A Current Affair
Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show.
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1Vince Gason is now back in New Zealand after a 10 month ordeal in Somalia, where he was shot and wounded, imprisoned, and escaped. He went to Somalia to start a prawn fishing business with an Australian boat owner and a Somalian diplomat and then it went wrong.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 06 : 55
- Duration 06 : 26
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Vince Gason (Businessman)
- Mike Moore (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour Party)
Locations
- Somalia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Deregulation in the taxi industry has brought a flood of new players to the industry, giving many more drivers the opportunity to join in, and increasing the competition.
- Start 00 : 09 : 59
- Finish 00 : 14 : 30
- Duration 04 : 31
Reporters
- Sharon Pratt (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- voxpop
- Ian Gaskin (Manager, Gold and Black Taxis)
- Bob Davidson (General Manager, Wellington Taxis)
- Jenny McIlroy (Senior Investigation Officer, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Hollywood is now portraying drugs as they really are, rather than glamorizing them, and residents of 'Tinsel Town' are trying to reclaim their streets from drug users.'
- Start 00 : 14 : 31
- Finish 00 : 19 : 02
- Duration 04 : 31
Reporters
- Ken Kashiwahara (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
- Gary Cole (Actor)
- Richard Frank (President, Disney Studios)
- Bernie Lechowick (Writer, Knots Landing)
- Roger Ebert (Film Critic)
- Tony Ganz (Producer, Clean and Sober)
Associated
- Midnight Caller (Television Drama Series)
- Less Than Zero (Film)
- Easy Rider (Film)
- Up in Smoke (Film)
- Knots Landing (Television Drama Series)
- Beverley Hills Cop (Film)
- Clean and Sober (Film)
Locations
- Hollywood, CA, United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Auckland's 'Albert the Vagabond' was hired to promote a central city restaurant, and is still there living on the street.
- Start 00 : 22 : 25
- Finish 00 : 26 : 04
- Duration 03 : 39
Reporters
- Keith Davies (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- voxpop
- Albert the Vagabond (Albert's Promoter)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5American car makers are still using women as sex objects to sell cars.
- Start 00 : 26 : 04
- Finish 00 : 28 : 13
- Duration 02 : 09
Reporters
- John Holden (Reporter, NBC)
Locations
- Miami, FL, United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- A Current Affair
Date Broadcast
- Monday 18 December 1989
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
- Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show.
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
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Genevieve Westcott (Presenter)
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
- John Holden (Reporter, NBC)
- Keith Davies (Reporter, TV3)
- Ken Kashiwahara (Reporter, ABC)
- Sharon Pratt (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Albert the Vagabond (Albert's Promoter)
- Bernie Lechowick (Writer, Knots Landing)
- Bob Davidson (General Manager, Wellington Taxis)
- Gary Cole (Actor)
- Ian Gaskin (Manager, Gold and Black Taxis)
- Jenny McIlroy (Senior Investigation Officer, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
- Mike Moore (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour Party)
- Richard Frank (President, Disney Studios)
- Roger Ebert (Film Critic)
- Tony Ganz (Producer, Clean and Sober)
- Vince Gason (Businessman)
- voxpop
Locations
- Somalia
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Hollywood, CA, United States
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Miami, FL, United States