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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.

  • 1All Black John Gallagher has signed a five year contract with English rugby league club Leeds.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 42
    • Duration 02 : 03
    Reporters
    • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • John Gallagher (Former Fullback, All Blacks)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2The personal involvement of the Maori Queen has boosted the Ngati Te Ata claim over land currently being mined by New Zealand Steel near Waiuku. Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu's public endorsement of the the tapu placed on the land means the company can not work on the mine without trampling on her mana.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 47
    • Duration 02 : 05
    Reporters
    • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Dr Tekotahi Mahuta (Spokesman for Maori Queen)
    • Tu Kaihau (Spokesman, Ngati Te Ata)
    Locations
    • Waiuku, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Ngaruawahia, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. The Electricity Corporation (Electricorp) has recorded an after-tax profit of $340 million for the past year. 2. Family and friends of a deaf Northland man missing in the bush remain hopeful he will be found alive. 3. Auckland police believe they have arrested members of the notorious 'Hole in the Wall Gang'. 4. Television New Zealand (TVNZ) journalists have walked off the job in protest at the decision to remove three Frontline journalists from their duties in response to the programme For The Public Good.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 47
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 53
    • Duration 01 : 06
    Reporters
    • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has temporarily removed from their current duties, the team involved in the production of the recent Frontline programme For The Public Good which examined the links between the Labour Government and big business. The original programme For The Public Good remains embargoed and can not be viewed.

  • 4There is concern around the country that not enough is being done to try to combat the possum plague.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 04
    • Duration 02 : 11
    Reporters
    • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Ian James (Spokesman, Department of Conservation [DOC])
    Locations
    • Hokitika, New Zealand (West Coast)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5More than a million Palestinians are confined to their homes tonight, as the Israeli army tries to control widespread rioting in the Occupied Territories. A deranged Israeli gunman has been blamed for reigniting the Palestinian uprising.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 19
    • Duration 01 : 29
    Reporters
    • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
    Locations
    • Israel
    • Gaza, Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Ion Iliescu, a former member of Nicolae CeauČ™escu's Communist regime, and his National Salvation Front (FSN) Party has won power in Romania's first free elections in over 50 years. 2. Anti-Government violence has erupted in South Korea, as thousands of students and workers clashed with police following the death of a student killed while trying to escape police. 3. An American pilot is attempting to be the first person to fly around the world, landing on water only.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 25
    • Duration 01 : 06
    Locations
    • Romania
    • South Korea
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7The 'shocking' story of an exploding flounder. But is all as it seems?

    • Start 00 : 17 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 19
    Reporters
    • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Mike Beardsell (Fish Flatulentologist)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. Divisional conferences of the National Party. 2. The quiet dignity of Joan Bolger. 3. A selection of Opposition leader Jim Bolger's best wisecracks. 4. A cunning plan for electoral reform.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 56
    • Duration 04 : 08
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9A new international AIDS Awareness campaign is focused on how to live with the disease rather than die from it. While the safe sex message appears to be getting through to the public, there is still hysteria bred of misinformation surrounding the disease.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 56
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 51
    • Duration 05 : 55
    Reporters
    • Joanna Paul (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Darren Horn (AIDS Patient)
    • Steve Mexted (AIDS Patient)
    • Paul Kinder (Community Worker, New Zealand AIDS Foundation)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

  • 10Two new Tuatara, bred in captivity, have boosted the critically endangered population of Tuatara in New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 31 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 16
    • Duration 01 : 23
    Reporters
    • Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Alison Cree (Tuatara Specialist)
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Nightline
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 21 May 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)
  • Joanna Paul (Reporter, TV3)
  • Max Hayton (Reporter, TV3)
  • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
  • Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
  • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
  • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
  • Alison Cree (Tuatara Specialist)
  • Darren Horn (AIDS Patient)
  • Dr Tekotahi Mahuta (Spokesman for Maori Queen)
  • Ian James (Spokesman, Department of Conservation [DOC])
  • John Gallagher (Former Fullback, All Blacks)
  • Mike Beardsell (Fish Flatulentologist)
  • Paul Kinder (Community Worker, New Zealand AIDS Foundation)
  • Steve Mexted (AIDS Patient)
  • Tu Kaihau (Spokesman, Ngati Te Ata)
Locations
  • Waiuku, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Glenbrook, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Ngaruawahia, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Hokitika, New Zealand (West Coast)
  • Israel
  • Gaza, Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip)
  • Romania
  • South Korea
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
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