Network News at Six
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1Another 8000 meat workers may be about to lose their jobs. The situation in the meat industry is so dire that Prime Minister David Lange had to intervene, amid suggestions that layoffs on this scale could lead to a breakdown of law and order.
- Start 00 : 00 : 34
- Finish 00 : 02 : 59
- Duration 02 : 25
Reporters
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A special Labour Caucus meeting has been scheduled for Thursday to discuss rebel backbench MP Jim Anderton's stand against asset sales. Meanwhile, Minister of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Richard Prebble and Finance Minister Roger Douglas have gone on the offensive, trying to sell their programme of asset sales to members of the Labour Party and avoid a showdown at next month's party conference.
- Start 00 : 02 : 59
- Finish 00 : 06 : 01
- Duration 03 : 02
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Rex Jones (President, Labour Party)
- Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
Associated
- John A Lee (Former MP, Labour Party)
- Michael Joseph Savage (Former Leader, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Investors in the failed Registered Securities Limited (RSL) have been told that a company that was supposed to guarantee their investments does not have the funds to do so.
- Start 00 : 06 : 01
- Finish 00 : 07 : 37
- Duration 01 : 36
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Tuck (Provisional Liquidators Agent)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Former Race Relations Conciliator Hiwi Tauroa has been hired to sort out tensions over the controversial Maori Health Unit at Carrington Psychiatric Hospital.
- Start 00 : 07 : 37
- Finish 00 : 09 : 07
- Duration 01 : 30
Reporters
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Frank Rutter (Chairman, Auckland Hospital Board [AHB])
- Hiwi Tauroa (Consultant)
Associated
- Titewhai Harawira (Maori Activist)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5A lunchtime fire in the old Lion Breweries building in central Wellington has left one man dead and another in hospital.
- Start 00 : 09 : 07
- Finish 00 : 10 : 41
- Duration 01 : 34
Reporters
- Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Osborne (Commander, New Zealand Fire Service)
- John Arthur (Fire Fighter, New Zealand Fire Service)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6A report on equal opportunities recommends a new law to protect women against employment and pay discrimination. The report has been welcomed by the Government but rejected by the Employers' Federation.
- Start 00 : 14 : 11
- Finish 00 : 16 : 33
- Duration 02 : 22
Reporters
- Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Martha Coleman (Spokesperson, Clerical Workers Union)
- Dick Jessup (Director General, New Zealand Employers' Federation)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7A look at the annual New Zealand Rich List.
- Start 00 : 16 : 33
- Finish 00 : 18 : 32
- Duration 01 : 59
Reporters
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8British bank Barclays lost $12 million in the sharemarket crash and is now laying off 37 staff.
- Start 00 : 18 : 32
- Finish 00 : 18 : 51
- Duration 00 : 19
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9British Petroleum (BP) intends to buy a chain of independent service stations. Will this lead to a petrol price war?
- Start 00 : 19 : 12
- Finish 00 : 21 : 24
- Duration 02 : 12
Reporters
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alan Jenkins (Energy Analyst, Ministry of Energy)
- Duncan McDonald (Spokesman, Motor Trade Association [MTA])
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10Jordan's King Hussein has unexpectedly abandoned his country's forty year claim to the West Bank, leaving the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to fight alone for their right to the land, presently occupied by Israel.
- Start 00 : 21 : 24
- Finish 00 : 23 : 15
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Dean Reynolds (Reporter, ABC News)
Speakers
- Mordechai Gur (Israeli Cabinet Minister)
- Moshe Shahal (Israeli Cabinet Minister)
Locations
- Jordan
- Israel
- Palestinian Territory
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11Some young criminals in the United States are being given the chance to swap long prison sentences for a few months of 'Shock Incarceration'.
- Start 00 : 23 : 15
- Finish 00 : 25 : 33
- Duration 02 : 18
Reporters
- Dan Noyes (Reporter, CBS)
Locations
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is spending $50,000 to discourage young people from riding motorbikes due to the high number of injuries and fatalities.
- Start 00 : 29 : 58
- Finish 0 : 31 : 49
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Graham Casbolt (Motorbike Instructor)
- Wally Simmers (Safety Advisor, Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC])
- voxpop
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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13The Astor Place barbershop has become a New York City landmark, and the place to visit when in New York.
- Start 00 : 35 : 21
- Finish 00 : 36 : 44
- Duration 01 : 23
Reporters
- Bill O'Reilly (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Enrico Vezza (Owner, Astor Place Hair)
Locations
- New York City, NY, United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
- Monday 1 August 1988
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 18 : 40
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)
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bill O'Reilly (Reporter, CBS)
- Dan Noyes (Reporter, CBS)
- Dean Reynolds (Reporter, ABC News)
- Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alan Jenkins (Energy Analyst, Ministry of Energy)
- Dick Jessup (Director General, New Zealand Employers' Federation)
- Duncan McDonald (Spokesman, Motor Trade Association [MTA])
- Enrico Vezza (Owner, Astor Place Hair)
- Graham Casbolt (Motorbike Instructor)
- Hiwi Tauroa (Consultant)
- John Arthur (Fire Fighter, New Zealand Fire Service)
- John Osborne (Commander, New Zealand Fire Service)
- John Tuck (Provisional Liquidators Agent)
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])
- Martha Coleman (Spokesperson, Clerical Workers Union)
- Mordechai Gur (Israeli Cabinet Minister)
- Moshe Shahal (Israeli Cabinet Minister)
- Sir Frank Rutter (Chairman, Auckland Hospital Board [AHB])
- voxpop
- Wally Simmers (Safety Advisor, Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC])
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Jordan
- Israel
- Palestinian Territory
- United States
- New York City, NY, United States
Contributors
- Rex Jones (President, Labour Party)
- Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)