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Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show

  • 1Has New Zealand's immigration system become rife with corruption, exploitation and abuse? How serious is the problem of migrant worker abuse in New Zealand? Interview with the Human Rights Commissioner, who says an urgent inquiry is needed.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 44
    • Duration 08 : 03
    Reporters
    • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Paul Holmes (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Doug McCallum (Spokesman, Migrant Workers Coalition)
    • Mark Goshe (Spokesman, Northern Hotel Workers Union)
    • Margaret Mulgan (Commissioner, Human Rights Commission [HRC])
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2A mock Party Political Broadcast for the Labour Party, poking fan at changes to the Broadcasting Act and Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer's assertion that PPB's should take precedence over programming.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 45
    • Duration 01 : 36
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3The future of the great Australian television mini series and soap opera is being threatened by the financial collapse of the Australian commercial television networks.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 37
    • Duration 04 : 52
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Peter Cox (Media Commentator)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4A family of English migrants reflect on their efforts to get their rescue cat Meg over to New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 23
    • Duration 04 : 18
    Reporters
    • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Vikki Kendall (Meg's Family)
    • Ian Kendall (Meg's Family)
    • Bob Kendall (Meg's Dad)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5A mock Party Political Broadcast for the Labour Party, poking fan at changes to the Broadcasting Act and Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer's assertion that PPB's should take precedence over programming.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 20
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Holmes
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 14 March 1990
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
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.
Notes
  • Programme originally listed as 13/03/1990. However, this is the bulletin for 14/03/1990. Details have been amended to correct ones.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Hosts
  • Paul Holmes (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Hudson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Paul Holmes (Interviewer)
Speakers
  • Bob Kendall (Meg's Dad)
  • Doug McCallum (Spokesman, Migrant Workers Coalition)
  • Ian Kendall (Meg's Family)
  • Margaret Mulgan (Commissioner, Human Rights Commission [HRC])
  • Mark Goshe (Spokesman, Northern Hotel Workers Union)
  • Peter Cox (Media Commentator)
  • Vikki Kendall (Meg's Family)
Locations
  • Australia