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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1Interview with new Finance Minister David Caygill about the Government's economic plans.
- Start 00 : 00 : 20
- Finish 00 : 10 : 02
- Duration 09 : 42
Reporters
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- David Caygill (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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2Five Days in January A look at how five days of political news was made and reported. Who sets the political agenda? Examination of the roles and interactions of politicians, journalists and public relations (PR) advisors.
- Start 00 : 10 : 02
- Finish 00 : 40 : 52
- Duration 30 : 50
Reporters
- Murray McLaughlin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Paul Holmes (Broadcaster, 1ZB)
- Bruce Jesson (Political Writer)
- Winston Peters (Opposition Maori Affairs Spokesman, National Party)
- Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])
- Sir Ron Trotter (Chair, New Zealand Business Roundtable)
- Peter Lawson (Trade Unionist)
- Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
- Ruth Dyson (President, Labour Party)
- Gerry McSweeney (Spokesman, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society)
- David Bellamy (Conservationist)
- Mark Scott (Public Relations Consultant, Consultus)
- Tony Farrington (Public Relations Consultant, Consultus)
- Rob Campbell (Director, Bank of New Zealand [BNZ])
- Simon Walker (Analyst, Centre for Independent Studies)
- Richard Holden (Spokesman, Carlton and United Breweries)
Contributors
- Paul Holmes (Broadcaster, 1ZB)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Alastair Carthew (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Angela D'Audney (News Presenter, Television New Zealand)
- Roger Douglas (Former Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- David Bellamy (Conservationist)
Associated
- Michael Laws (Opposition Press Secretary and Strategist, National Party)
- Bevan Burgess (Roger Douglas' Press Officer)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Frontline
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 19 February 1989
Start Time
- 18 : 50
Finish Time
- 18 : 30
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television 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
- Murray McLaughlin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Bruce Jesson (Political Writer)
- David Bellamy (Conservationist)
- David Caygill (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- Gerry McSweeney (Spokesman, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society)
- Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
- Ken Douglas (President, Council of Trade Unions [CTU])
- Mark Scott (Public Relations Consultant, Consultus)
- Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
- Paul Holmes (Broadcaster, 1ZB)
- Peter Lawson (Trade Unionist)
- Richard Holden (Spokesman, Carlton and United Breweries)
- Rob Campbell (Director, Bank of New Zealand [BNZ])
- Ruth Dyson (President, Labour Party)
- Simon Walker (Analyst, Centre for Independent Studies)
- Sir Ron Trotter (Chair, New Zealand Business Roundtable)
- Tony Farrington (Public Relations Consultant, Consultus)
- Winston Peters (Opposition Maori Affairs Spokesman, National Party)
Contributors
- Alastair Carthew (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Angela D'Audney (News Presenter, Television New Zealand)
- David Bellamy (Conservationist)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Paul Holmes (Broadcaster, 1ZB)
- Roger Douglas (Former Minister of Finance, Labour Party)