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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.

  • 1The Fire Fighters' strike is off. Last minute negotiations have solved the row over the fire fighters' superannuation. However ill-feelings remain.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 43
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 30
    Reporters
    • Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Barry Dent (President, Fire Fighters' Union)
    • Brian Armstrong (Commissioner, New Zealand Fire Commission)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2New Zealand's biggest abortion test case in years has adjourned this evening amid allegations of burglary and illegal abortions.

    • Start 0 : 02 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 59
    Reporters
    • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
    Contributors
    • Lorraine Smith (Defence Lawyer)
    • Dr Keith McKenzie (Spokesman, Auckland Medical Centre)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Brierley Investments Limited (BIL) may join international investors in a bid to buy Telecom.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 31
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Burglaries were once again high in number this Easter weekend. 2. Residents around Wellington Airport are angry about the Wellington City Council's watering down of airport noise bylaws. 3. Avondale College students have returned to school following last week's devastating fire.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 32
    • Duration 01 : 01
    Reporters
    • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    • Avondale, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5American researchers believe they have discovered that alcoholism can be genetically inherited.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 34
    Reporters
    • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Dr Ernest Noble (Researcher, The University of California)
    • Dr Paul Billings (Researcher, Harvard Medical School)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Lithuanians are preparing themselves for tough sanctions to be imposed upon them by the Soviet Union.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 20
    Reporters
    • Tony Coughlan (Reporter, Channel Ten Australia)
    Locations
    • Lithuania
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Four people were killed and 33 injured when two trains collided in Oslo, Norway. 2. Two Canadian Air Force jets collided in midair above a West German village today, scattering flaming debris on the ground. One pilot was killed in the accident. 3. Two feuding gangs in Los Angeles (Crips and Bloods) have put down their weapons and are uniting to make a music video, warning youths against joining gangs.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 21
    • Duration 01 : 08
    Locations
    • Oslo, Norway (Oslo)
    • Karlsruhe, Germany (Baden-Württemberg)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. Today marks one year since Sydenham MP Jim Anderton quit the Labour Party and started the New Labour Party (NLP). Interview. 2. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows the annual inflation rate has fallen to 3.6%. Finance Minister David Caygill is claiming the drop as a victory for the Government's economic plan.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 31
    • Duration 05 : 52
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Jim Anderton (Leader, New Labour Party [NLP])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9A roving band of united theatre sports players have taken over Alberts Restaurant in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 09
    • Duration 02 : 38
    Contributors
    • Philip Sherry (Broadcaster)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The Lambada is a new dance craze sweeping across the world. Now it is taking off in New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 35
    • Duration 02 : 26
    Reporters
    • Shelley Clement (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Monique Feron (Dance Teacher)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11William Hall, a Michael Jackson lookalike, has arrived in New Zealand and is almost as popular as the Prince of Pop himself.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 47
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 55
    • Duration 03 : 08
    Reporters
    • John Hale (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • William Hall (Michael Jackson Impersonator)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Nightline
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 18 April 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
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
  • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
  • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
  • John Hale (Reporter, TV3)
  • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
  • Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
  • Shelley Clement (Reporter, TV3)
  • Tony Coughlan (Reporter, Channel Ten Australia)
Speakers
  • Barry Dent (President, Fire Fighters' Union)
  • Brian Armstrong (Commissioner, New Zealand Fire Commission)
  • Dr Ernest Noble (Researcher, The University of California)
  • Dr Paul Billings (Researcher, Harvard Medical School)
  • Jim Anderton (Leader, New Labour Party [NLP])
  • Monique Feron (Dance Teacher)
  • William Hall (Michael Jackson Impersonator)
Locations
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Avondale, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Lithuania
  • Oslo, Norway (Oslo)
  • Karlsruhe, Germany (Baden-Württemberg)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Contributors
  • Dr Keith McKenzie (Spokesman, Auckland Medical Centre)
  • Lorraine Smith (Defence Lawyer)
  • Philip Sherry (Broadcaster)
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