Reporters
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
    • Roger Brewster (President, Bore Users' Association)
    Locations
    • Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The month-long industrial dispute at the New Zealand Steel expansion site in Glenbrook has been settled today. The 1500 workers should return to work next week. However, the prospects of resolution at the long-running Tasman Pulp and Paper mill dispute at Kawera remain uncertain, despite talks in Wellington all day.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 37
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Gary Mace (Chief Executive, Tasman Pulp and Paper Company)
    • Jim Knox (President, Federation of Labour.[FOL])
    Locations
    • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3The Drivers' Union ignored the Federation of Labour (FOL) line at their wage talks in Christchurch. The Electronics talks have also begun in Wellington.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 56
    • Duration 01 : 19
    Reporters
    • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4As the wage round gathers momentum, the National Party has released its industrial policy, promising a new era of democracy in the workplace, a return to voluntary unionism, new wage bargaining systems and secret ballots for strikes. It would also make agreements between unions and employers legally binding.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Associated
    • Bill Birch (Opposition Labour Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5The Government has predicted that the number of unemployed in New Zealand will rise by seven thousand in the next six months.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Associated
    • Kerry Burke (Minister for Employment, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6The Small Business Agency has warned that many small businesses could face ruin because they are not properly prepared for the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

    • Start 00 : 08 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 47
    • Duration 01 : 53
    Reporters
    • Linda Bartley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Roper (Small Businessman)
    • Ross Williamson (Picture Franer )
    • Neville Boyce (Spokesman, Small Business Agency)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7The Soviet Union has echoed the United States' optimism that another superpower summit will be held at that relations between the two nations are improving.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 29
    • Duration 02 : 11
    Reporters
    • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
    Speakers
    • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign MInister)
    Associated
    • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8A massive manhunt is underway in the United States for an ex-convict wanted for three murders that police have chased across three States so far.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 43
    Reporters
    • Frank Courier (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Wright City, MO, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9The owners of the tanker Amokura say they intend to have the ship repaired, regardless of cost. The Amokura was badly damaged when it hit a wharf at Napier ten days ago.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 29
    • Duration 01 : 17
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Graham Leabourn (Contractor)
    Locations
    • Napier, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) crew managed to land a Caribou aircraft on a short rural landing strip at Patearoa today. Yesterday, the aircraft became bogged down during a landing attempt at Waihi.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 04
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Patearoa, New Zealand (Otago)
    • Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11British author Barbara Taylor Bradford is visiting New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 37
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Reporters
    • John Bowler (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)
    Associated
    • A Woman of Substance (Novel)
    • Act of Will (Novel)
    • Voice of the Heart (Novel)
    • Hold the Dream (Novel)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12A choir from Nga Tapuwae College in Auckland will return to New Zealand tomorrow, laden with honours after the prestigious National Eisteddfod in Sydney.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 07
    • Duration 00 : 30
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 24 September 1986
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 10
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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
  • Philip Sherry (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Frank Courier (Reporter, CBS)
  • John Bowler (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Linda Bartley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford (Author)
  • Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
  • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign MInister)
  • Gary Mace (Chief Executive, Tasman Pulp and Paper Company)
  • Graham Leabourn (Contractor)
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Jim Knox (President, Federation of Labour.[FOL])
  • John Roper (Small Businessman)
  • Neville Boyce (Spokesman, Small Business Agency)
  • Roger Brewster (President, Bore Users' Association)
  • Ross Williamson (Picture Franer )
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
  • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Kawerau, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
  • Indianapolis, IN, United States
  • Wright City, MO, United States
  • Napier, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
  • Patearoa, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
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