Network News
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1The Government and the Combined State Unions (CSU) have agreed on a deal that will give most public servants a 7% pay increase.
- Start 00 : 00 : 34
- Finish 00 : 02 : 52
- Duration 02 : 18
Reporters
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Stan Rodger (Minister of State Services, Labour Party)
- Colin Hicks (Chairman, Combined State Services Union [CSU])
Live Broadcast
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Commercials
- No
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2The proposed Coal Corporation may yet be scrapped because the Coalcorp Board and Treasury have been unable to agree on the value of the new corporation's assets.
- Start 00 : 02 : 52
- Finish 00 : 04 : 31
- Duration 01 : 39
Reporters
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Figures released today show another small rise in food prices during March.
- Start 00 : 04 : 31
- Finish 00 : 04 : 49
- Duration 00 : 18
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
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4Staff at Paremoremo Maximum Security Prison are refusing to accept any more inmates as they believe the prison is already crowded, and fear overcrowding may lead to more suicides in the prison.
- Start 00 : 04 : 49
- Finish 00 : 05 : 58
- Duration 01 : 09
Reporters
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Paremoremo, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5The United States says no decision has been made to remove its Antarctic supply base Operation Deep Freeze from its current Christchurch location.
- Start 00 : 05 : 58
- Finish 00 : 09 : 06
- Duration 03 : 08
Reporters
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Associated
- Owen Wilkes (Peace Campaigner)
- Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6A car bomb in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has killed at least 10 people and left dozens in hospital.
- Start 00 : 09 : 06
- Finish 00 : 09 : 36
Locations
- Rawalpindi, Pakistan (Punjab)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has received a rapturous welcome from the public in Czechoslovakia.
- Start 00 : 09 : 36
- Finish 00 : 11 : 50
- Duration 02 : 14
Reporters
- Ian Glover-James (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8Ina growing game of tit-for-tat, the Soviet Union has today accused the United States of bugging the new Soviet embassy building in Washington DC.
- Start 00 : 11 : 50
- Finish 00 : 12 : 42
- Duration 00 : 52
Locations
- Moscow, Russia (Moscow)
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9The Princess of Wales has visited an AIDS ward, shook hands and chatted with hospital patients suffering from the disease, in an effort to reduce public fear of AIDS.
- Start 00 : 12 : 42
- Finish 00 : 14 : 39
- Duration 01 : 57
Reporters
- Anthony Carthew (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Shane Snape (HIV Positive Nurse)
Associated
- Princess Diana (Princess of Wales)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10Italy's 45th Government since World War Two has collapsed, with Socialist Prime Minister Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi resigning.
- Start 00 : 18 : 08
- Finish 00 : 18 : 34
- Duration 00 : 26
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
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11South Africa has denied any involvement in a car bomb attack ion Botswana, which destroyed several homes and killed a woman and her two children.
- Start 00 : 18 : 34
- Finish 00 : 20 : 38
- Duration 02 : 04
Reporters
- Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Pik Botha (South African Foreign Minister)
Contributors
- P W Botha (South African President)
Locations
- Gaborone, Botswana (South East)
- South Africa
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12Thirty South African coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion east of Johannesburg.
- Start 00 : 20 : 38
- Finish 00 : 20 : 50
- Duration 00 : 12
Locations
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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13The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is to renew its efforts to extradite Vietnam deserter Douglas Beane from Australia.
- Start 00 : 20 : 50
- Finish 00 : 22 : 47
- Duration 01 : 57
Reporters
- John Allgate (Reporter)
Speakers
- Douglas Beane (Vietnam Deserter)
Contributors
- Neville Webb (Songwriter)
Locations
- Australia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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14New British Governor Sir David Wilson stepped ashore in Hong Kong today, knowing he may be the last Governor of the colony before it is returned to China in 1997.
- Start 00 : 22 : 47
- Finish 00 : 24 : 41
- Duration 01 : 54
Reporters
- Jeremy Thompson (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Sir David Wilson (Governor of Hong Kong)
Locations
- Hong Kong
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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15An argument over the Singapore to Christchurch Air Race has reached the High Court. Four competitors have sought an injunction to stop the Australian winner taking the first prize, - a Tiger Moth - out of New Zealand.
- Start 00 : 24 : 41
- Finish 00 : 25 : 42
- Duration 01 : 01
Reporters
- Ralph Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News
Date Broadcast
- Friday 10 April 1987
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
- Neil Billington (Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
- Anthony Carthew (Reporter, ITN)
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Glover-James (Reporter, ITN)
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jeremy Thompson (Reporter, ITN)
- John Allgate (Reporter)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ralph Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
- Colin Hicks (Chairman, Combined State Services Union [CSU])
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Douglas Beane (Vietnam Deserter)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Pik Botha (South African Foreign Minister)
- Shane Snape (HIV Positive Nurse)
- Sir David Wilson (Governor of Hong Kong)
- Stan Rodger (Minister of State Services, Labour Party)
Locations
- Paremoremo, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Rawalpindi, Pakistan (Punjab)
- Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
- Moscow, Russia (Moscow)
- United States
- Gaborone, Botswana (South East)
- South Africa
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
- Australia
- Hong Kong
Contributors
- Neville Webb (Songwriter)
- P W Botha (South African President)