1The Labour Party has called an emergency meeting of its ruling council to sort out the Te Atatu fiasco. The row between the left and right factions of the party are threatening to tear it apart. Despite six hours of wrangling, the electorate meeting failed to select a replacement candidate for retiring Te Atatu MP Dr Michael Bassett. The controversial Backbone Club has been disbanded and banned.
Interview with retiring Te Atatu MP Dr Michael Bassett.
- Start 00 : 00 : 31
- Finish 00 : 20 : 12
- Duration 19 : 41
Reporters
- Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Michael Bassett (Retiring Te Atatu MP, Labour Party)
Contributors
- Peter Hoyte (Auckland Regional Council Chairman, Labour Party)
- Ruth Dyson (President, Labour Party)
- Dan McCaffrey (Te Atatu Pre-selection Candidate, Labour Party)
Locations
- Te Atatu, New Zealand (Auckland)
2Alan Ritchie, aka 'The Hat', has been back in court in Oamaru, fighting for the right to live in his old bus in the middle of Omarama.
- Start 00 : 22 : 38
- Finish 00 : 25 : 45
- Duration 03 : 07
Reporters
- Jim Mora (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Tony Alden (Spokesman, Oamaru Licensing Trust)
- voxpop
- Alan Ritchie (Squatter)
Locations
- Omarama, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Oamaru, New Zealand (Otago)