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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Inland Revenue Minister Trevor De Cleene has called for Labour's controversial policy of compulsory superannuation to be resurrected.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 25
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 17
    • Duration 03 : 52
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Trevor de Cleene (Revenue Minister, Labour Party)
    • David Russell (Chief Executive, Consumer Institute)
    • Steve Somogyi (General Manager, National Mutual)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Fears of massive staff cuts at the Department of Labour were shown to be greatly exaggerated today, when staff were told the details of the department's restructuring. No forced redundancies are planned.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 02
    • Duration 02 : 45
    Reporters
    • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Bill Birch (Opposition Labour Spokesman, National Party)
    • voxpop
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Latest figures show there has been a slight reduction in the number of people unemployed.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 19
    • Duration 00 : 17
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4A Naval inquiry has begun into how the frigate HMNZS Wellington, on maneuvers opened fire, narrowly missing a fishing boat with two men on board.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 29
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Michael Brough (Fisherman)
    • Gary Brough (Fisherman)
    • Commodore Ian Hunter (Auckland Commodore, Royal New Zealand Navy)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5From next months, cigarettes will be unable to be sold to children under the age of sixteen.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 14
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Caygill (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
    • Don McKinnon (Opposition Health Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6The Waitemata City Council may become the first local body in the Southern Hemisphere to ban smoking in some public places.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 37
    • Duration 00 : 23
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7The Christchurch coroner has found that "inadequate monitoring" caused the death of a woman at Ashbuton Hospital last year.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 08
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Dairy farmers may earn an additional $1600 each year, thanks to an international decision to lift the minimum prices for their products.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 54
    • Duration 01 : 46
    Reporters
    • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Brian Gardner (Editor, British Agricultural Magazine)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9The United States and the Soviet Union have agreed on a date for a fourth Summit between United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev. The two men will discuss the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and United States policy in Central America.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 15
    • Duration 02 : 05
    Reporters
    • Tim Sebastian (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign MInister)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes

  • 10A ceasefire has been signed by the Sandinista Government and the Contra rebels in Nicaragua for a period of sixty days, while peace talks are underway.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 49
    • Duration 00 : 34
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11Both Catholics and Protestants have turned out in their thousands in Northern Ireland for memorial services for two British soldiers murdered by a mob last week. Their central message was peace between all people in Northern Ireland.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • John Draper (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Revrend Jack Shearer (Anglican Dean of Belfast)
    • Dr Cahal Daly (Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor)
    Locations
    • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12There has been international condemnation today of the use of chemical weapons in the long-running Iran-Iraq War. The use of chemical weapons was banned by international agreement more than sixty years. Nevertheless, they are still being produced in up to twenty countries.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 25
    • Duration 01 : 57
    Reporters
    • Bob Zelnick (Reporter, ABC News)
    Speakers
    • George Joffe (Middle East Analyst, Royal Institute of International Affairs)
    • Anthony Cordesman (Military Consultant, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
    • Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
    Locations
    • Ḩalabjah, Iraq (As Sulaymānīyah)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer has filed papers in the High Court, seeking the appointment of a judicial manager for the Auckland life insurance company Capital Life Assurance.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 07
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14Greymouth Coal Limited is working on a $9 million feasibility study, which it hopes will lead to a working mine for the next fifty years, employing up to 400 local residents.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 07
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 05
    • Duration 01 : 58
    Reporters
    • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Roy Beadle (Spokesman, West Coast Trades Council)
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • Greymouth, New Zealand (West Coast)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 24 March 1988
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
  • Judy Bailey (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
  • Jane Dent (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bob Zelnick (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Draper (Reporter, ITN)
  • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tim Sebastian (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
  • Anthony Cordesman (Military Consultant, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
  • Bill Birch (Opposition Labour Spokesman, National Party)
  • Brian Gardner (Editor, British Agricultural Magazine)
  • Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
  • Commodore Ian Hunter (Auckland Commodore, Royal New Zealand Navy)
  • David Caygill (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
  • David Russell (Chief Executive, Consumer Institute)
  • Don McKinnon (Opposition Health Spokesman, National Party)
  • Dr Cahal Daly (Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor)
  • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign MInister)
  • Gary Brough (Fisherman)
  • George Joffe (Middle East Analyst, Royal Institute of International Affairs)
  • Michael Brough (Fisherman)
  • Revrend Jack Shearer (Anglican Dean of Belfast)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
  • Roy Beadle (Spokesman, West Coast Trades Council)
  • Steve Somogyi (General Manager, National Mutual)
  • Trevor de Cleene (Revenue Minister, Labour Party)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • United States
  • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Ḩalabjah, Iraq (As Sulaymānīyah)
  • Greymouth, New Zealand (West Coast)
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