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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1The Government has today condemned Iran for the multimillion dollar contract it has placed on the head of Satanic Verses author Salmon Rushdie, possibly due to pressure from the United Kingdom and Europe.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 34
    • Finish 0 : 05 : 45
    • Duration 05 : 11
    Reporters
    • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Hossein Amin Rad (Iranian Charge d'Affaires)
    • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
    • Andrew Pearce (British MP, European Parliament)
    • Robert Adley (British MP, Conservative Party)
    Contributors
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Associated
    • Ayatollah Khomeini (Iranian Spiritual Leader)
    Locations
    • Iran
    • New Zealand
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2A special Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) board meeting has just ended, where it has been grappling with the bank's financial problems against a background of continuing political pressure. It has been revealed that the BNZ has $100 million caught up in the troubled Richmond Smart Corporation and has called the receivers into fifteen of the Corporation's subsidiaries.

    • Start 0 : 05 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 00
    • Duration 03 : 15
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • BNZ Chairman Frank Pearson has just begun a media conference about the board meeting - report to follow later in this bulletin.

  • 3In the wake of the sharemarket crash, commercial property has been left vacant, causing financial troubles for the property development industry.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 49
    Reporters
    • Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Bardebes (Property Manager)
    • Mike Lough (Construction Executive)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4it is believed an arsonist began the large scrub fire which swept through the Wellington suburb of Point Howard yesterday. Devastated residents have returned to their homes to pick up the pieces today.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 40
    • Duration 01 : 51
    Reporters
    • Chris Wright (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Detective Sergeant Pat O'Sullivan (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
    • Roy Jackson (Resident)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Rebel MP Jim Anderton may have won his case over his suspension from Caucus last year when he refused to support legislation clearing the way for the sale of the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ).

    • Start 00 : 16 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 45
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6National Party President Neville Young has been quizzed by National Party MPs today, angry at the resignation of Party Secretary Max Bradford, who some believe was made a scapegoat.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 59
    • Duration 02 : 14
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition MP, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Former Kinetic Investments director Michael Eaton has elected trial by jury on nine charges of theft and fraud.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 23
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8The international heroin trade has been dealt a major blow by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which has seized 370 kilograms of the drug, worth around US$1 billion.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 38
    • Duration 01 : 27
    Reporters
    • Robin White (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • Andrew Maloney (Federal Prosecutor)
    Associated
    • Mafia (Organised Crime Gang)
    Locations
    • New York City, NY, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9The attendance of world leaders at the funeral of Emperor Hirohito is creating a huge security operation in Tokyo, causing consternation among some Japanese who remember Japan's Imperial past.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 38
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 52
    Reporters
    • Michael Sullivan (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Tokyo, Japan (Tōkyō)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10An Australian animal trainer is in hospital after being mauled by a tiger during a circus performance in new South Wales.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 46
    • Duration 01 : 16
    Reporters
    • Mary-Ruth Monsour (Reporter)
    Speakers
    • Doug Ashton (Circus Owner)
    Locations
    • Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, undefined
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11The Government is taking action to protect the disappearing ozone layer, by gradually banning all products that cause damage to it.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 22
    • Duration 01 : 59
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Dr Tom Clarkson (Spokesman, Weather Office)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane.

  • 12The Brazilian Government has postponed a decision over whether to build a dam that would destroy millions of acres of the Amazon Rainforest following widespread protest. The loudest and most influential protestors were Brazil's Amazonian tribes themselves.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 22
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 26
    Reporters
    • Mike Donkin (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • John Hemming (Spokesman, Royal Geographical Society)
    Locations
    • Altamira, Brazil (Pará)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13Ice-skating superstars Torvill and Dean have arrived in New Zealand, leaving behind a row in Australia over their performances there.

    • Start 00 : 33 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 38 : 02
    • Duration 04 : 14
    Reporters
    • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Christopher Dean (Ice Skater)
    • Jayne Torvill (Ice Skater)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 23 February 1989
Start Time
  • 18 : 00
Finish Time
  • 18 : 40
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television 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
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
  • Judy Bailey (Presenter)
  • Penelope Barr (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Allanah James (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Chris Wright (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mary-Ruth Monsour (Reporter)
  • Michael Sullivan (Reporter, BBC)
  • Mike Donkin (Reporter, BBC)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Robin White (Reporter, BBC)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Andrew Maloney (Federal Prosecutor)
  • Andrew Pearce (British MP, European Parliament)
  • Christopher Dean (Ice Skater)
  • Detective Sergeant Pat O'Sullivan (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Doug Ashton (Circus Owner)
  • Dr Tom Clarkson (Spokesman, Weather Office)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Deputy Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Hossein Amin Rad (Iranian Charge d'Affaires)
  • Jayne Torvill (Ice Skater)
  • Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
  • John Bardebes (Property Manager)
  • John Hemming (Spokesman, Royal Geographical Society)
  • Mike Lough (Construction Executive)
  • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
  • Robert Adley (British MP, Conservative Party)
  • Roy Jackson (Resident)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition MP, National Party)
Locations
  • Iran
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • New York City, NY, United States
  • Tokyo, Japan (Tōkyō)
  • Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, undefined
  • Altamira, Brazil (Pará)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Contributors
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Mike Moore (Minister of Overseas Trade, Labour Party)
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