A temporary reprisal of the daily, midday news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. In this series of Newsline, screened during the 1987 election campaign, viewers could phone in and ask questions of the representatives of the main political parties.
1New Zealand Party - Stephen Greenfield Led by Bob Jones, the New Zealand Party captured 12% of the vote in the 1984 election. However, it failed to get any seats in Parliament. Since then, Jones has departed; the party has undergone some public and at times, acrimonious reorganizing and has slipped in the polls. Nevertheless, the New Zealand Party is contesting 31 seats in the upcoming election. Leader Stephen Greenfield answers viewers' questions.
2The United States has made new concessions, aimed at securing a treaty with the Soviet Union to ban all intermediate range nuclear missiles. However, they have rejected any agreement on the disputed West German rockets.
3Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini has rejected any possibility of a ceasefire with Iraq, as demanded by last week's United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution.
4United States Attorney General Edwin Meese has begun giving evidence to the Congressional Committee investigating the Iran Arms affair.
5Sri Lanka's dominant Tamil separatist group is considering its stand on a peace accord aimed at ending Sri Lanka's bloody ethnic strife.
6An American F1-11 fighter bomber has crashed in Scotland during a training flight, killing both crew members on board.
7West German teenager Mathias Rust , who landed a light plane within the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow's Red Square, will go on trial to face several charges next month.
8Prime Minister David Lange has dismissed a National Party booklet which alleges broken promises by the Labour Government.
9New Zealand Party - Stephen Greenfield Led by Bob Jones, the New Zealand Party captured 12% of the vote in the 1984 election. However, it failed to get any seats in Parliament. Since then, Jones has departed; the party has undergone some public and at times, acrimonious reorganizing and has slipped in the polls. Nevertheless, the New Zealand Party is contesting 31 seats in the upcoming election. Leader Stephen Greenfield answers viewers' questions.
10Headline News 1. The United States has made new concessions, aimed at securing a treaty with the Soviet Union to ban all intermediate range nuclear missiles 2. A motion of no confidence has been put forward in the Cook islands Parliament against Prime Minister Sir Tom Davis. 3. Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini has rejected any possibility of a ceasefire with Iraq. 4. United States Attorney General Edwin Meese has begun giving evidence to the Congressional Committee investigating the Iran Arms affair. 5. National Party MP for Hauraki, Graeme Lee is calling for compulsory AIDS testing for all delegates planning to attend the International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference, scheduled for Wellington next year. 6. Prime Minister David Lange has dismissed a National Party booklet which alleges broken promises by the Labour Government. 9. The Kuwaiti-owned United States supertanker Bridgeton will begin loading crude oil later today, after being certified as seaworthy following its collision with a mine.