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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Former Goldcorp Chairman Ray Smith was arrested in the United States for allegedly violating his tourist visa by running a business.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 13
    • Duration 02 : 44
    Reporters
    • Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Meryl Rogers (Spokesman, United States Immigration Service)
    Locations
    • Salt Lake City, UT, United States
    • Park City, UT, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Mental health professionals are incensed by a proposal to close New Zealand's largest psychiatric hospital in Porirua.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Katherine Bonner (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Max Abbott (Director, Mental Health Foundation)
    • Edwin Smith (Spokesman, Public Service Association [PSA])
    Locations
    • Porirua, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3New Zealand's four top trading banks will bear the brunt of student anger if the Government's Student Loan Scheme goes ahead. Students are planning to disrupt banking through commercial sabotage if the idea is not dropped.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 19
    • Duration 01 : 31
    Reporters
    • Carolyn Weston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Andrew Little (President, New Zealand University Students' Association [NZUSA])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The annual conference of the New Zealand Democratic Party is being held this weekend.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Reporters
    • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Gary Knapp (Leader, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Voyager II has completed its twelve-year mission and is now heading out of the Solar System. However scientists are thrilled at the pictures it has sent home, especially those of Triton - one of Neptune's moons.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 31
    Reporters
    • Jim Slade (Reporter, ABC News)
    Speakers
    • Dr Richard Terrile (Scientist)
    • Larry Soderblom (Geologist, United States Geological Survey)
    Locations
    • Pasadena, CA, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6United States President George Bush is backing Colombia's crackdown on drug barons with an emergency aid deal worth US$65 million,

    • Start 00 : 09 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 05
    Reporters
    • Juan Vasquez (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Bogotá, Colombia (Bogota D.C.)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7The Mini is celebrating its 30th anniversary and today the World Record for the number of people in and on a Mini was broken.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Melanie Reid (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Rod Power (Mini Fanatic)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Reporter is mistakenly identified as Elizabeth Raizis on screen.
Primary Title
  • Network News and Sport
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 26 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
  • Angela D'Audney (Presenter)
  • Jane Dent (Sports News Presenter)
  • Penelope Barr (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Cockram (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Carolyn Weston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jim Slade (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Juan Vasquez (Reporter, CBS)
  • Katherine Bonner (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Melanie Reid (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Andrew Little (President, New Zealand University Students' Association [NZUSA])
  • Dr Max Abbott (Director, Mental Health Foundation)
  • Dr Richard Terrile (Scientist)
  • Edwin Smith (Spokesman, Public Service Association [PSA])
  • Larry Soderblom (Geologist, United States Geological Survey)
  • Meryl Rogers (Spokesman, United States Immigration Service)
  • Rod Power (Mini Fanatic)
Locations
  • Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • Park City, UT, United States
  • Porirua, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Pasadena, CA, United States
  • Bogotá, Colombia (Bogota D.C.)
Contributors
  • Gary Knapp (Leader, New Zealand Democratic Party)