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Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,

  • 1Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble has joined the fight to stop Sydenham MP Jim Anderton from regaining the Presidency of the Labour Party, blaming him for the egg-throwing incident of last night and accusing him of "rabble-rousing".

    • Start 00 : 00 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 19
    • Duration 01 : 42
    Reporters
    • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Christopher Owen-Cooper (Egg Throwing Protester)
    • Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
    • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir John Marshall has died in England, aged 76.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 19
    • Finish 0 : 04 : 45
    • Duration 02 : 26
    Reporters
    • Bill Southworth (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Hugh Templeton (Former Cabinet Minister, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Sir John Marshall was widely known as 'Gentleman Jack'.
  • 3The "Kill a White" race row heated up again today after the Sunday Star was ordered by the Race Relations Conciliator to apologise for sensationalised comments it made reporting on the comments attributed to Maori activist Hana Te Hemara.

    • Start 0 : 04 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 20
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Judy McGregor (Editor, Auckland Star)
    Associated
    • Wally Hirsh (Race Relations Conciliator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The Opposition is backing calls for an inquiry into the shooting of rifleman Jack Braithwaite by the British military in 1916 for mutiny following the discovery of new evidence. Should he receive a posthumous pardon?

    • Start 00 : 06 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 18
    • Duration 00 : 58
    Speakers
    • Don McKinnon (Opposition Defence Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that six passengers died in today's crash of a Chinese airliner.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 39
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa will hold talks with Polish officials tomorrow.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 04
    • Duration 01 : 25
    Reporters
    • Martin Sixsmith (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Poland
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Some relief supplies bound for Sudanese flood victims in and around Khartoum may be diverted to help millions of refugees fleeing civil war and famine in the south of the country.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 23
    • Duration 01 : 19
    Reporters
    • Mike Smartt (Reporter, BBC)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8British commandoes have shot dead three gunmen in Northern Ireland, near where the Irish Republican Army (IRA) blew up a bus last week, killing eight soldiers.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 52
    • Duration 00 : 29
    Reporters
    • Margaret Gilmour (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Omagh, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9The toxic waste ship Karin B has nowhere to go after being ordered out of British waters.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 11
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Two Soviet MIG fighters made a spectacular (and welcome) entrance into British air space today.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 34
    • Duration 00 : 23
    Locations
    • Plymouth, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The annual Listener Film and Television Awards were held in Wellington this evening.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 15
    Reporters
    • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12The High Court in Wellington has quashed a decision made by Conservation Minister Helen Clark that the Monowai Goldmine in the Coromandel should not be reopened.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 49
    • Duration 07 : 00
    Reporters
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Margaret Pye (Resident)
    • Moira Ammon (Resident)
    • Mark Tugendhaft (Spokesman, Coromandel Watchdog Group)
    • Richard Tweedie (Spokesman, Mining and Exploration Association)
    • Gerry McSweeney (Spokesman, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society)
    • Peter Roberts (Spokesman, Spectrum Resources)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13The Government is preparing for the upcoming Labour Party Conference by holding seminars for party members about its economic policies.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 35 : 06
    • Duration 10 : 06
    Reporters
    • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    • Richard Harman (Political Reporter, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Contributors
    • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14Profile of John Campbell, New Zealand's marathon entry for the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

    • Start 00 : 38 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 42 : 32
    • Duration 03 : 33
    Reporters
    • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Campbell (Marathon Runner)
    • John Walker (Olympic Medallist)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Eyewitness News
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 31 August 1988
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 15
Duration
  • 45:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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
  • Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Southworth (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
  • Margaret Gilmour (Reporter, BBC)
  • Martin Sixsmith (Reporter, BBC)
  • Mike Smartt (Reporter, BBC)
  • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Christopher Owen-Cooper (Egg Throwing Protester)
  • Don McKinnon (Opposition Defence Spokesman, National Party)
  • Gerry McSweeney (Spokesman, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society)
  • Hugh Templeton (Former Cabinet Minister, National Party)
  • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
  • John Campbell (Marathon Runner)
  • John Walker (Olympic Medallist)
  • Judy McGregor (Editor, Auckland Star)
  • Margaret Pye (Resident)
  • Mark Tugendhaft (Spokesman, Coromandel Watchdog Group)
  • Moira Ammon (Resident)
  • Peter Roberts (Spokesman, Spectrum Resources)
  • Richard Harman (Political Reporter, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
  • Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
  • Richard Tweedie (Spokesman, Mining and Exploration Association)
Locations
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Poland
  • Omagh, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Plymouth, United Kingdom (England)
Contributors
  • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)