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An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.

  • 1Heart of Darkness The power crisis in Auckland - why did it happen? How could four cables fail at the same time? Did Mercury Energy overload the lines?

    Reporters
    • Terence Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Richard Gibbons (General Manager Network - Mercury Energy)
    • Peter Koloszar (Senior Design Engineer)
    • Patrick Strange (General Manager Future - Mercury Energy)
    • Simon MacKenzie (Manager Wholesale Supply - Mercury Energy)
    • Bryan Leyland (Consulting Electrical Engineer)
    • Denis Nunns (Electrical Engineer)
    • Paul Friedrichs (Supervisor - Auckland Electric Power Board)
    • Philip Chong (Dentist)
    • John Collinge (Chairman - AEPB)
    • Bob Western (Director - AEPB)
    • Suzanne Corbett (Director - AEPB)
    • Wayne Gilbert (Chief Executive - Mercury Energy)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2All the President's Women How damaging are the sex allegations for Bill Clinton?

    Reporters
    • Gavin Hewitt (Reporter, BBC Panorama)
    Speakers
    • Susan Carpenter-McMillan (Paula Jones' Advisor)
    • Mandy Girunwald (Former Clinton Aide)
    • Gennifer Flowers (Bill Clinton's Ex-Lover?)
    • George Stephanopoulos (Former Clinton Aide)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Report ex BBC Panorama. February 1998 Bill Clinton stands accused of many marital infidelities, the BBC's Panorama programme looks at the women who have blighted Bill Clinton's presidency. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1113811.stm
  • 3Preview of next week.

Primary Title
  • Assignment
Secondary Title
  • Heart of Darkness / All the President's Women
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 26 March 1998
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.
Classification
  • PGR
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
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Gavin Hewitt (Reporter, BBC Panorama)
  • Terence Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Bob Western (Director - AEPB)
  • Bryan Leyland (Consulting Electrical Engineer)
  • Denis Nunns (Electrical Engineer)
  • Gennifer Flowers (Bill Clinton's Ex-Lover?)
  • George Stephanopoulos (Former Clinton Aide)
  • John Collinge (Chairman - AEPB)
  • Mandy Girunwald (Former Clinton Aide)
  • Patrick Strange (General Manager Future - Mercury Energy)
  • Paul Friedrichs (Supervisor - Auckland Electric Power Board)
  • Peter Koloszar (Senior Design Engineer)
  • Philip Chong (Dentist)
  • Richard Gibbons (General Manager Network - Mercury Energy)
  • Simon MacKenzie (Manager Wholesale Supply - Mercury Energy)
  • Susan Carpenter-McMillan (Paula Jones' Advisor)
  • Suzanne Corbett (Director - AEPB)
  • Wayne Gilbert (Chief Executive - Mercury Energy)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • United States