Network News at Six
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
-
1The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) performed a dangerous and dramatic rescue of a sick man from his stricken yacht off the coast of Northland today.
- Start 00 : 00 : 34
- Finish 0 : 01 : 22
- Duration 00 : 48
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Full report at 00:27:14.
-
2Three Court of Appeal judges are calling for all police interrogations to be the videoed.
- Start 00 : 01 : 22
- Finish 00 : 03 : 15
- Duration 01 : 53
Reporters
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mike Bungay (Defence Lawyer)
- Barry Wilson (Spokesman, Council for Civil Liberties)
Associated
- Sir David Beattie (Former New Zealand Governor General)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
3More than 500 people have died in the worst earthquake to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than fifty years.
- Start 00 : 03 : 15
- Finish 00 : 04 : 48
- Duration 01 : 33
Reporters
- Jim Hickey (Reporter, ABC)
Locations
- Nepal
- India
- Bangladesh
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
4The British Government has decided against reintroducing internment without trial as a weapon against the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
- Start 00 : 04 : 48
- Finish 00 : 06 : 17
- Duration 01 : 29
Reporters
- John Cox (Reporter)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
5The United Building Society believes it is closer to finding the source of the damaging rumour and the sequence of events which resulted in last week's rush on funds.
- Start 00 : 06 : 17
- Finish 00 : 08 : 17
- Duration 02 : 00
Reporters
- Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Tony Kunowski (Corporate Affairs Manager, United Building Society)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
6Staff at the Wellington Motor Inn today confronted a group of repossession agents staging a dawn raid.
- Start 00 : 08 : 17
- Finish 00 : 10 : 39
- Duration 02 : 22
Reporters
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Merilyn Dods (Manager, Wellington Motor Inn)
- Gerald Murphy (Repossession Agent)
- Peggy Henry (Spokesperson, Hotel Workers' Union)
- Richie Gillespie (Spokesman, Distribution Workers' Union)
Associated
- Consumer Finance Corporatioin [CFC] Limited (Finance Company)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
7Hawkes Bay man Chris Harris remains paralysed in an American hotel after his attempts to break a world speed record ended in tragedy.
- Start 00 : 14 : 15
- Finish 00 : 16 : 15
- Duration 02 : 00
Reporters
- John Newton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Doug Harris (Chris' Father)
Locations
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
8Solidarity Union organisers today announced a strike at the massive Lenin Shipyard in Poland. Communist authorities are concerned that this may symbolise and encourage the uniting of workers across Poland.
- Start 00 : 16 : 36
- Finish 00 : 18 : 08
- Duration 01 : 32
Reporters
- Jerry King (Reporter, ABC)
Locations
- Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
9A dance craze called 'slam dancing' is being blamed for the deaths of two fans at a heavy metal rock concert in England.
- Start 00 : 18 : 08
- Finish 00 : 19 : 35
- Duration 01 : 27
Reporters
- Jonathan Munro (Reporter, BBC News)
Speakers
- voxpop
- Maurice Jones (Festival Organiser)
Locations
- Donnington, United Kingdom (England)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
10Cabinet Ministers and Maori negotiators will meet tomorrow in an attempt to finally resolve the future of New Zealand's fisheries before the new fishing season begins in five weeks time.
- Start 00 : 19 : 35
- Finish 00 : 22 : 50
- Duration 03 : 15
Reporters
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffery Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
-
11The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) performed a dangerous and dramatic rescue of a sick man from his stricken yacht off the coast of Northland today.
- Start 00 : 27 : 14
- Finish 00 : 29 : 01
- Duration 01 : 47
Reporters
- Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Resumed from 00:01:22.
-
12An Auckland group has developed plans to build a casino if a Government Inquiry gives it approval.
- Start 00 : 33 : 34
- Finish 0 : 36 : 20
- Duration 02 : 46
Reporters
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Tony Stollery (Spokesman, Gaming Machine Association)
- Phil Polson (Gaming Machine Salesman)
- Alik Gura (Gaming Machine Salesman)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
- Monday 22 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
- Richard Long (Presenter)
- Judy Bailey (Presenter)
- Penelope Barr (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jerry King (Reporter, ABC)
- Jim Hickey (Reporter, ABC)
- John Cox (Reporter)
- John Newton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jonathan Munro (Reporter, BBC News)
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alik Gura (Gaming Machine Salesman)
- Barry Wilson (Spokesman, Council for Civil Liberties)
- Doug Harris (Chris' Father)
- Geoffery Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
- Gerald Murphy (Repossession Agent)
- Maurice Jones (Festival Organiser)
- Merilyn Dods (Manager, Wellington Motor Inn)
- Mike Bungay (Defence Lawyer)
- Peggy Henry (Spokesperson, Hotel Workers' Union)
- Phil Polson (Gaming Machine Salesman)
- Richie Gillespie (Spokesman, Distribution Workers' Union)
- Tony Kunowski (Corporate Affairs Manager, United Building Society)
- Tony Stollery (Spokesman, Gaming Machine Association)
- voxpop
Locations
- Nepal
- India
- Bangladesh
- London, United Kingdom (England)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- United States
- Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Donnington, United Kingdom (England)