TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1It was announced today that the giant Whakatu freezing works near Hastings is to close. Hundreds of people will lose their jobs immediately, and the ripple effect it is expected to have could be catastrophic for the Hawkes Bay region.
- Start 00 : 00 : 25
- Finish 00 : 04 : 58
- Duration 04 : 33
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Nick Tichborne (Whakatu Spokesman, Meat Workers' Union)
- Jim O'Connor (Hastings Mayor)
- Athol Hutton (Managing Director, Waitaki International Limited)
- Roger Middlemass (Secretary, Meat Workers' Union)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Associated
- John Falloon (Opposition Agriculture Spokesman, National Party)
Locations
- Whakatu, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2So far it has been another horror weekend on the roads, with seven people killed already. In the worst incident, five young men were killed in a crash near Lower Hutt.
- Start 00 : 04 : 58
- Finish 00 : 06 : 04
- Duration 01 : 06
Reporters
- Bernie Griffen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Today has been Local Body Election Day, and thanks to postal voting, many areas are reporting a high voter turnout.
- Start 00 : 06 : 04
- Finish 00 : 08 : 01
- Duration 01 : 57
Reporters
- Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Hart (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Four New Zealanders were among the crew rescued from a trawler which was sunk by the French Navy yesterday in the southern Indian Ocean.
- Start 00 : 08 : 01
- Finish 00 : 08 : 26
- Duration 00 : 25
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Scores of people were killed when a huge earthquake rocked San Salvador today.
- Start 00 : 08 : 26
- Finish 00 : 09 : 31
- Duration 01 : 05
Reporters
- Ron Depaulis (Reporter, ABC)
Locations
- San Salvador, El Salvador (San Salvador)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6The Superpower Summit Conference opens in Iceland in around 4 hours, but the Soviet propaganda machine is in overdrive. However, the United States is conspicuously quiet.
- Start 00 : 09 : 38
- Finish 00 : 12 : 54
- Duration 03 : 16
Reporters
- Jon Snow (Reporter, ITN)
- Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
- Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
Locations
- Reykjavík, Iceland (Capital Region)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7An American woman was delighted when her local rubbish collectors returned her savings of $1700 in cash after her husband inadvertently threw it away.
- Start 00 : 23 : 12
- Finish 00 : 24 : 29
- Duration 01 : 17
Locations
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 11 October 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
- 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)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Bernie Griffen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Hart (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jon Snow (Reporter, ITN)
- Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ron Depaulis (Reporter, ABC)
- Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Athol Hutton (Managing Director, Waitaki International Limited)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim O'Connor (Hastings Mayor)
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
- Nick Tichborne (Whakatu Spokesman, Meat Workers' Union)
- Roger Middlemass (Secretary, Meat Workers' Union)
- Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
Locations
- Whakatu, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- San Salvador, El Salvador (San Salvador)
- Reykjavík, Iceland (Capital Region)
- United States