1The National Party has vowed it will confiscate cars from reckless drivers if it is elected. Its transport policy announced today also promises that reckless drivers who cause death could be charged with manslaughter.
The aviation industry has blamed the Ministry of Transport (MOT) for falling safety standards.
Interview with Transport Minister Bill Jeffries and Opposition Leader Jim Bolger.
- Start 00 : 00 : 28
- Finish 00 : 11 : 02
- Duration 10 : 34
Reporters
- Keith Tannock (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Steve Hinds (President, New Zealand Police Association)
- Peter Hayes (Air Transport Division Spokesman, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
- Dennis Thompson (President, Aviation Industry Association)
- Bill Jeffries (Minister of Transport, Labour Party)
2In a Government U-turn, Education Minister Phil Goff today promised millions of extra dollars in funding for Tomorrow's Schools, admitting to flaws in the original funding formula - something many schools have been claiming for months.
- Start 00 : 14 : 16
- Finish 00 : 16 : 17
- Duration 02 : 01
Reporters
- Kim Webby (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Charlie Loretz (Principal, Rangitoto College)
- Phil Goff (Minister of Education, Labour Party)
- John Graham (Principal, Auckland Grammar School)
3A Japanese fishing boat is on a mercy dash to Wellington with a sailor who is believed to have suffered a brain haemorrhage.
- Start 00 : 16 : 17
- Finish 00 : 16 : 29
- Duration 00 : 12
4The lawyer acting for seven year old Hillary Morgan's father, Dr Eric Foretich, says his client has not given up the fight to see his daughter.
- Start 00 : 16 : 29
- Finish 00 : 17 : 10
- Duration 00 : 41
5British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's plan to hunt down Nazi war criminals has been dealt a blow by the House of Laws, who defeated a Bill allowing for the prosecution of Nazis living in the United Kingdom.
- Start 00 : 17 : 10
- Finish 00 : 17 : 44
- Duration 00 : 34
6Real estate magnate Donald Trump is reportedly $3 billion in debt and the banks are getting nervous.
- Start 00 : 17 : 44
- Finish 00 : 19 : 25
- Duration 01 : 41
Reporters
- Richard Quest (Reporter, CNN)
7Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has spoken about the role of the Superpowers in the Pacific.
- Start 00 : 19 : 25
- Finish 00 : 21 : 27
- Duration 02 : 02
Reporters
- Gavin Esler (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
- George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
Locations
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- South Korea
8Phoebe Lange, the mother of former Prime Minister David Lange has died aged 81.
- Start 00 : 21 : 27
- Finish 00 : 21 : 57
- Duration 00 : 30
9The 14th annual New Zealand Book Awards 1990 was held in Wellington this evening.
- Start 00 : 25 : 38
- Finish 00 : 27 : 18
- Duration 01 : 40
Reporters
- Chris Wright (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Cranna (Short Story Author)
- Frances Porter (Biographer)
- Elizabeth Smithers (Poet)
Associated
- Visitors (Anthology of New Zealand Short Stories)
- Born to New Zealand (Biography)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)