Frontline
TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
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1The New Zealand Dairy Board is being offered a new high-tech product which, when injected into cows, boosts milk production by 20%. If adopted in New Zealand, it would give the Dairy Board an enormous advantage over its competitors. However, the drug knows an Bovine somatotropin (BST) is only experimental and its possible side effects are unknown. Consumer groups from overseas are already organising against it and its use could provoke an international boycott of New Zealand's $1.7 billion dairy industry. It is a no-win situation for the Dairy Board, with New Zealand dairy exports at risk regardless of its decision.
- Start 00 : 00 : 17
- Finish 00 : 37 : 49
- Duration 37 : 32
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Jeremy Rifkin (American Consumer Activist)
- Dr Ron Stotish (Spokesman, American Cyanamid)
- Mike Cannell (Wisconsin Farmer)
- Professor David Kronfeld (Analyst, University of Pennsylvania)
- Doug LaFollette (Wisconsin State Secretary)
- Eric Brunner (Spokesman, London Food Commission)
- Nigel Stacey (English Farmer)
- Benedikt Harlin (German MP, European Parliament)
- Gerd Billen (German Consumer Activist)
- Dr Stuart McCutcheon (Scientist, Massey University)
Locations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- BST is also known as bovine growth hormone.
Primary Title
- Frontline
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 18 September 1988
Start Time
- 18 : 50
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 40:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- TVNZ’s flagship,primetime current affairs show which ran from March 1988 to December 1994. It replaced current affairs show "Closeup', which ran from 1980 to the end of 1987.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Neil Billington (Presenter)
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Benedikt Harlin (German MP, European Parliament)
- Doug LaFollette (Wisconsin State Secretary)
- Dr Ron Stotish (Spokesman, American Cyanamid)
- Dr Stuart McCutcheon (Scientist, Massey University)
- Eric Brunner (Spokesman, London Food Commission)
- Gerd Billen (German Consumer Activist)
- Jeremy Rifkin (American Consumer Activist)
- Mike Cannell (Wisconsin Farmer)
- Nigel Stacey (English Farmer)
- Professor David Kronfeld (Analyst, University of Pennsylvania)
Locations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany