Assignment New Zealand Vietnam Veterans
An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
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1More than 25 years after returning from the Vietnam War, the NZ Vietnam veterans are to get an official welcome home. But not everyone is happy about the late welcome. Many veterans continue to pay the price of war that divided the public opinion and left them unable to conclude a difficult chapter of their lives.
Reporters
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ted Brooker (Vietnam veteran)
- Nicky Hager (Peace activist)
- John Jennings (Vietnam veteran)
- Gail Bullen (Vietnam widow)
- Ian Stewart (Holyoake advisor)
- David Dickens (Vietnam historian)
- Karl Stead (former protestor)
- Tim Shadbolt (former protestor)
- Leonard Thornton (former chief of defence)
- John Moller (Vietnam veteran)
- Dave Orbell (Vietnam veteran)
- Dave Douglas (Vietnam veteran)
- Deborah Challinor (author, "Grey Ghosts")
- Elmo Zumwalt (former US Naval chief)
- Bill Subritzky (Vietnam veteran)
- Graham Murphy (Vietnam veteran)
- John Booth (Vietnam veteran)
- Katrina Piggott (trustee Vietnam Veterans Assoc.)
- Arthur Lancaster (Vietnam veteran)
- Evan McKenzie (Vietnam veteran)
- Trish McKenzie (wife)
- Marakech Jennings-Lowry
- Max Bradford (Minister of Defence)
- Geoff Braybrooke (Labour defence spokesperson):
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- New Zealand Vietnam Veterans
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 21 May 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
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Arthur Lancaster (Vietnam veteran)
- Bill Subritzky (Vietnam veteran)
- Dave Douglas (Vietnam veteran)
- Dave Orbell (Vietnam veteran)
- David Dickens (Vietnam historian)
- Deborah Challinor (author, "Grey Ghosts")
- Elmo Zumwalt (former US Naval chief)
- Evan McKenzie (Vietnam veteran)
- Gail Bullen (Vietnam widow)
- Geoff Braybrooke (Labour defence spokesperson):
- Graham Murphy (Vietnam veteran)
- Ian Stewart (Holyoake advisor)
- John Booth (Vietnam veteran)
- John Jennings (Vietnam veteran)
- John Moller (Vietnam veteran)
- Karl Stead (former protestor)
- Katrina Piggott (trustee Vietnam Veterans Assoc.)
- Leonard Thornton (former chief of defence)
- Marakech Jennings-Lowry
- Max Bradford (Minister of Defence)
- Nicky Hager (Peace activist)
- Ted Brooker (Vietnam veteran)
- Tim Shadbolt (former protestor)
- Trish McKenzie (wife)