TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1Christchurch police are now convinced that missing six year old Louisa Damodran has been abducted. Her parents have made an appeal for their daughter's safe return.
- Start 00 : 00 : 34
- Finish 00 : 02 : 18
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Jeff Field (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Damodran (Louisa's Father)
Locations
- Bromley, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi continued his whirlwind New Zealand visit today, spending most of the day in Rotorua and at Turangawaewae Marae.
- Start 00 : 02 : 18
- Finish 00 : 04 : 26
- Duration 02 : 08
Reporters
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Louise Joyce (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Rajiv Gandhi (Indian Prime Minister)
Associated
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Ngaruawahia, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3High police numbers in the Waikato (due to Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's visit) helped prevent a confrontation at a Huntly West farm today, where locals gathered to try to prevent State Coal from putting up a drilling rig.
- Start 00 : 04 : 26
- Finish 00 : 06 : 12
- Duration 01 : 46
Reporters
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Huntly, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4The Engineer's Union is claiming success in its campaign for higher wages after 13,000 of its members joined in direct action. They say these figures refute the Employers' Federation claims that many members are leaving the union and striking private pay deals with employers.
- Start 00 : 06 : 12
- Finish 00 : 08 : 14
- Duration 02 : 02
Reporters
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Rex Jones (National Secretary, New Zealand Engineers Union)
- Steve Marshall (Spokesman, Employers' Federation)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Des Tucker, the man who came close to receiving the first heart transplant surgery performed in New Zealand, is now in Australia waiting for the surgery.
- Start 00 : 08 : 14
- Finish 00 : 09 : 42
- Duration 01 : 28
Reporters
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Des Tucker (Heart Transplant Patient)
- Dr Richard Thompson (Cardiologist)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Reports from Reunion Island say that the cre from the trawler Southern Trader have been arrested again.
- Start 00 : 09 : 42
- Finish 00 : 10 : 05
- Duration 00 : 23
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Israel has provided details of their daring helicopter rescue of the helicopter pilot shot down over Sidon in southern Lebanon yesterday.
- Start 00 : 10 : 05
- Finish 00 : 11 : 57
- Duration 01 : 52
Reporters
- Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Sidon, Lebanon (Liban-Sud)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 18 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
- Tom Bradley (Presenter)
- Tony Ciprian (Sports Presenter)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jeff Field (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Louise Joyce (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bob Damodran (Louisa's Father)
- Des Tucker (Heart Transplant Patient)
- Dr Richard Thompson (Cardiologist)
- Rex Jones (National Secretary, New Zealand Engineers Union)
- Steve Marshall (Spokesman, Employers' Federation)
Locations
- Bromley, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Ngaruawahia, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Huntly, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Sidon, Lebanon (Liban-Sud)
Contributors
- Rajiv Gandhi (Indian Prime Minister)