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Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,

  • 1African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Tambo has met with Prime MInister David Lange tonight in an effort to lobby the New Zealand Government to argue for tougher sanctions on South Africa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting later this year.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 03
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 16
    • Duration 01 : 13
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Oliver Tambo (President, African National Congress [ANC])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Some wholesale interest rates dipped this afternoon.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 42
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Newsweek Magazine is reporting that United States Secretary of State George Shultz has been authorised to offer the Soviets delays in the controversial Star Wars programme, if they stop trying to kill the programme.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 07
    Reporters
    • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
    Locations
    • United States
    • Russia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Foreign reporters have been allowed their first look at the almost forgotten war between Chad and Libya.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 36
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Reporters
    • Richard Vaughan (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Chad
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5This week marks the first anniversary of the United States attack on LIbya.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 36
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 17
    • Duration 00 : 41
    Reporters
    • Allen Pizzey (Reporter, CBS News)
    Locations
    • Libya
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Headline News 1. Salvage experts are hoping for better weather so the next stage in the refloating of sunken ship Herald of Free Enterprise can begin 2. Auckland's police chief does not regard a series of 29 sex attacks in three weeks as a sign that things are getting out of hand 3. The Immigration Department's figures show that just over 13,000 Pacific Islanders entered New Zealand during the two and a half months they were not required to have a visa.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 04
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7The official swearing in of Fiji's new Prime Minister Dr Timoci Bavadra took place today. Analysis of the election result and the new Government.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 05
    • Duration 07 : 08
    Reporters
    • Bill Southworth (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Timoci Bavadra (Fijian Prime Minister)
    • Dr Satendra Nandan (MP, Fijian Labour Party)
    • Dr Ahmed Ali (Former Fijian Minister for Information)
    Locations
    • Fiji
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Part one of a two part story.
  • 8The official swearing in of Fiji's new Prime Minister Dr Timoci Bavadra took place today. Pacific election observers are already speculating that the Fijian election result is a major setback for United States foreign policy in the region. What will the change in Government mean for Pacific foreign relations?

    • Start 00 : 14 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 05
    • Duration 05 : 38
    Reporters
    • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
    Locations
    • Fiji
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Part two\ of a two part story.
  • 9The widest school curriculum review in forty years has become Government policy, and will determine what will be taught in New Zealand schools into the next century. Among other things, it plans to eliminate racism and sexism and promote Maori language and values. What does the curriculum review suggest, and how have its recommendations been received? Followed by a panel discussion with Joan Paske, President of the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) and Brother Pat Lynch, Principal of De La Salle College, who is suspicious of the report.

    • Start 0 : 20 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 12
    • Duration 08 : 07
    Reporters
    • Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Janet Kerr (Spokesperson, Review Committee)
    • Ray Taylor (Spokesman, New Zealand Employers Federation)
    • Russell Marshall (Minister of Education, Labour Party)
    • Ruth Richardson MP (Opposition Education Spokesperson, National Party)
    • Joan Paske (President, New Zealand Educational Institute [NZEI])
    • Brother Pat Lynch (Principal, De La Salle College)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Loss of sound in early part of the interview.
  • 10Eyewitness News reporter Rob Harley has made an unprecedented clean sweep of the Sir David Beattie Journalism Awards, announced last night.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 42
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Worldwatch Pope John Paul II has completed his South American tour of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. The visit was, at times tumultuous and tense and at other times, filled with rapturous audiences.

    • Start 00 : 29 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 30 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 41
    Reporters
    • Bert Quint (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Argentina
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Worldwatch The Soviet space mission has achieved a space station link-up after two earlier failures. Experts say the Soviet Union is now well ahead of the United States' space programme.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13Worldwatch The ruling party in Japan has suffered major setbacks in local elections held over the weekend, raising doubts about whether the Japanese Government will be able to implement a planned 5% sales tax.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 58
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Jim Laurie (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Locations
    • Japan
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14Worldwatch British surgeons have brought new hope to a fifteen year old teenage dwarf (little person) by using a new surgical technique that they believe will help him grow.

    • Start 00 : 33 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 36 : 01
    • Duration 02 : 03
    Reporters
    • Andrew Taylor (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 15Worldwatch Unemployment in Britain is a major problem and one that the Thatcher Government is struggling to deal with. Now many school leavers are joining Government -funded youth training schemes. While most are useful in helping people gain employment, a few are causing controversy.

    • Start 00 : 36 : 01
    • Finish 00 : 38 : 58
    • Duration 02 : 57
    Reporters
    • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
    Speakers
    • Peter Brown (Spokesman, Manpower Services Commission)
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 16Worldwatch Some extreme left-wing inner city Councils in the United Kingdom are causing an uproar over the way they are handling schools in their region. School books have been banned, and teachers dismissed amid allegations of sexism and racism. British streets have been renamed after Black African freedom fighters and they stand accused of indoctrinating young people into radical socialism. While they have been dubbed the Looney Left, many believe they have an agenda of destabilising the British Labour Party and the nation.

    • Start 00 : 39 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 48 : 55
    • Duration 09 : 46
    Reporters
    • Morley Safer (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Brian Duncan (Former Headmaster)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Eyewitness News
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 13 April 1987
Start Time
  • 22 : 00
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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
  • Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
  • Mike Brockie (Presenter)
  • Robin Kora (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Allen Pizzey (Reporter, CBS News)
  • Andrew Taylor (Reporter, BBC)
  • Bert Quint (Reporter, CBS)
  • Bill Southworth (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jim Laurie (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
  • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Morley Safer (Reporter, CBS)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Richard Vaughan (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
  • Brian Duncan (Former Headmaster)
  • Brother Pat Lynch (Principal, De La Salle College)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Dr Ahmed Ali (Former Fijian Minister for Information)
  • Dr Satendra Nandan (MP, Fijian Labour Party)
  • Dr Timoci Bavadra (Fijian Prime Minister)
  • Janet Kerr (Spokesperson, Review Committee)
  • Joan Paske (President, New Zealand Educational Institute [NZEI])
  • Oliver Tambo (President, African National Congress [ANC])
  • Peter Brown (Spokesman, Manpower Services Commission)
  • Ray Taylor (Spokesman, New Zealand Employers Federation)
  • Russell Marshall (Minister of Education, Labour Party)
  • Ruth Richardson MP (Opposition Education Spokesperson, National Party)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • United States
  • Russia
  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Fiji
  • Argentina
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom