1A police "super grass" is in fear for his life tonight after being mistakenly named in a Court of Appeal judgement.
- Start 00 : 00 : 29
- Finish 00 : 02 : 33
- Duration 02 : 04
Reporters
- Philip Smith (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Superintendent Mervyn Derecourt (Secret Witness Scheme, New Zealand Police)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Notes
- The prison inmate gave evidence in the murder case of David Tamihere, accused of the murder of Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen; as well as in the shotgun murder of motelier Rex Bell.
2The Bradbury Wilkinson bank note plant in Whangarei is to close with the loss of almost 200 jobs, but the local MP says the company is not entirely to blame.
- Start 00 : 02 : 33
- Finish 00 : 04 : 06
- Duration 01 : 33
Reporters
- Mark Boyd (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Whangarei, New Zealand (Northland)
3The Government has sold the Tourist Hotel Corporation (THC) to the Australian hotel chain South Pacific Hotels for $74 million. However, outstanding debts mean the Government will not receive any money for the fourteen hotels.
- Start 00 : 04 : 06
- Finish 00 : 05 : 46
- Duration 01 : 40
Reporters
- Chris Ryan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Tony Young (Spokesman, South Pacific Hotel Corporation)
- Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
- Warren Cooper (Opposition Tourism Spokesman, National Party)
4There are signs from Washington that the two superpowers may achieve breakthrough agreements on some of the major issues facing them, although the potential of a reunified Germany remains a sticking point.
- Start 00 : 05 : 46
- Finish 00 : 09 : 31
- Duration 03 : 45
Reporters
- Gavin Esler (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
- George Bush (United States President, Republican Party)
5The New Zealand Wool Board has been warned that it risks losing valuable overseas markets because of its artificially high minimum pricing.
- Start 00 : 09 : 31
- Finish 00 : 11 : 07
- Duration 01 : 36
Reporters
- Sallie Pears (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Palle Petersen (Danish Wool Buyer)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
6Lion Nathan has put its supermarket and retail stores up for sale in a move that could fetch up to $400 million.
- Start 00 : 11 : 07
- Finish 00 : 11 : 28
- Duration 00 : 21
Notes
- The chain stores included in the sale are DEKA and Woolworths.
7Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) own complaints department has found the Frontline programme "For the Public Good" which investigated links between the Labour Party and big business, breached the Broadcasting Act in ten instances.
- Start 00 : 11 : 28
- Finish 00 : 12 : 05
- Duration 00 : 37
Associated
- Julian Mounter (Director General, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
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.
8A group of Hamilton women have taken to the streets tonight in a protest march to "reclaim the night".
- Start 00 : 12 : 05
- Finish 00 : 12 : 43
- Duration 00 : 38
Locations
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
9Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has confirmed that the general election will be held in October. He has spent the past two days campaigning in two marginal seats - Hamilton East and Hamilton West.
- Start 00 : 15 : 45
- Finish 00 : 19 : 50
- Duration 04 : 05
Reporters
- Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Gallagher (Spokesman, John Gallagher Engineering)
- Richard Radonich (Spokesman, New Zealand Dairy Group of Companies)
Contributors
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
10Breaking News The South African Government, led by President FW De Klerk, is toppling one of the last remaining cornerstones of apartheid - introducing a Bill to Parliament that will end 37 years of racial segregation in public amenities.
- Start 00 : 28 : 06
- Finish 00 : 28 : 21
- Duration 00 : 15