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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.

  • 1More than 200 people have joined the desperate search for an elderly Alzheimer's patient who is missing in Marlborough.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 45
    • Duration 02 : 11
    Reporters
    • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Tom Aldridge (Missing Woman's Husband)
    • Peter Alloway (Search Advisor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2After days of industrial action, Television New Zealand (TVNZ) today sacked 154 employees and announced the sale of its Christchurch transmission centre. Opposition leader Jim Bolger has slammed the "inept" handling of the Frontline row by TVNZ Chief Executive Julian Mounter.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 37
    • Duration 01 : 52
    Reporters
    • Janet McIntyre (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Joanna MacMenamins (Spokesperson, Canterbury Television [CTV])
    Associated
    • Julian Mounter (Director General, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. A recall of Ford Falcons includes 170 New Zealand Police cars. which could prove dangerous if driven at high speeds. 2. Eight varieties of imported wine from Chile may be banned because of an illegal additive known as Sorbitol. 3. Former Labour Party consultant and immigration official Gene Leckey has elected trial by jury on six charges under the Crimes Act.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 41
    • Duration 01 : 04
    Reporters
    • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has made an after tax profit of $121 million for the last year.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 59
    • Duration 00 : 18
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Fiji has broken off diplomatic relations with India and expelled all Indian diplomats from Fiji.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 13
    • Duration 01 : 27
    Reporters
    • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Narendra Mandan (Fijian Indian)
    • Ahmed Bhamji (Former Fijian Cabinet Minister)
    Locations
    • Suva, Fiji (Central)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. The United States has confirmed that thousands of nuclear warheads currently stored in Germany are faulty and could have exploded by accident. 2. New warheads for the Trident submarines may be located too close to the rocket fuel. 3. United States President George Bush's son Neil has been accused of abusing his position as a director of a finance company called Silverado, leading to its collapse. 4. San Diego Zoo is currently experiencing a spring baby boom.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 26
    • Duration 01 : 13
    Locations
    • San Diego, CA, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Trident is an operational system of four Vanguard-class submarines armed with Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles, able to deliver thermonuclear warheads.
  • 7Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. Jim Bolger's leadership of the National Party. 2. The continuing fallout over the Frontline row at Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

    • Start 00 : 15 : 44
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 21
    • Duration 04 : 37
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • Murray MacLaughlin (Suspended Frontline Producer, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Contributors
    • Julian Mounter (Director-General, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Associated
    • Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
    • Jonathan Hunt (Minister of Broadcasting, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8The National Business Review (NBR) has printed its list of New Zealand's wealthiest people.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 21
    • Duration 03 : 00
    Reporters
    • Belinda Todd (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Philip Burdon (Opposition MP, National Party)
    Contributors
    • Philip Burdon (Opposition MP, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Thunderbirds has been given new life as a cult stage show.

    • Start 00 : 23 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 31
    • Duration 03 : 10
    Reporters
    • Belinda Todd (Reporter, TV3)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10A cane toad has been found in a shipping container at the Port of Lyttelton.

    • Start 00 : 29 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 12
    • Duration 02 : 31
    Reporters
    • Rose Daly (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • John Burton (Quarantine Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries [MAF])
    • Roy Thompson (Scientist, The University of Canterbury)
    Locations
    • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Nightline
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 24 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
  • Belinda Todd (Reporter, TV3)
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
  • Bob McNeil (Reporter, TV3)
  • Janet McIntyre (Reporter, TV3)
  • Rose Daly (Reporter, TV3)
  • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
  • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
  • Ahmed Bhamji (Former Fijian Cabinet Minister)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Joanna MacMenamins (Spokesperson, Canterbury Television [CTV])
  • John Burton (Quarantine Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries [MAF])
  • Murray MacLaughlin (Suspended Frontline Producer, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
  • Narendra Mandan (Fijian Indian)
  • Peter Alloway (Search Advisor)
  • Philip Burdon (Opposition MP, National Party)
  • Roy Thompson (Scientist, The University of Canterbury)
  • Tom Aldridge (Missing Woman's Husband)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Suva, Fiji (Central)
  • San Diego, CA, United States
  • Lyttelton, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Contributors
  • Julian Mounter (Director-General, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
  • Philip Burdon (Opposition MP, National Party)