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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1New Zealand lamb and butter exports to Europe appear set for drastic cutbacks, but farmer should see no drop in their returns.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 41
    • Duration 03 : 08
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
    • Jim Graham (Chairman, New Zealand Dairy Board)
    • Brian Chamberlin (President, Federated Farmers)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Two Greymouth fishermen are missing after their boat capsized in dangerous seas at the mouth of the Grey River, in flood since yesterday.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 32
    Reporters
    • Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Rick Apanui (Eyewitness)
    • Senior Sergeant Brock Price (Greymouth Officer, New Zealand Police)
    Locations
    • Greymouth, New Zealand (West Coast)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Police have been searching the seas around Waiheke Island after a yacht was found drifting and abandoned.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 24
    • Duration 00 : 11
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4The Government is considering introducing random breath testing of motorists.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 46
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Harbour Board workers in Lyttelton are taking industrial action with the support of their bosses.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 46
    • Duration 02 : 00
    Reporters
    • Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Warren Collins (Spokesman, Watersiders' Union)
    • Paul Corliss (Spokesman, Harbour Workers' Union)
    Locations
    • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Chilean military leader General Augusto Pinochet has called an emergency meeting of his ruling Junta, hours after being overwhelmingly rejected by voters in Chile's first referendum in fifteen years.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 49
    • Duration 02 : 03
    Reporters
    • Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • General Augusto Pinochet (Chilean Dictator)
    • Ricardo Lagas (Chilean Opposition Leader ,Socialist Party)
    Locations
    • Santiago, Chile (Santiago Metropolitan)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Timaru has recorded its driest September since records began 91 years ago. The figure highlights the tragic circumstances drought-stricken farmers are experiencing in South Canterbury.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 27
    • Duration 02 : 12
    Reporters
    • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Graeme Black (South Canterbury Spokesman, Federated Farmers)
    Locations
    • Waihao Downs, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8This season's crop yield has been disastrous in the farm belt of the United States, thanks to a widespread drought. The hard times have led to an increase in grain theft, but farmers and police have devised a novel way to fight the crimewave.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 58
    • Duration 01 : 31
    Reporters
    • Frank Courier (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Eugene Mayer (Criminal Investigator)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is already judging its two-month tax amnesty to be a success.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 32
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Henry (Deputy Director, Inland Revenue Department [IRD])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10Leading civil liberties campaigner Barry Wilson has urged the Government to speed up the introduction of an impartial authority to investigate complaints against the police.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 01
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 34
    Reporters
    • Chris Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Barry Wilson (Auckland Spokesman, Council for Civil Liberties)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11Maori fishing negotiators met face-to-face with Opposition leader Jim Bolger today to be told again that the law giving them their rights would be abolished under a National Government.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 27
    • Duration 01 : 52
    Reporters
    • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
    Contributors
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12Six Air New Zealand hostesses are to be asked by their union not to accept promotions for the time being while they await a decision on alleged sexual discrimination by Air New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 24
    • Duration 01 : 57
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Tom Downey (Spokesman, Airline Steward Union)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13An American farmer and crop artist is using his land as a blank canvas for art which needs to be appreciated from the air.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 54
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • Charles Murphy (Reporter, ABC)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14Solo sailor Ashley Coulston is struggling to get across the Tasman as he attempts to head back to Australia.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 51
    Reporters
    • Pauline Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 6 October 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)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Charles Murphy (Reporter, ABC)
  • Chris Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Frank Courier (Reporter, CBS)
  • Pauline Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Barry Wilson (Auckland Spokesman, Council for Civil Liberties)
  • Brian Chamberlin (President, Federated Farmers)
  • David Henry (Deputy Director, Inland Revenue Department [IRD])
  • Eugene Mayer (Criminal Investigator)
  • General Augusto Pinochet (Chilean Dictator)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
  • Graeme Black (South Canterbury Spokesman, Federated Farmers)
  • Jim Graham (Chairman, New Zealand Dairy Board)
  • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
  • Paul Corliss (Spokesman, Harbour Workers' Union)
  • Ricardo Lagas (Chilean Opposition Leader ,Socialist Party)
  • Rick Apanui (Eyewitness)
  • Senior Sergeant Brock Price (Greymouth Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Tom Downey (Spokesman, Airline Steward Union)
  • Warren Collins (Spokesman, Watersiders' Union)
Locations
  • Greymouth, New Zealand (West Coast)
  • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Santiago, Chile (Santiago Metropolitan)
  • Waihao Downs, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • United States
Contributors
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
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