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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1United States President Ronald Reagan and Congress have finally agreed on a plan to cut the United States huge budget deficit by $75 billion in two years. Neither party is especially happy with the compromise, and Wall Street has also been only lukewarm.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 26
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 50
    • Duration 02 : 24
    Reporters
    • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Robert Packwood (United States Congressman, Republican Party)
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2For the first time ever, the United States and the Soviet Union are to carry out joint nuclear tests in the middle of next year.

    • Start 0 : 02 : 50
    • Finish 0 : 03 : 12
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Wet weather disrupted Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke's tour of New Zealand today, delaying both his and Prime Minister David Lange's arrival in the Bay of Islands for over an hour.

    • Start 0 : 03 : 12
    • Finish 0 : 05 : 59
    • Duration 02 : 47
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
    Locations
    • Whangarei, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The mangled wreckage of Wellington's Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been recovered from the gully where it crashed yesterday after hitting power lines, killing the pilot, Peter Button and his two passengers.

    • Start 0 : 05 : 59
    • Finish 0 : 09 : 05
    • Duration 03 : 06
    Reporters
    • John Hart (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Goddard (Air Accident Investigator)
    • Sir Paul Reeves (New Zealand Governor General)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Hamilton police believe a man who died in Waikato Hospital last night could have been abducted and held captive by his killers.

    • Start 0 : 09 : 05
    • Finish 0 : 09 : 33
    • Duration 00 : 28
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Two men will appear in the Henderson District Court on Monday, charged with murdering West Auckland farmer David Collin Gray following a minor car accident yesterday.

    • Start 0 : 09 : 33
    • Finish 0 : 09 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Christchurch police, hunting a man who raped a woman taxi driver early this morning, also have another inquiry to investigate. A police car, investigating the attack, was today forced off the road by another car.

    • Start 0 : 09 : 54
    • Finish 0 : 11 : 04
    • Duration 01 : 10
    Reporters
    • Simon Williams (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Weedons, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8London firefighters are speculating that Thursday's big underground rail fire at King's Cross Station was turned into an inferno by a lethal cocktail of gases.Seven of the thirty people who died in the fire have yet to be identified. A badly burned police officer describes the ordeal of trying to help those trapped by the fire to safety.

    • Start 0 : 15 : 10
    • Finish 0 : 17 : 23
    • Duration 02 : 13
    Reporters
    • Andrew Simmons (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Stephen Hanson (Police Constable, London Metropolitan Police Transport Division)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9The chance discovery of a wallet has ended the twelve-day kidnapping ordeal of five year old Spanish girl Melodie Nakachian.

    • Start 0 : 17 : 23
    • Finish 0 : 19 : 23
    • Duration 02 : 00
    Reporters
    • Michael Sullivan (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • Raymond Nakachian (Melodie's Father)
    • Kimera Nakachian (Melodie's Mother)
    Locations
    • Estepona, Spain (Andalusia)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Two year old Regan Chibnall, the Hamilton toddler who urgently needs a liver transplant, will leave for Brisbane this week.Today the Department of Health donated $30,000 towards his public fundraising appeal.

    • Start 0 : 19 : 23
    • Finish 0 : 20 : 34
    • Duration 01 : 11
    Reporters
    • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Christchurch resident Maggie McKinlay has celebrated her 105th birthday today.

    • Start 0 : 20 : 34
    • Finish 0 : 22 : 17
    • Duration 01 : 43
    Reporters
    • Simon Williams (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Maggie McKinlay (105 Year Old)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Permission has finally been granted for a $200 million hotel complex to be built at Walter Peak Station near Queenstown.

    • Start 0 : 22 : 17
    • Finish 0 : 24 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 49
    Reporters
    • Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Reid (Spokesman, Walter Peak Resorts)
    Locations
    • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 21 November 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
  • Angela D'Audney (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
  • Veronica Allum (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Andrew Simmons (Reporter, ITN)
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Hart (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Sullivan (Reporter, BBC)
  • Simon Williams (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
  • Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • John Goddard (Air Accident Investigator)
  • John Reid (Spokesman, Walter Peak Resorts)
  • Kimera Nakachian (Melodie's Mother)
  • Maggie McKinlay (105 Year Old)
  • Raymond Nakachian (Melodie's Father)
  • Robert Packwood (United States Congressman, Republican Party)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
  • Sir Paul Reeves (New Zealand Governor General)
  • Stephen Hanson (Police Constable, London Metropolitan Police Transport Division)
Locations
  • United States
  • Whangarei, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Weedons, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • London, United Kingdom (England)
  • Estepona, Spain (Andalusia)
  • Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)