Assignment The Big Spill
1. The Big Spill, The National Party members involved in the ousting of Jim Bolger as leader of the party, and his replacement by Jenny Shipley.-- 2. White Plague, the resurgence in the cases of Tuberculosis around the world, and the disease's resistance to antibiotics.
An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- The Big Spill
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 6 November 1997
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
Episode Description
- 1. The Big Spill, The National Party members involved in the ousting of Jim Bolger as leader of the party, and his replacement by Jenny Shipley.-- 2. White Plague, the resurgence in the cases of Tuberculosis around the world, and the disease's resistance to antibiotics.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Carol Hirshfeld (Presenter)
Contributors
- Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Emily Buchanan (Reporter, BBC Correspondent)
- Trish Carter (Executive Producer)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)