Network News at Six
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1New Zealand's America's Cup challenger is under military guard in Cuba tonight, after the ship it was being transported on was seized by a Cuban gunboat.
- Start 00 : 00 : 34
- Finish 00 : 03 : 32
- Duration 02 : 58
Reporters
- Ric Salizzo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Peter Debreceny (Spokesman, New Zealand Challenge)
Contributors
- Dan Rather (Broadcaster, CBS)
Locations
- Moa, Cuba (Holguín)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Police and family members joined together today to prevent outsiders attending the funeral of two Black Power members who died in a gang shoot-out in Wairoa last weekend.
- Start 00 : 03 : 32
- Finish 00 : 04 : 46
- Duration 01 : 14
Reporters
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Tuai, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3New Zealand's ports are at a standstill tonight after an escalation in industrial action by the Harbour workers.
- Start 00 : 04 : 46
- Finish 00 : 06 : 32
- Duration 01 : 46
Reporters
- Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ross Wilson (Spokesman, Harbour Workers' Union)
Locations
- Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Farmers claim they are paying too much to get their produce loaded onto ships and that watersiders are being paid too much.
- Start 00 : 06 : 32
- Finish 00 : 08 : 41
- Duration 02 : 09
Reporters
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Brian Chamberlin (President, Federated Farmers)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Trade unions are warning of impending industrial chaos over the current wage round if employers persist in trying to walk all over the unions.
- Start 00 : 08 : 41
- Finish 00 : 10 : 31
- Duration 01 : 50
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Barry Brill (President, Manufacturers Federation)
Contributors
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Two Melbourne police officers were shot in the head and killed during what appeared to be a routine call today.
- Start 00 : 10 : 31
- Finish 00 : 12 : 00
- Duration 01 : 29
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Harold Pritchard (Witness)
Locations
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7It is claimed that a counter bid to the Qantas offer to but 25% of Air New Zealand has come from a consortium including British Airways and several New Zealand companies. However, the Government is only negotiating with Qantas at this stage.
- Start 00 : 15 : 28
- Finish 00 : 17 : 16
- Duration 01 : 48
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8The Airways Corporation today signed a $70 million deal to upgrade New Zealand's aging air traffic control system. But will the new technology from France come at the expense of some air traffic controllers' jobs?
- Start 00 : 17 : 16
- Finish 00 : 19 : 19
- Duration 02 : 03
Reporters
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Carl Ryan (Chairman, Airways Corporation)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9A working party has been established to report to the Government on drought relief for South Canterbury and North Otago farmers.
- Start 00 : 19 : 19
- Finish 00 : 19 : 40
- Duration 00 : 21
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10A three-year export awareness campaign, aimed at boosting New Zealand's economy, was launched today.
- Start 00 : 19 : 40
- Finish 00 : 21 : 12
- Duration 01 : 32
Reporters
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Gwen Beazley (Factory Supervisor)
- Peter Denny (Spokesman, Engineers' Union)
- Rachel Amies (Student, James Cook High School)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11Leaked details have emerged today about New Zealand's butter and lamb sales to the European Community (EEC).
- Start 00 : 21 : 12
- Finish 00 : 22 : 38
- Duration 01 : 26
Reporters
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12Legislation rushed through Parliament last night today stalled the trial of a man accused of making fraudulent GST claims of more than $220,000.
- Start 00 : 23 : 26
- Finish 00 : 23 : 59
- Duration 00 : 33
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
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Notes
- GST = Goods and Services Tax
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13The Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, has been implicated in the Colombian cocaine trade.
- Start 00 : 23 : 59
- Finish 00 : 25 : 50
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Rita Braver (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Bonnie Tischler (Undercover Agent, United States Customs Department)
- Willian von Raab (Commissioner, United States Customs Department)
Locations
- Tampa, FL, United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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14Pope John Paul II was labelled an "antichrist" today by the Reverend Ian Paisley, an anti-Popist Protestant, while addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
- Start 00 : 25 : 50
- Finish 00 : 27 : 00
- Duration 01 : 10
Reporters
- David Chater (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Reverend Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Leader)
Locations
- Straßburg, Austria (Carinthia)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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15A Queenstown man has won an award for the best fish and chips in the South Island.
- Start 00 : 34 : 05
- Finish 00 : 35 : 29
- Duration 01 : 24
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 12 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)
- Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- David Chater (Reporter, ITN)
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ric Salizzo (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rita Braver (Reporter, CBS)
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Barry Brill (President, Manufacturers Federation)
- Bonnie Tischler (Undercover Agent, United States Customs Department)
- Brian Chamberlin (President, Federated Farmers)
- Carl Ryan (Chairman, Airways Corporation)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Gwen Beazley (Factory Supervisor)
- Harold Pritchard (Witness)
- Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
- Peter Debreceny (Spokesman, New Zealand Challenge)
- Peter Denny (Spokesman, Engineers' Union)
- Rachel Amies (Student, James Cook High School)
- Reverend Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Leader)
- Ross Wilson (Spokesman, Harbour Workers' Union)
- Willian von Raab (Commissioner, United States Customs Department)
Locations
- Moa, Cuba (Holguín)
- Tuai, New Zealand (Hawke's Bay)
- Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
- Tampa, FL, United States
- Straßburg, Austria (Carinthia)
Contributors
- Dan Rather (Broadcaster, CBS)
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])