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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.

  • 1Police have reopened an investigation into the search for a disabled man in the Waipoua Forest following revelations he may be the victim of foul play. Three teenagers are wanted in connection with a night club killing in Whangarei. Bouncer Gary Griffin was shot outside Pips Night Club after he turned three people away from the club.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 38
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 34
    • Duration 02 : 56
    Reporters
    • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • George Reti (Victim's Friend)
    • Elwood Griffin (Victim's Father)
    • Detective Inspector Graham Bell (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
    • Annie Griffin (Victim's Mother)
    Locations
    • Whangarei, New Zealand (Northland)
    • Waipu, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2New Zealand's newest and fastest growing gang, the Tongan Crips, is claiming responsibility for a crime wave in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 52
    • Duration 00 : 18
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Problems playing video - item resumes at 00:05:33.
  • 3A woman’s psychic vision today ended the search for elderly Alzheimer's patient Edna Aldridge, whose body was found in bush in Pelorus Sound.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 33
    • Duration 00 : 41
    Reporters
    • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Annie Neame (Psychic)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • The psychic in this report is named as Dolly Neame. All other reports list her name as Annie Neame.
  • 4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Some of the giant Fletcher Fishing operation was put on the market today. 2. A plan to destroy fifty tones of toxic chemicals in a cement kiln in Mapua, south of Nelson is the best option available according to Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer. Greenpeace, however, argues the plan sets a dangerous precedent. 3. A Wellington motorcycle gang has been ordered to reduce the fortifications around its headquarters. Judge Caroline Henwood ruled the fortifications aided criminal activity.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 33
    • Duration 01 : 00
    Reporters
    • Neil Waka (Reporter, TV3)
    Associated
    • Satan's Slaves (Gang)
    Locations
    • Mapua, New Zealand (Tasman)
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5New Zealand's newest and fastest growing gang, the Tongan Crips, is claiming responsibility for a crime wave in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 28
    • Duration 01 : 55
    Reporters
    • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Cuzz (Leader, Tongan Crips)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Item resumed from 00:03:52.
  • 6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. The United States is supporting a plan to send United Nations (UN) observers into the Occupied Territories, although this plan has been firmly rejected by Israel. 2. A flotilla of small ships sailed across the English Channel today to recreate the 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk during the Second World War. 3. A Swiss couple won a court case complaining about the bells around the necks of the cows next door.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 36
    • Duration 04 : 08
    Locations
    • Israel
    • Gaza, Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip)
    • Switzerland
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Europe is heading for a bumper tourist season in what they have dubbed 'the summer of the revolution'. With the Iron Curtain effectively removed, millions of East Europeans are heading to the West for holidays, while Western Europeans are keen to see what was hiding behind the Iron Curtain for so long.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 36
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 05
    • Duration 01 : 29
    Reporters
    • Jim Boettcher (Reporter)
    Locations
    • Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
    • Budapest, Hungary (Budapest)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Leading New Zealand actor Sylvia Rands has crafted a play from her favourite parts of Shakespeare and pe5rforms it all by herself.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 29
    • Duration 04 : 02
    Reporters
    • Louise Wallace (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Sylvia Rands (Actor)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Not the Headline News A segment presenting the bizarre, the strange and the obscure: including; 1. Prince Charles has admitted he needs alcohol to think straight. 2. 'Dangerous Dinners' are a new fad in London where people are invited to eat British beef, regardless of the risk of Mad Cow Disease. 3. Actor Paul Newman has developed five new dressings for a major hamburger chain. 4. Hungary's sex industry is booming. 5. A new report states that 10 million American men are impotent, but many are too embarrassed to seek advice from a doctor. 6. German pop group Milli Vanilli stars Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus came to blows after a recent concert.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 41
    • Duration 03 : 12
    Reporters
    • Wilson Owen (Reporter, TV3)
    Associated
    • Francois Mitterrand (French President)
    • Prince Charles (Prince of Wales)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - Mad Cow Disease
  • 10A tongue-in-cheek piece about political commentator Bill Ralston's rant on Nightline last night which hit a few raw nerves with viewers.

    • Start 00 : 24 : 41
    • Finish 00 : 26 : 05
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Turtle racing is taking Auckland 'by storm'.

    • Start 00 : 26 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 29 : 58
    • Duration 03 : 53
    Reporters
    • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    • Mike Ellis (Publican)
    • Martin Davey (Manager, Aquazoo)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer launched Crane Day in Wellington today.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 59
    • Finish 0 : 34 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 13
    Reporters
    • Debbie Gee (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Koro Moon (Crane Driver)
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Item incomplete.
Primary Title
  • Nightline
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 25 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
  • Debbie Gee (Reporter, TV3)
  • Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
  • Jim Boettcher (Reporter)
  • Louise Wallace (Reporter, TV3)
  • Neil Waka (Reporter, TV3)
  • Sean Plunket (Reporter, TV3)
  • Tukoroirangi Morgan (Reporter, TV3)
  • Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
  • Wilson Owen (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
  • Annie Griffin (Victim's Mother)
  • Annie Neame (Psychic)
  • Cuzz (Leader, Tongan Crips)
  • Detective Inspector Graham Bell (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Elwood Griffin (Victim's Father)
  • Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • George Reti (Victim's Friend)
  • Koro Moon (Crane Driver)
  • Martin Davey (Manager, Aquazoo)
  • Mike Ellis (Publican)
  • Sylvia Rands (Actor)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • Whangarei, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Waipu, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Mapua, New Zealand (Tasman)
  • Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Israel
  • Gaza, Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip)
  • Switzerland
  • Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
  • Budapest, Hungary (Budapest)
  • London, United Kingdom (England)