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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Analysis of the latest inflation figures which suggest New Zealand is successfully winning the fight against inflation.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 07
    • Duration 02 : 33
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
    • Frank Pearson (Economic Analyst)
    • Dr Don Brash (Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Philip Burdon (Opposition Finance Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The industrial dispute that has stopped ports around New Zealand for the past two days appears to be over, even though key demarcation issues remain unresolved.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 07
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 33
    • Duration 01 : 26
    Reporters
    • Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Republican Presidential candidate George Bush appears to have consolidated his grip on the United States Presidency in the latest television debate with Democratic rival Michael Dukakis.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 57
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Contributors
    • Michael Dukakis (United States Presidential Hopeful, Democratic Party)
    • George Bush (United States Presidential Nominee, Republican Party)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4The Vatican has accepted carbon dating results that determine the Shroud of Turin is a fake.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 06
    • Duration 02 : 09
    Reporters
    • Lawrence McGinty (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Professor Teddy Hall (Academic, Oxford University)
    • Cardinal Basil Hume (Cardinal, Catholic Church)
    Locations
    • Turin, Italy (Piedmont)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5The controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ has opened in Australia and has caused outrage among some religious groups.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 45
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Janella Provost (Reporter)
    Locations
    • Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6A new safety standard is being launched to counter the common injuries sustained in slips and falls. The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has paid for work to be done to develop a new standard for non-slip flooring.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 53
    • Duration 01 : 42
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Wally Simmers (Safety Advisor, Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Ansett New Zealand will have two new jets flying domestically from March 1989, bringing jet travel to Rotorua and Queenstown as well as serving the main centres.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 15
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8An Auckland High Court judge has ruled against moves to publish 70 omitted lines in the Mason Report on Psychiatric Services.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 49
    • Duration 00 : 34
    Associated
    • David Caygill (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Doctors and scientists are warning the Government not to tamper with the way medical research is funded,

    • Start 00 : 15 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 45
    • Duration 01 : 56
    Reporters
    • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Jim Hodge (Spokesman, Medical Research Council)
    • Professor Alan Clarke (Dean, Auckland School of Medicine)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10Solo Trans-Tasman sailor Ashley Coulson is finally underway en route to Sydney, after spending several days sheltering in Auckland Harbour.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 28
    • Duration 00 : 43
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11The legal battle in Britain to prevent publication of Peter Wright's memoirs 'Spycatcher' has ended with a ruling against the British Government. The press is now free to publish extracts from the book. However, after all the controversy over the book, Wright has admitted that some of what he wrote was exaggerated.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 54
    • Duration 01 : 26
    Speakers
    • Peter Wright (Former Spycatcher, MI5)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12A group of Carmelite nuns are staging a protest against the "media evils" of the twentieth century by barricading themselves inside a Washington DC convent and refusing to come out unless Pope John Paul II intervenes on their behalf.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 16
    • Duration 01 : 22
    Reporters
    • Ken Rees (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Sister Eliane (Spokeswoman, Carmelite Sisters)
    • Sister John of the Cross (Rebel Nun)
    • Sister Theresa Hewitt (Prioress)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13Australian rock star Jimmy Barnes is the latest musician to sign up to make a Pepsi commercial.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 01
    • Duration 02 : 45
    Reporters
    • Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jimmy Barnes (Musician)
    • David Ansell (Spokesman, Pepsi International)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14Writer Katherine Mansfield's 100th birthday has been celebrated today, 66 years after her death.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 30 : 34
    • Duration 02 : 15
    Reporters
    • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Oroya Day (Spokesperson, Katherine Mansfield Society)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 15The centennial of the Milford Track is being celebrated this weekend.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 44
    • Duration 02 : 10
    Reporters
    • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Associated
    • Quinton McKinnon (Explorer)
    • Tourist Hotel Corporation [THC] (Government Corporation)
    Locations
    • Milford Sound, New Zealand (Southland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 14 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
  • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Bill Simpson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Janella Provost (Reporter)
  • Ken Rees (Reporter, ITN)
  • Lawrence McGinty (Reporter, ITN)
  • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Cardinal Basil Hume (Cardinal, Catholic Church)
  • David Ansell (Spokesman, Pepsi International)
  • Dr Don Brash (Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
  • Dr Jim Hodge (Spokesman, Medical Research Council)
  • Frank Pearson (Economic Analyst)
  • Jimmy Barnes (Musician)
  • Oroya Day (Spokesperson, Katherine Mansfield Society)
  • Peter Wright (Former Spycatcher, MI5)
  • Professor Alan Clarke (Dean, Auckland School of Medicine)
  • Professor Teddy Hall (Academic, Oxford University)
  • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
  • Sister Eliane (Spokeswoman, Carmelite Sisters)
  • Sister John of the Cross (Rebel Nun)
  • Sister Theresa Hewitt (Prioress)
  • Wally Simmers (Safety Advisor, Accident Compensation Corporation [ACC])
Locations
  • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • United States
  • Turin, Italy (Piedmont)
  • Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
  • United Kingdom
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Milford Sound, New Zealand (Southland)
Contributors
  • George Bush (United States Presidential Nominee, Republican Party)
  • Michael Dukakis (United States Presidential Hopeful, Democratic Party)
  • Philip Burdon (Opposition Finance Spokesman, National Party)
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