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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1The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), known as 'The People's Bank', has fallen on hard times. Its third Chairman in a week was appointed last Tuesday, his two predecessors leaving citing policy differences with the Government - the BNZ's majority shareholder. It has now been disclosed that the BNZ expects a $160 million loss for the first ten and a half months of the 1989 financial year. Interview with the BNZ's new Chairman, Frank Pearson.
- Start 00 : 00 : 37
- Finish 00 : 11 : 02
- Duration 10 : 25
Reporters
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Frank Pearson (Chairman, Bank of New Zealand [BNZ])
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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2Under Observation Some New Zealanders believe that the Black Birch Observatory in the Southern Alps is gathering information to be used by the United Sates in missile guidance systems.
- Start 00 : 11 : 02
- Finish 00 : 37 : 08
- Duration 26 : 06
Reporters
- Dugald Maudsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dennis Robinson (Director, Black Birch Observatory)
- Dr James Hughes (Spokesman, United States Naval Observatory)
- Dr Donald McKenzie (Analyst, Edinburgh University)
- Owen Wilkes (Peace Researcher)
- Bill Arkin (Spokesman, Washington Institute of Policy Studies)
- Philip Woolaston (Nelson MP, Labour Party)
- Dame Laurie Salas (Member, Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control [PACDAC])
- Russell Marshall (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour Party)
- Bill Hastings (Law Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
Contributors
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Frontline
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 26 February 1989
Start Time
- 18 : 50
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 40:00
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
- Dugald Maudsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Neil Billington (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Bill Arkin (Spokesman, Washington Institute of Policy Studies)
- Bill Hastings (Law Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
- Dame Laurie Salas (Member, Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control [PACDAC])
- Dennis Robinson (Director, Black Birch Observatory)
- Dr Donald McKenzie (Analyst, Edinburgh University)
- Dr James Hughes (Spokesman, United States Naval Observatory)
- Frank Pearson (Chairman, Bank of New Zealand [BNZ])
- Owen Wilkes (Peace Researcher)
- Philip Woolaston (Nelson MP, Labour Party)
- Russell Marshall (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour Party)
Contributors
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)