Network News and Sport
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1Finance Minister Roger Douglas appears to have bounced back from another attack on Rogernomics from within the Labour Party last night. Opposition leader Jim Bolger says Douglas' speech last night signaled defeat and contained a "note of despair".
- Start 00 : 00 : 27
- Finish 00 : 03 : 14
- Duration 02 : 47
Reporters
- Pauline Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The Government is facing increasing industrial problems, in spite of calls from several Minister for a restrained wage round, the number of strikes is increasing. Newspapers and Air New Zealand were the main targets.
- Start 00 : 03 : 14
- Finish 00 : 05 : 18
- Duration 02 : 04
Reporters
- Carolyn Weston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3South Africa's longest running political trial ended today with four Black activists facing the gallows. after being convicted of treason. Another seven were convicted of terrorism. The verdicts are a serious blow to the anti apartheid movement.
- Start 00 : 05 : 18
- Finish 00 : 07 : 04
- Duration 01 : 46
Reporters
- Martha Teichner (Reporter, CBS News)
Speakers
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Archbishop of Cape Town)
- Reverend Frank Chikane (Spokesman, South African Counsel of Churches)
Associated
- Patrick Lakota (Leader, United Democratic Front [UDF])
Locations
- Pretoria, South Africa (Gauteng)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Several controversial kumara arrived in New Zealand from Japan today. The Government has previously dismissed claims of their spiritual significance last month and refused to pay for an escort home.
- Start 00 : 07 : 04
- Finish 00 : 09 : 04
- Duration 02 : 00
Reporters
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Del Wihongi (Spokesperson, Pu Hao Rangi Resource Centre)
- David Bellamy (British Conservationist and Environmentalist)
Contributors
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5The Department of Conservation (DOC) is struggling financially and has cut permanent staff to a single gardener in the Queenstown Botanic Gardens. Locals have taken up their garden tools to help out.
- Start 00 : 09 : 04
- Finish 00 : 10 : 53
- Duration 01 : 49
Reporters
- Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Neil Simpson (Spokesman, Department of Conservation [DOC])
- Clarice Rout (Volunteer Gardener)
- Ada Allan (Volunteer Gardener)
- Ross Hoskins (Sole Gardener, Queenstown Botanic Gardens)
Locations
- Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Some South Canterbury religious leaders became upset today when the Christchurch Wizard performed a rain dance in Waimate in an attempt to break the drought.
- Start 00 : 21 : 51
- Finish 00 : 23 : 34
- Duration 01 : 43
Reporters
- Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Allan Scarlet (Spokesman, Assembly of God)
- The Wizard (Christchurch Celebrity)
Locations
- Waimate, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News and Sport
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 19 November 1988
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
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
- Angela D'Audney (Presenter)
- Richard Becht (Sports News Reader)
- Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Carolyn Weston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Martha Teichner (Reporter, CBS News)
- Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Pauline Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ada Allan (Volunteer Gardener)
- Allan Scarlet (Spokesman, Assembly of God)
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Archbishop of Cape Town)
- Clarice Rout (Volunteer Gardener)
- David Bellamy (British Conservationist and Environmentalist)
- Del Wihongi (Spokesperson, Pu Hao Rangi Resource Centre)
- Neil Simpson (Spokesman, Department of Conservation [DOC])
- Reverend Frank Chikane (Spokesman, South African Counsel of Churches)
- Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- Ross Hoskins (Sole Gardener, Queenstown Botanic Gardens)
- The Wizard (Christchurch Celebrity)
Locations
- Pretoria, South Africa (Gauteng)
- Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
- Waimate, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Contributors
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)