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Questions from the constituents of the marginal National seat of New Plymouth, answered by the candidates for the seat. New Plymouth is an electorate currently marginally held by National, but is highly vulnerable, with a majority of only around 300. Recent opinion polls suggest that this seat may swing to Labour in the upcoming election.

Live from the Memorial Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington: Question Time. A series of programmes leading up to the 1987 General Election in which voters from four key electorates will be asking their local candidates for the answers to the important questions.

  • 1Questions from the constituents of the marginal National seat of New Plymouth, answered by the candidates for the seat. New Plymouth is an electorate currently marginally held by National, but is highly vulnerable, with a majority of only around 300. Recent opinion polls suggest that this seat may swing to Labour in the upcoming election.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 54 : 34
    • Duration 54 : 34
    Reporters
    • Brett Dumbleton (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Tony Friedlander (New Plymouth MP, National Party)
    • Harry Dunyhoven (New Plymouth Candidate, Labour Party)
    • Bruce McCready (New Plymouth Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    • Bruce McCready (New Plymouth Candidate, New Zealand Party)
    Locations
    • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • Yes
Primary Title
  • Question Time
Episode Title
  • New Plymouth
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 30 July 1987
Start Time
  • 21 : 00
Finish Time
  • 22 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Live from the Memorial Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington: Question Time. A series of programmes leading up to the 1987 General Election in which voters from four key electorates will be asking their local candidates for the answers to the important questions.
Episode Description
  • Questions from the constituents of the marginal National seat of New Plymouth, answered by the candidates for the seat. New Plymouth is an electorate currently marginally held by National, but is highly vulnerable, with a majority of only around 300. Recent opinion polls suggest that this seat may swing to Labour in the upcoming election.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Politics and government--New Zealand
  • Elections--New Zealand
Genres
  • Debate
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Brett Dumbleton (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Brett Dumbleton (Interviewer)
Speakers
  • Bruce McCready (New Plymouth Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
  • Harry Dunyhoven (New Plymouth Candidate, Labour Party)
  • Tony Friedlander (New Plymouth MP, National Party)
Locations
  • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
Subjects
  • Politics and government--New Zealand
  • Elections--New Zealand