Top Half
From North Cape, to Turangi in the south. Northern regional news from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1Auckland Telephone Connection Delays There are still long delays getting an Auckland telephone connection.
- Start 00 : 00 : 14
- Finish 00 : 03 : 44
- Duration 03 : 30
Reporters
- Kim Webby (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ian Waters (Spokesman, Super Noble Boats)
- Lairie McCalman (District Telecoms Manager, New ZEaland Post Office)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Cutting Down Alcohol Abuse An international conference about reducing alcohol abuse is being held in Auckland
- Start 00 : 03 : 44
- Finish 00 : 06 : 08
- Duration 02 : 24
Reporters
- Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Marcus Grant (Committee on Alcohol Spokesman, World Health Organisation [WHO])
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Whale Island Whale Island in the Bay of Plenty is closed to the public due to the number of boulders shaken free in the recent earthquake,
- Start 00 : 06 : 08
- Finish 00 : 06 : 29
- Duration 00 : 21
Locations
- Whakatane, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Cat Overstayer A cat who arrived on a yacht belonging to a Belgian family, has to leave the country by Thursday, or be put down.
- Start 00 : 06 : 29
- Finish 00 : 07 : 52
- Duration 01 : 23
Reporters
- Liz Laybourne (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Collette Svensson (Cat Owner)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Harbour Swim The Rangitoto to Auckland harbour swim was an annual event in the 1960's. It has been resurrected and yesterday more than 100 swimmers took part,
- Start 00 : 07 : 52
- Finish 00 : 11 : 42
- Duration 03 : 50
Reporters
- Robyn Scott-Vincent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Allan Franks (Swimmer)
- Joan Monaghan (Swimmer)
- voxpop (Voxpop)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6New Zealand's First Talkie What is said to be New Zealand's first talkie, Hamilton Talks, made by Rudall Hayward, starred Eric Clayton-Greene, who turned ninety yesterday. He was a young lawyer in Hamilton when he was picked for the role of the hero. Described as being "somewhere between Biggles and Rambo" he sets out to rescue his fiancee, who had been snatched by a bunch of "ne'er-do-wells".
- Start 00 : 11 : 42
- Finish 00 : 15 : 12
- Duration 03 : 30
Reporters
- Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Eric Clayton-Greene (Actor)
Contributors
- Rudall Hayward (Film Maker)
- Ramai Hayward (Wife of Rudall Hayward)
Locations
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Top Half
Date Broadcast
- Monday 9 March 1987
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)
- Natalie Brunt (Presenter)
- Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (News Reader)
Reporters
- Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Kim Webby (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Liz Laybourne (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Louise Pagonis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Robyn Scott-Vincent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Allan Franks (Swimmer)
- Collette Svensson (Cat Owner)
- Eric Clayton-Greene (Actor)
- Ian Waters (Spokesman, Super Noble Boats)
- Joan Monaghan (Swimmer)
- Lairie McCalman (District Telecoms Manager, New ZEaland Post Office)
- Marcus Grant (Committee on Alcohol Spokesman, World Health Organisation [WHO])
- voxpop (Voxpop)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Whakatane, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
Contributors
- Ramai Hayward (Wife of Rudall Hayward)
- Rudall Hayward (Film Maker)