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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1A programme dedicated to examining equity (or the lack of it) between the sexes, in wages and in employment. Women in New Zealand earn, on average, 20% less than men despite the 1972 Equal Pay Act. Recommendations are now being presented to the Government aimed at paying women the same as men for jobs of comparable worth in a report called Towards Employment Equity. Interview with Report Author Margaret Wilson.
- Start 00 : 00 : 20
- Finish 00 : 39 : 23
- Duration 39 : 03
Reporters
- Dugald Maudsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Diana Crossan (Spokesperson, State Services Commission)
- Ethne Walters (Spokesperson, Bank Officers' Union)
- John Belgrave (Spokesman, Bankers Association)
- Rae Julian (Human Rights Commissioner)
- David Munro (Spokesman, Northern Distribution Workers' Union)
- Barbara Burton (Spokesperson, Employers' Federation)
- Martha Coleman (Spokesperson, Clerical Workers Union)
- Yvonne Oldfield (Northern Spokesperson, Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union)
- Roger Dunn (Price Waterhouse)
- Linda Christison (Debtors' Clerk, Oamaru Mail)
- Phil Rhodes (Printer, Southern Times)
- Penelope Brook (Spokesperson, Business Round Table)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Margaret Shields (Minister of Women's Affairs, Labour Party)
- Margaret Wilson (Report Author, Towards Employment Equity)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Frontline
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 30 October 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
- Dugald Maudsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Barbara Burton (Spokesperson, Employers' Federation)
- David Munro (Spokesman, Northern Distribution Workers' Union)
- Diana Crossan (Spokesperson, State Services Commission)
- Ethne Walters (Spokesperson, Bank Officers' Union)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- John Belgrave (Spokesman, Bankers Association)
- Linda Christison (Debtors' Clerk, Oamaru Mail)
- Margaret Shields (Minister of Women's Affairs, Labour Party)
- Margaret Wilson (Report Author, Towards Employment Equity)
- Martha Coleman (Spokesperson, Clerical Workers Union)
- Penelope Brook (Spokesperson, Business Round Table)
- Phil Rhodes (Printer, Southern Times)
- Rae Julian (Human Rights Commissioner)
- Roger Dunn (Price Waterhouse)
- Yvonne Oldfield (Northern Spokesperson, Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union)