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Bulletin started late and is truncated due to the evacuation of the Television Centre in Auckland because of a fire alarm.

Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1An emergency beacon signal was picked up in the Tasman Sea which could have come from a life raft from the abandoned Sankichi Maru 18 but searchers have failed to find it.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 40
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 59
    • Duration 03 : 19
    Reporters
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Captain Gerald Wright (Marine Division Spokesman, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
    Locations
    • Whenuapai, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Protesters staged a sit-in at a gold mine prospecting site at Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula. A message was meant to be read but a small group took stronger action.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 43
    • Duration 01 : 51
    Reporters
    • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Cliff Herald (Local Resident)
    Locations
    • Kuaotunu, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3The Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is running a week ahead of schedule. The last soldiers could be gone within four days.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 43
    • Finish 0 : 06 : 24
    • Duration 00 : 41
    Speakers
    • Ian Mackley (United Kingdom Charge D'affaires)
    Locations
    • Kabul, Afghanistan (Kabul)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Incomplete story, due to late running of news bulletin.
Primary Title
  • Network News and Sport
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 5 February 1989
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 18 : 50
Duration
  • 20:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
Episode Description
  • Bulletin started late and is truncated due to the evacuation of the Television Centre in Auckland because of a fire alarm.
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.
Notes
  • Abbreviated bulletin which began late due to the TVNZ building needing to be evacuated following a fire alarm. First six minutes of bulletin recorded only.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
  • Ric Salizzo (Sports News Presenter)
  • Penelope Barr (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Captain Gerald Wright (Marine Division Spokesman, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
  • Cliff Herald (Local Resident)
  • Ian Mackley (United Kingdom Charge D'affaires)
Locations
  • Whenuapai, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Kuaotunu, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Kabul, Afghanistan (Kabul)