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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Lorraine and Aaron Cohen have escaped the death sentence. Lorraine's death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, but Aaron must still survive a six-stroke lashing.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 45
    • Duration 03 : 10
    Reporters
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Lorraine Cohen (Convicted Drug Trafficker)
    • Aaron Cohen (Heroin Addict)
    • Trent Migdal (Family Friend)
    • Karpal Singh (Defence Lawyer)
    Locations
    • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The ANZAC frigate issue surfaced at the Beehive today but failed to torpedo Geoffrey Palmer's first Caucus meeting as Prime Minister. He says the Government will not be rushed into a decision, despite pressure from Australia.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 37
    • Duration 01 : 52
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Dave Robinson (Manawatu MP, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3The Food Price Index shows a 3.8% price rise for July, propelled mainly by an increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST).

    • Start 00 : 05 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 55
    • Duration 00 : 18
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4The latest Government stock tender has been announced and the average rate on the $300 million borrowed is 12.24%, an indication of downward pressure on interest rates.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 23
    • Duration 00 : 28
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5The body of one of the victims of Tuesday's plane crash in Mount Aspiring National Park may have to remain in the Alps until the spring thaw.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 50
    Reporters
    • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Robert Gibson (Dog Handler)
    • David Graham (Air Accident Inspector)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Twenty people - including Queensland's former Police Commissioner - have appeared in court in Brisbane on corruption charges stemming from the Fitzgerald Inquiry.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 59
    Reporters
    • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Brisbane, Australia (Queensland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7The Nigerian Foreign Minister has warned that a rebel rugby tour of South Africa must not go ahead amid growing speculation that a rebel tour could replace the beleaguered invitational trip, which could threaten the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 51
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Russ Thomas (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
    • Major General Ike Omar Nwachukwu (Nigerian External Affairs Minister)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Maori justice campaigner Francis Shaw says he is going back to his hunger strike after being jailed on firearms charges.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 10
    • Duration 00 : 22
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Scientists have confirmed that the influenza epidemic is now official, but only in the North Island.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Reporters
    • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Joe Campbell (Flu Victim)
    • Dr John Gyenge (General Practitioner [GP])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes

  • 10A Hezbollah suicide mission in southern Lebanon has injured two Israeli soldiers and killed the two bombers.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 22
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Locations
    • Metulla, Israel (Northern District)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11Beirut is in the grip of a furious upsurge in fighting,, which has become so bad that even hardened veterans are giving up the fight and choosing to leave.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 22
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 11
    • Duration 01 : 49
    Reporters
    • Martha Teichner (Reporter, CBS News)
    Locations
    • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12A Christchurch couple are recycling old paper money into beautiful lamp bases.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Reporters
    • Michael Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 10 August 1989
Start Time
  • 18 : 00
Finish Time
  • 18 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
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
  • Judy Bailey (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
  • Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Elizabeth Raizis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Martha Teichner (Reporter, CBS News)
  • Michael Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Aaron Cohen (Heroin Addict)
  • Dave Robinson (Manawatu MP, Labour Party)
  • David Graham (Air Accident Inspector)
  • Dr John Gyenge (General Practitioner [GP])
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Joe Campbell (Flu Victim)
  • Karpal Singh (Defence Lawyer)
  • Lorraine Cohen (Convicted Drug Trafficker)
  • Major General Ike Omar Nwachukwu (Nigerian External Affairs Minister)
  • Robert Gibson (Dog Handler)
  • Russ Thomas (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
  • Trent Migdal (Family Friend)
Locations
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Brisbane, Australia (Queensland)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Metulla, Israel (Northern District)
  • Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
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