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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Secondary school teachers are at loggerheads with Prime Minister David Lange over the Government's plans to reform New Zealand's education system.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 37
    • Duration 02 : 04
    Reporters
    • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Ruth Chapman (President, Post Primary Teachers' Association [PPTA])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Australian Treasurer Paul Keating will deliver his Budget tonight, where he is expected to announce a surplus of $5 billion.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 58
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3The Polish Government has acted to crush the worst strike since marshal law in 1980 with riot police, curfews and arrests.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • Simon Cole (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Szczuczyn, Poland (Podlasie)
    • Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4The British Government is considering reintroducing internment without trial for guerrilla suspects in Northern Ireland, following a bomb attack on a British Army officer's car.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 31
    Reporters
    • Denis Murray (Reporter, BBC News)
    Speakers
    • Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, Conservative Party)
    Locations
    • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5A leading New Zealand economist has slammed Australia's reluctance to totally free-up their Closer Economic Relations Agreement (CER) with New Zealand as "pathetic, backsliding and wimpish".

    • Start 00 : 06 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 52
    • Duration 02 : 41
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Bill McKinnon (Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Sir Frank Holmes (Economist)
    Associated
    • Philip Burdon (Opposition Trade and Industry Spokesman, National Party)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6The Dairy industry is short of labour and is trying to entice some of New Zealand's 120,000 unemployed to consider it as a career.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 16
    • Duration 02 : 24
    Reporters
    • April Greenlaw (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoff Mathis (Dairy Promotion Committee, Federated Farmers)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Ngati Kahu are vowing to continue their battle to prevent the construction of sewerage works on their tribal land near Taipa, despite their claim being rejected by the Waitangi Tribunal.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 35
    • Duration 02 : 19
    Reporters
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Waitonga Marsh (Spokesperson, Ngati Kahu)
    • Millie Srhoj (Spokesperson, Mangonui County Council)
    • Sir Graham Latimer (Spokesperson, Ngati Kahu)
    Locations
    • Taipa, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Talks on the future of New Zealand's fisheries adjourned a short time ago but they will continue tonight.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 58
    • Duration 00 : 23
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9The Department of Education in Christchurch has to resolve the issue of a school teaching primary school students entirely in Maori.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 53
    • Duration 01 : 55
    Reporters
    • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Noeline MacDonald (Spokesperson, Department of Education)
    • Tihi Puanaki (School Convenor)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The Wellington Motor Inn, which was stripped by repossession agents in a dawn raid yesterday, is currently having all of its furnishings returned following a High Court ruling in its favour.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 14
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11Property developers Kupe Group have been suspended from trading on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE) today.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 29
    • Duration 00 : 15
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12Print workers protested in Wellington today, against the Government's plans to sell the Government Printing Office. Meanwhile in Auckland, 1200 people showed their anger at the decision not to provide motorway crash barriers on all sections of Auckland's motorways.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 47
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 17
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Associated
    • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13The people who made a dramatic escape from East Berlin to West Berlin are now being considered for West German citizenship. A British tourist captured the daring escape on video.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 20
    • Duration 01 : 03
    Reporters
    • Hal Walker (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Berlin, Germany (Berlin)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14Breaking News Reports are coming in of a shooting near Taumarunui.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 27
    • Duration 00 : 18
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 15The Duke and Duchess of York have revealed the name of their new baby daughter - Beatrice Elizabeth Mary.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 44
    • Duration 01 : 17
    Reporters
    • Caroline Kerr (Reporter, BBC News)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 16A 70-year old law banning drinking in pubs during the day has finally been abolished in the United Kingdom.

    • Start 00 : 27 : 38
    • Finish 00 : 29 : 15
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • Bill Hamilton (Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • The abolished Act was the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA), introduced in 1914 to ensure the sobriety of munitions workers.
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 23 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)
  • Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • April Greenlaw (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Hamilton (Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC)
  • Caroline Kerr (Reporter, BBC News)
  • Denis Murray (Reporter, BBC News)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Hal Walker (Reporter, CBS)
  • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Simon Cole (Reporter, ITN)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Bill McKinnon (Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Geoff Mathis (Dairy Promotion Committee, Federated Farmers)
  • Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, Conservative Party)
  • Millie Srhoj (Spokesperson, Mangonui County Council)
  • Noeline MacDonald (Spokesperson, Department of Education)
  • Ruth Chapman (President, Post Primary Teachers' Association [PPTA])
  • Sir Graham Latimer (Spokesperson, Ngati Kahu)
  • Tihi Puanaki (School Convenor)
  • Waitonga Marsh (Spokesperson, Ngati Kahu)
Locations
  • Szczuczyn, Poland (Podlasie)
  • Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
  • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Taipa, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Berlin, Germany (Berlin)
  • United Kingdom
Contributors
  • Sir Frank Holmes (Economist)
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