Eyewitness News
Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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1David Johnson - recently dismissed as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Company - faced a further blow today when First City Finance, a subsidiary of First City Corporation, which he chairs, announced it was to go into receivership.
- Start 00 : 00 : 37
- Finish 00 : 02 : 56
- Duration 02 : 19
Reporters
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Wellington taxi drivers are fighting over the most profitable taxi rank in the city outside the domestic terminal at Wellington Airport.
- Start 00 : 02 : 56
- Finish 00 : 04 : 24
- Duration 01 : 28
Reporters
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ron Gouyette (Taxi Driver)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3The deafening roar of a rogue bore in the Broadlands district near Taupo is causing tempers to fray.
- Start 00 : 04 : 24
- Finish 00 : 04 : 46
- Duration 00 : 22
Locations
- Taupo, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Tauranga Port bosses admit they have given the watersiders more than they had planned to, in an effort to get them to return to work.
- Start 00 : 04 : 46
- Finish 00 : 05 : 35
- Duration 00 : 49
Reporters
- Mark Boyd (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Gary Blair (Spokesman, Tauranga Port Employers)
Locations
- Tauranga, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5In the wake of more negative economic forecasts, Finance Minister David Caygill and Opposition Finance spokesperson Ruth Richardson discuss the latest warning signs on inflation and interest rates.
- Start 00 : 09 : 09
- Finish 00 : 20 : 47
- Duration 11 : 38
Reporters
- Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Murray Weatherston (Economist, Financial Focus)
- David Caygill (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- Ruth Richardson (Opposition Finance Spokesperson, National Party)
Associated
- Paul Frater (Economist, Business and Economic Research Limited [BERL])
- Gareth Morgan (Economist, Infometrics)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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6The British Government has announced it will delay for a week the forcible repatriation of Vietnamese boat people, but denies this is in response to criticism from the international community, Opposition politicians and Amnesty International.
- Start 00 : 23 : 31
- Finish 00 : 27 : 45
- Duration 04 : 14
Reporters
- Brian Barron (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Governor David Wilson (Hong Kong Governor)
- Robert Van Leeuwen (Spokesman, United Nations High Commission for Refugees [UNHCR])
- Andrei Van Gelderen (Refugee Coordinator)
- Hui Yun Fat (Hong Kong Legislative Councillor)
Locations
- Hong Kong
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Eyewitness News
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 13 December 1989
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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
- Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
- Louise Pagonis (News Reader)
Reporters
- Brian Barron (Reporter, BBC)
- Eric Frykberg (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
- Mark Boyd (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Andrei Van Gelderen (Refugee Coordinator)
- David Caygill (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- Gary Blair (Spokesman, Tauranga Port Employers)
- Governor David Wilson (Hong Kong Governor)
- Hui Yun Fat (Hong Kong Legislative Councillor)
- Murray Weatherston (Economist, Financial Focus)
- Robert Van Leeuwen (Spokesman, United Nations High Commission for Refugees [UNHCR])
- Ron Gouyette (Taxi Driver)
- Ruth Richardson (Opposition Finance Spokesperson, National Party)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Taupo, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Tauranga, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Hong Kong