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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Prime Minister David Lange will tomorrow unveil a plan which he hopes will prevent a major confrontation between the Parliamentary and industrial wings of the Labour Party.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 34
    • Finish 0 : 03 : 14
    • Duration 02 : 40
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Roger Dowling (Wellington Candidate, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2A split between the left and right wings of the Labour Party's Youth Council prompted a walk-out today.

    • Start 0 : 03 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 22
    • Duration 02 : 08
    Reporters
    • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Christopher Owen-Cooper, the man who threw eggs at Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble, has been discharged without conviction.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 22
    • Finish 0 : 05 : 30
    • Duration 00 : 08
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Race Relations Conciliator Wally Hirsh believes the Sunday Star Times should apologise for its "Kill a White" story. Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer is calling for a review of Section 9a of the Race Relations Act, describing it as "unworkable and undesirable".

    • Start 0 : 05 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 09
    • Duration 02 : 39
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
    • Wally Hirsh (Race Relations Conciliator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5The British Government is being accused of introducing a 'Shoot to Kill' policy when dealing with suspected terrorists in Northern Ireland. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has described the killing of two elderly civilians in Londonderry as "a tragic mistake".

    • Start 00 : 08 : 09
    • Finish 0 : 10 : 08
    • Duration 01 : 59
    Reporters
    • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
    Locations
    • Londonderry County Borough, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6A Delta Airlines Boeing 727 crashed and burst into flames seconds after take off from Dallas Airport, killing 13 people.

    • Start 0 : 10 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 29
    • Duration 01 : 21
    Reporters
    • Martin Bell (Reporter, BBC News)
    Locations
    • Dallas, TX, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Top Australian businessman John Elliott is calling for a single Trans-Tasman currency.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 16 : 58
    • Duration 01 : 58
    Reporters
    • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Elliott (Executive Chairman, Elders Resources NZFP)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Profile of New Zealand's new Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Don Brash.

    • Start 0 : 16 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 00
    • Duration 02 : 02
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Don Brash (Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
    • Rufus Dawe (Economic Advisor, Westpac)
    Contributors
    • Sir Spencer Russell (Former Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9In an unprecedented meeting, Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and the Poland's Interior Minister to discuss the current industrial unrest in Poland.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 26
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 56
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • Jerry King (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Piotr Konopka (Advisor, Solidarity)
    Associated
    • Lech Walesa (Leader, Polish Solidarity)
    Locations
    • Warsaw, Poland (Masovian Voivodeship)
    • Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10More than 10,000 people have been massacred in the tiny African State of Burundi, in two weeks of brutal fighting between the two main tribes. Over 50,000 refugees have fled the country.4

    • Start 00 : 20 : 56
    • Finish 0 : 21 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 49
    Locations
    • Burundi
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The farming district between Te Kuiti and Otorohanga introduced a rebel postal system a few weeks ago to rival New Zealand Post. Today it expanded its operation by introducing its own stamp.

    • Start 0 : 21 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 23
    • Duration 01 : 38
    Reporters
    • Philip Burton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Allan Smith (Chairman, Document Exchange)
    Locations
    • Te Kuiti, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12The Public Eye television puppets came face to face with live Government MPs last night.

    • Start 00 : 34 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 35 : 37
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Associated
    • Helen Clark (Mount Albert MP, Labour Party)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Winston Peters (Opposition MP, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 1 September 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)
  • Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jerry King (Reporter, ABC)
  • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Martin Bell (Reporter, BBC News)
  • Mike Lee (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Philip Burton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Allan Smith (Chairman, Document Exchange)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Dr Don Brash (Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
  • John Elliott (Executive Chairman, Elders Resources NZFP)
  • Piotr Konopka (Advisor, Solidarity)
  • Roger Dowling (Wellington Candidate, Labour Party)
  • Rufus Dawe (Economic Advisor, Westpac)
  • Wally Hirsh (Race Relations Conciliator)
Locations
  • Londonderry County Borough, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Dallas, TX, United States
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Warsaw, Poland (Masovian Voivodeship)
  • Gdańsk, Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
  • Burundi
  • Te Kuiti, New Zealand (Waikato)
Contributors
  • Sir Spencer Russell (Former Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)