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

  • 1Halt All Racist Tours (HART) protesters staged two small demonstrations outside the hotels of the French and New Zealand rugby teams (All Blacks) ahead of the 1987 Rugby World Cup final, seeking assurances from the players of both teams that they will not go on a South African tour following the final.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 34
    • Duration 01 : 49
    Reporters
    • Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • John Minto (Spokesman, Halt All Racist Tours [HART])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2A man has been shot dead by police searching for the triple murderer in Western Australia.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 16
    • Duration 00 : 42
    Locations
    • Kununurra, Australia (Western Australia)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Cromwell residents feel betrayed by the Government's decision to scrap any immediate plans to proceed with the Luggate Dam on the Clutha River. The project was intended to provide work for the contractors currently employed on the Clyde Dam, following its completion.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 39
    • Duration 01 : 23
    Reporters
    • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Carol Smyth (Cromwell Businesswoman)
    • Martin Bonney (Steel Worker)
    Locations
    • Cromwell, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Energy Minister Bob Tizard today warned Rotorua residents that anyone who does not allow a bore to be closed down may face police action.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 46
    • Duration 01 : 07
    Reporters
    • Chris Ryan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Finance Minister Roger Douglas has launched a public relations offensive in an effort to gain public acceptance of his fourth Budget. Today he met with Auckland business leaders.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 15
    • Duration 02 : 29
    Reporters
    • Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Peter Francis (Spokesman, Chase Corporation)
    • Stephen Smart (Spokesman, Smart Group)
    • David Henderson (Spokesman, Richmond Group)
    Contributors
    • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Seventeen people have been killed and eighty injured in a collision between a crowded bus and a goods train at a crossing north of Johannesburg.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 31
    • Duration 00 : 16
    Locations
    • Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Rioting continues in Seoul, but for the first time the South Korean Government appears to have shown a willingness to enter into talks with the protesters.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 18
    Reporters
    • Richard Wagner (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Seoul, South Korea (Seoul)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Headline News 1. The 1985 of a Japan Airline plane near Tokyo has been blamed on faulty repairs by Boeing and inadequate inspections 2. Fijian Governor General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau has assured deposed Prime Minister Dr Timoci Bavadra that he will not be arrested when he returns to Fiji 3. Kidnappers of American journalist Charles Glass, abducted in Beirut yesterday, have contacted Syrian forces to try to make a deal for his release

    • Start 00 : 10 : 49
    • Finish 0 : 12 : 00
    • Duration 01 : 11
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Cromwell residents feel betrayed by the Government's decision to scrap any immediate plans to proceed with the Luggate Dam on the Clutha River. The project was intended to provide work for the contractors currently employed on the Clyde Dam, following its completion. Interview with Energy Minister Bob Tizard.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 31
    • Duration 04 : 43
    Reporters
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Cromwell, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Employment Minister Phil Goff has had to face mounting public criticism over the ACCESS job training scheme. A look at one group affected by the Government's latest job training scheme followed by an interview with Employment Minister Phil Goff.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 53
    • Duration 09 : 22
    Reporters
    • Carol Hirschfeld (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bob Gilbert (Spokesman, Waikato Regional Access Employment Council [REAC])
    • Archdeacon Earle Howe (Director, All Saints TAPS Scheme)
    • Gael Witika (Tutor, All Saints TAPS Scheme)
    • Phil Goff (Minister of Employment, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Rugby history will be written at Eden Park tomorrow, when France meets the All Blacks in the first ever Rugby World Cup final. Is fitness the most important factor in their success?

    • Start 00 : 26 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 31 : 49
    • Duration 04 : 56
    Reporters
    • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Blair (Fitness Consultant)
    • Yves Noe (Manager, French Rugby Team)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Worldwatch Interview with Fijian coup leader, Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka about the objectives of coup, the calling of an election by Governor General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, and his vision for Fiji's future.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 38 : 58
    • Duration 06 : 49
    Reporters
    • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka (Fijian Coup Leader)
    Locations
    • Fiji
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13Worldwatch Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Iran have almost completely dissolved as a dispute which began over shoplifting allegations spirals out of control.

    • Start 00 : 42 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 44 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 57
    Reporters
    • Geoffrey Archer (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Sir Geoffrey Howe (British Foreign Secretary, Conservative Party)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    • Iran
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14Worldwatch Excerpt from the first interview with model Donn Rice since news of her alleged relationship with Democratic Presidential hopeful Gary Hart broke, and forced him to quit the Presidential race.

    • Start 00 : 44 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 47 : 45
    • Duration 03 : 27
    Reporters
    • Barbara Walters (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Donna Rice (Model)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 15Worldwatch American researchers hope that a new combination of a low fat diet and drugs will be effective in reversing the level of cholesterol in the blood and reducing the number of deaths as a result of heart disease..

    • Start 00 : 47 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 50 : 02
    • Duration 02 : 17
    Reporters
    • Susan Spencer (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Dr David Blankelhorn (Rsearcher, The University of Southern California)
    • Charles Nederman (Heart Study Subject)
    • Dr Robert Levy (Researcher, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Eyewitness News
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 19 June 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
  • Barbara Walters (Reporter, ABC)
  • Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Carol Hirschfeld (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Chris Ryan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Geoffrey Archer (Reporter, ITN)
  • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
  • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Richard Wagner (Reporter, CBS)
  • Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Susan Spencer (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
  • Archdeacon Earle Howe (Director, All Saints TAPS Scheme)
  • Bob Gilbert (Spokesman, Waikato Regional Access Employment Council [REAC])
  • Bob Tizard (Minister of Energy, Labour Party)
  • Carol Smyth (Cromwell Businesswoman)
  • Charles Nederman (Heart Study Subject)
  • Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka (Fijian Coup Leader)
  • David Henderson (Spokesman, Richmond Group)
  • Donna Rice (Model)
  • Dr David Blankelhorn (Rsearcher, The University of Southern California)
  • Dr Robert Levy (Researcher, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital)
  • Gael Witika (Tutor, All Saints TAPS Scheme)
  • Jim Blair (Fitness Consultant)
  • Martin Bonney (Steel Worker)
  • Peter Francis (Spokesman, Chase Corporation)
  • Phil Goff (Minister of Employment, Labour Party)
  • Sir Geoffrey Howe (British Foreign Secretary, Conservative Party)
  • Stephen Smart (Spokesman, Smart Group)
  • Yves Noe (Manager, French Rugby Team)
Locations
  • Kununurra, Australia (Western Australia)
  • Cromwell, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Rotorua, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Johannesburg, South Africa (Gauteng)
  • Seoul, South Korea (Seoul)
  • Fiji
  • United Kingdom
  • Iran
  • United States
Contributors
  • John Minto (Spokesman, Halt All Racist Tours [HART])
  • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)