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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Election 1987 Recriminations have begun within the National Party following last night's election defeat. Auckland officials have called for a major overhaul of the party. However, Opposition leader Jim Bolger says he feels secure in his role as leader of the National Party.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 21
    • Duration 05 : 01
    Reporters
    • Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Barry Gustafson (Defeated Birkenhead Candidate, National Party)
    • Carole Wilson (Birkenhead Electorate Chair, National Party)
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
    • George Gair (North Shore MP, National Party)
    • Dr Ross Armstrong (Auckland Chairman, National Party)
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Election 1987 Prime Minister David Lange says the Labour Party's victory last night demonstrates that the public supports the Government's economic policies. However, the Labour left are still predicting considerable public opposition to Labour's economic policies.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 54
    • Duration 03 : 33
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Joanna McMenamin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Election 1987 New Zealand Democratic Party leader Neil Morrison has placed part of the blame for the loss of the party's two seats on poor party organisation and membership. However, he still hopes the Democrats will win Wanganui and East Coast Bays on special votes.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 37
    • Duration 03 : 43
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Garry Knapp (East Coast Bays Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    • Neil Morrison (Leader, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    • Russell Marshall (Wanganui Candidate, Labour Party)
    Contributors
    • Terry Heffernan (Wanganui Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    Locations
    • Wanganui, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Election 1987 Several electorates had election night results so close that special votes could potentially change the outcome.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 23
    Reporters
    • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Sutton (Waitaki Candidate, labour Party)
    • Duncan Taylor (Waitaki Candidate, National Party)
    Locations
    • Oamaru, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Election 1987 What doe the next three years hold for the two main parties?

    • Start 00 : 14 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 33
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Nigel Roberts (Political Scientist, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
    Contributors
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Election 1987 A recap of the election night results and how these transfer to seats in Parliament.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 06
    • Duration 00 : 33
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Dunedin police have charged three unemployed men with kidnapping and wounding a nineteen year old man.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 27
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8A mine has blown a ship to pieces at the main tanker anchorage outside the Persian Gulf. Six people are feared dead.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 58
    • Duration 02 : 31
    Reporters
    • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9British police have arrested the managing director of a London safe deposit centre and charged him with robbing his own premises in Knightsbridge of $90 million worth of goods last month.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 29
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Today marks the tenth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. A look back at some original footage of his performances.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 32
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Contributors
    • Elvis Presley (Musician)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 16 August 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
  • Louise Joyce (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
  • Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Joanna McMenamin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Carole Wilson (Birkenhead Electorate Chair, National Party)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Dr Barry Gustafson (Defeated Birkenhead Candidate, National Party)
  • Dr Ross Armstrong (Auckland Chairman, National Party)
  • Duncan Taylor (Waitaki Candidate, National Party)
  • Garry Knapp (East Coast Bays Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
  • George Gair (North Shore MP, National Party)
  • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Jim Sutton (Waitaki Candidate, labour Party)
  • Neil Morrison (Leader, New Zealand Democratic Party)
  • Nigel Roberts (Political Scientist, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
  • Russell Marshall (Wanganui Candidate, Labour Party)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Wanganui, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
  • Oamaru, New Zealand (Otago)
Contributors
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Elvis Presley (Musician)
  • Terry Heffernan (Wanganui Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)