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A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.

  • 1Gardening Given that gardening is the most popular hobby listed by New Zealanders, it is odd that people do not make better use of them. In times of economic hardship, it is unusual that more people do not cultivate their gardens by growing their own vegetables and fruit. Most homeowners could use their gardens to provide a significant portion of the weekly family vegetable intake. Gardening can be rewarding and fun for those who participate. Discussion and viewer talkback with television gardening expert Bruce Harkness about how to make the best use of one's garden, feed the family, reduce the weeds and grow things indoors and in small spaces.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 43
    • Duration 02 : 28
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bruce Harkness (Television Gardening Expert)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The Soviet Union has ordered five American diplomats to leave the country, saying they are engaged in "activities incompatible with their official status". American Secretary of State George Shultz says the UNited States will retaliate.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 52
    • Duration 02 : 09
    Reporters
    • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
    • Georgi Arbatov (Spokesman, Soviet Central Committee)
    • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
    Locations
    • United States
    • Russia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Israeli police have arrested three Palestinians suspected of carrying out the grenade attack at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall last week.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 03
    • Duration 00 : 11
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Israel is preparing for a change of Government. with Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Foreign MInister Yitzhak Shamir swapping roles from tomorrow.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 03
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 38
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Jeanne Meserve (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Shimon Peres (Israeli Prime Minister)
    • Yitzhak Shamir (Israeli Foreign Minister)
    Locations
    • Israel
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5The South Pacific nuclear free message has been publicised in London over the weekend, with a regatta on the Thames.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 38
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 29
    • Duration 01 : 51
    Reporters
    • Claudia Boyden (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ian Hunter (Regatta Organiser)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 16
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Gardening Given that gardening is the most popular hobby listed by New Zealanders, it is odd that people do not make better use of them. In times of economic hardship, it is unusual that more people do not cultivate their gardens by growing their own vegetables and fruit. Most homeowners could use their gardens to provide a significant portion of the weekly family vegetable intake. Gardening can be rewarding and fun for those who participate. Discussion and viewer talkback with television gardening expert Bruce Harkness about how to make the best use of one's garden, feed the family, reduce the weeds and grow things indoors and in small spaces.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 29 : 23
    • Duration 14 : 31
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bruce Harkness (Television Gardening Expert)
    Contributors
    • Steven Osborne (Phone-in Viewer)
    • John Booth (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Paddy Murphy (Phone-in Viewer)
    • David Short (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 31 : 40
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 43
    • Duration 01 : 03
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Gardening Given that gardening is the most popular hobby listed by New Zealanders, it is odd that people do not make better use of them. In times of economic hardship, it is unusual that more people do not cultivate their gardens by growing their own vegetables and fruit. Most homeowners could use their gardens to provide a significant portion of the weekly family vegetable intake. Gardening can be rewarding and fun for those who participate. Discussion and viewer talkback with television gardening expert Bruce Harkness about how to make the best use of one's garden, feed the family, reduce the weeds and grow things indoors and in small spaces.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 45 : 16
    • Duration 12 : 33
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bruce Harkness (Television Gardening Expert)
    Contributors
    • Shirley Stanners (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Christine Reid (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Tom Andrews (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Rena Cairns (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Norman Tew (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 20 October 1986
Start Time
  • 12 : 45
Finish Time
  • 13 : 30
Duration
  • 45:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.
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
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Claudia Boyden (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jeanne Meserve (Reporter, ABC)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
  • Bruce Harkness (Television Gardening Expert)
  • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
  • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
  • Georgi Arbatov (Spokesman, Soviet Central Committee)
  • Ian Hunter (Regatta Organiser)
  • Shimon Peres (Israeli Prime Minister)
  • Yitzhak Shamir (Israeli Foreign Minister)
Locations
  • United States
  • Russia
  • Israel
  • London, United Kingdom (England)
Contributors
  • Christine Reid (Phone-in Viewer)
  • David Short (Phone-in Viewer)
  • John Booth (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Norman Tew (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Paddy Murphy (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Rena Cairns (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Shirley Stanners (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Steven Osborne (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Tom Andrews (Phone-in Viewer)