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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.

  • 1The Right 'act' The rise and rise of 'act'. The party came a close second to National in the Taranaki-King Country by-election. But how much work does 'act' still have to do to establish itself as a credible coalition partner?

    Reporters
    • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Derek Quigley (ACT list)
    • Richard Prebble (ACT leader)
    • Muriel Newman, MP (ACT list)
    • Rodney Hide, MP (ACT list)
    • Donna Awatere-Huata, MP (ACT list)
    • Jenny Shipley, PM (National)
    • Bob Bickerton (Port Opponents' spokesman)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The Rise of Viagra Viagra is the impotence pill that will perform when you can't. (A Channel 7 Witness production)

    Speakers
    • Dr Chris McMahon (Australian Centre for Sexual Health)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Next weeks programme

Primary Title
  • Assignment
Secondary Title
  • The Right Act / The Rise of Viagra
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 18 June 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
  • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Bob Bickerton (Port Opponents' spokesman)
  • Derek Quigley (ACT list)
  • Donna Awatere-Huata, MP (ACT list)
  • Dr Chris McMahon (Australian Centre for Sexual Health)
  • Jenny Shipley, PM (National)
  • Muriel Newman, MP (ACT list)
  • Richard Prebble (ACT leader)
  • Rodney Hide, MP (ACT list)