Network News
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1The San Diego Yacht Club today accepted New Zealand's special America's Cup challenge for next year. However, it has provided few details about the cup defence.
- Start 0 : 00 : 18
- Finish 0 : 10 : 24
- Duration 10 : 06
Reporters
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ric Salizzo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Fred Frye (Commodore, San Diego Yacht Club)
- Tom Ehman (Spokesman, Sail America Foundation)
- Michael Fay (Chairman, New Zealand America's Cup Challenge Syndicate)
- John Bertrand (Skipper, Australia II)
- Toby Morcom (Commodore, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
- Al Gould (Vice Commodore, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
- Keith Marcom (Spokesman, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
Locations
- San Diego, CA, United States
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Whitianga, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Brian Lindsay, New Zealand's first heart transplant patient, is said to be in a critical condition, but stable. His recovery is currently going through a vital stage. However, his surgery has increased awareness of the number of New Zealanders currently awaiting similar transplants.
- Start 0 : 10 : 24
- Finish 0 : 12 : 42
- Duration 02 : 18
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr John Neutze (Head Cardiologist, Greenlane Hospital)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3The families of the crew on board the Air New Zealand DC-10 which crashed on Mount Erebus in 1979 are suing the United States Navy, alleging that controllers at McMurdo Sound were negligent. However, in the first day of the hearing today, lawyers representing the air traffic controllers blamed the Air New Zealand crew for negligence.
- Start 0 : 16 : 00
- Finish 0 : 18 : 29
- Duration 02 : 29
Reporters
- Michael Davy (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4The Government says there will be no major changes to the electoral system before the next election. However, a referendum on whether the public would like to see proportional representation remains likely sometime in the future. A nationwide publicity campaign was launched today, setting out ways in which the system might be overhauled.
- Start 0 : 18 : 29
- Finish 0 : 20 : 31
- Duration 02 : 02
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5The Fraud Squad is investigating the New Plymouth share-broking firm Procul management, and the head of the company has been arrested.
- Start 0 : 20 : 31
- Finish 0 : 21 : 07
- Duration 00 : 36
Locations
- New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6The sharemarket crash has left a Wellington man owing $1.25 million on shares that he purchased on credit. Why didn't the share brokers who loaned him the money check to see if he was capable of repaying it?
- Start 0 : 21 : 07
- Finish 0 : 24 : 54
- Duration 03 : 47
Reporters
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Roger Gill (Executive Director, Wellington Stock Exchange)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7The Belgian King and Queen visited Parliament today and met with Prime Minister David Lange and his Cabinet. However, it was a low key affair.
- Start 0 : 28 : 42
- Finish 0 : 29 : 57
Reporters
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Associated
- King Baudouin [Boudewijn] (King of Belgium)
- Queen Fabiola (Queen of Belgium)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 3 December 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
- Neil Billington (Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jane Dent (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Michael Davy (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ric Salizzo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Al Gould (Vice Commodore, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
- Dr Fred Frye (Commodore, San Diego Yacht Club)
- Dr John Neutze (Head Cardiologist, Greenlane Hospital)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
- John Bertrand (Skipper, Australia II)
- Keith Marcom (Spokesman, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
- Michael Fay (Chairman, New Zealand America's Cup Challenge Syndicate)
- Roger Gill (Executive Director, Wellington Stock Exchange)
- Toby Morcom (Commodore, Mercury Bay Boating Club)
- Tom Ehman (Spokesman, Sail America Foundation)
Locations
- San Diego, CA, United States
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Whitianga, New Zealand (Waikato)
- United States
- New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)