Network News and Sport
Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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1A disco pleasure boat with more than 150 people on board has sunk after a collision on the river Thames in central London. The number of deceased is not yet known.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 02 : 03
- Duration 01 : 34
Reporters
- Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2French Prime Minister Michel Rocard has offered the hand of friendship to New Zealand, suggesting a thaw in relations. Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has agreed that relations between New Zealand and France should improve.
- Start 00 : 02 : 03
- Finish 00 : 03 : 39
- Duration 01 : 36
Reporters
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Colombia is in a state of siege tonight following a week of assassinations that have left a judge, police chief and leading politician dead. Behind the reign of terror is the drug cartel Medellín.
- Start 00 : 03 : 39
- Finish 00 : 05 : 29
- Duration 01 : 50
Reporters
- Mark Potter (Reporter, ABC News)
Locations
- Bogotá, Colombia (Bogota D.C.)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Poland's Communist Party leaders have approved Solidarity stalwart Tadeusz Mazowiecki as the new Polish Prime Minister, ending a 45 year Communist grip on power.
- Start 00 : 05 : 29
- Finish 00 : 07 : 01
- Duration 01 : 32
Reporters
- David Rose (Reporter, BBC)
Locations
- Poland
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5South African riot police used whips and batons to beat hundreds of Black protesters who defied apartheid laws by streaming onto a Whites-only beach.
- Start 00 : 07 : 01
- Finish 00 : 08 : 45
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- James Robbins (Reporter, BBC News)
Contributors
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town)
Locations
- Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6The race to save the endangered Kakapo has stepped up. One of the few remaining birds has been moved to Maud Island (Te Pākeka) in the Marlborough Sounds for scientists to see if it will breed in captivity.
- Start 00 : 24 : 04
- Finish 00 : 25 : 36
- Duration 01 : 32
Reporters
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Don Merton (Endangered Species Manager, Department of Conservation [DOC])
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Network News and Sport
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 20 August 1989
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
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
- Tom Bradley (Presenter)
- Ric Salizzo (Sports News Presenter)
- Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
- David Rose (Reporter, BBC)
- James Robbins (Reporter, BBC News)
- Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mark Potter (Reporter, ABC News)
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Don Merton (Endangered Species Manager, Department of Conservation [DOC])
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
- Bogotá, Colombia (Bogota D.C.)
- Poland
- Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape)
Contributors
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town)