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TV3's late night news show, providing a mix of credible news and entertainment. As well as presenting the serious news of the day, this show has the freedom to push traditional journalistic boundaries.

  • 1Over 1000 police officers, fire fighters and prison officers marched on Parliament today, angry at plans to reduce their superannuation. However, the Government is showing no signs of softening their stance.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 25
    Reporters
    • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    • Bruce Newsome (Spokesman, Prison Officers' Association)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Warwick Reid, the man the Government was to appoint head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), is under arrest in Hong Kong accused of bribery and corruption.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 23
    • Duration 00 : 17
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3A campaign to clear the name of Walter James Bolton, the last convict hanged in New Zealand, has landed his son in jail.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 36
    • Duration 01 : 13
    Reporters
    • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • James Bolton (Convicted Man's Son)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Central Wellington traffic has been paralysed tonight after an ammonia leak from City Council offices. No one has been hurt, but workers and shoppers have been evacuated from the surrounding area. 2. Durex condoms have been withdrawn from sale after the discovery of quality problems in some batches earlier this month. 3. A baby llama has been born at Wellington Zoo.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 36
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 30
    • Duration 00 : 54
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5South Africa's Natal Province resembles a battleground after days of violent fighting between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zulus.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 22
    Reporters
    • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
    Associated
    • Nelson Mandela (Anti-Apartheid Activist)
    • Chief Mangosuthu Buthelez ( Inkatha Freedom Party Leader and Zulu Tribal Leader)
    Locations
    • South Africa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Several women miscarried, dozens were injured and 1500 people were arrested during a riot in Macao today. 2. Two whales have become a major tourist attraction in the Puget Sound. 3. A Volkswagen vehicle aims to cross the Bass Strait to Tasmania next week.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 42
    • Duration 01 : 07
    Locations
    • Macau, Macao (Macau)
    • Seattle, WA, United States
    • Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7The Invercargill High Court has ordered a Queenstown retailer to stop selling a poster that depicts a groom pinching his bride's bottom, saying it promotes a derogatory view of women and marriage. What implications does this decision have for free speech, the freedom of the press and the advertising industry?

    • Start 00 : 15 : 44
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 05
    • Duration 03 : 21
    Reporters
    • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
    Locations
    • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Tomorrow night Darfield will host international celebrities and be the centre of an international debate.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 14
    • Duration 02 : 09
    Reporters
    • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Derek Nimmo (British Actor)
    • Austin Mitchell (British MP, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Darfield, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9A helicopter pilot had a lucky escape when his helicopter crash landed while he was fighting a large scrub fire.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 04
    Reporters
    • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
    Locations
    • Kaitaia, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie has just been released. They are a phenomenon among young boys, but adults are still rather bemused.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 59
    • Duration 02 : 41
    Reporters
    • Mike Leonard (Reporter, NBC)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    Associated
    • Peter Laird (Co-Creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
    • Kevin Eastman (Co-Creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11A stray brown bear has been released in New Mexico, after receiving treatment for an electric shock sustained when she climbed a power pole last summer.

    • Start 00 : 27 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 00
    Reporters
    • Joanna Paul (Reporter, TV3)
    Locations
    • Albuquerque, NM, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Nightline
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 30 March 1990
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV3
Broadcaster
  • TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
  • TV3's late night news show, providing a mix of credible news and entertainment. As well as presenting the serious news of the day, this show has the freedom to push traditional journalistic boundaries.
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
  • Joanna Paul (Presenter)
  • Belinda Todd (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
  • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
  • Joanna Paul (Reporter, TV3)
  • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
  • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
  • Mike Leonard (Reporter, NBC)
  • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
  • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
  • Austin Mitchell (British MP, Labour Party)
  • Bruce Newsome (Spokesman, Prison Officers' Association)
  • Derek Nimmo (British Actor)
  • James Bolton (Convicted Man's Son)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • South Africa
  • Macau, Macao (Macau)
  • Seattle, WA, United States
  • Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
  • Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago)
  • Darfield, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Kaitaia, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Albuquerque, NM, United States