Assignment
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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1Market Forces New Zealand's economy after the slide in the value of the NZ dollar. Who wins, who loses? Will Moody's downgrade NZ's credit rating?
Reporters
- Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Winston Peters (Treasurer 09/06/98)
- Jenny Shipley (09/06/98)
- Peter Kahukaka (Ngati Porou)
- John Clark (Gisborne Mayor)
- Paul Winter (CEO Tourism Board)
- Graham Wild (Redundant Worker)
- Tracey Ousey (Redundant Worker)
- John Claydon (Redundant Worker)
- Peter Biggs (The New Colenso)
- Paul Jackman (Reserve Bank)
- Don Brash ( Governor, Reserve Bank)
- Drummond Guy (Auctioneers Association)
- Sally Stone (Home Owner)
- Neville Falconer (Tauranga Real Estate Institute)
- Lianne Bint (Allfields Property Management)
- Michael Coote (Investment Advisor)
- Doug Somers-Edgar (Money Managers)
- Colin Brown (National President Real Estate Institute)
- Peter Walsh (Pyne Gould and Guinness 27/07/97)
- Ollie Turner (Timaru District Council 27/07/97)
- Win Raymond (Mayor of Timaru District)
- Grant Shaw (Timaru Retailer)
- Jan Sinton (Federated Farmers)
- Ed Sullivan (Chairman, Alpine Energy)
- Michael Hannah (Canterbury Manufacturers Association)
- Peter Whitehead (Scott Technology Ltd)
- Sheldon Drummond (Juken Nissho)
- Robert Reich
- Michael Cullen (Finance Minister)
- Winston Peters (Finance Minister)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 23 July 1998
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 35
Duration
- 65:00
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
- Not Classified
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
- Colin Brown (National President Real Estate Institute)
- Don Brash ( Governor, Reserve Bank)
- Doug Somers-Edgar (Money Managers)
- Drummond Guy (Auctioneers Association)
- Ed Sullivan (Chairman, Alpine Energy)
- Graham Wild (Redundant Worker)
- Grant Shaw (Timaru Retailer)
- Jan Sinton (Federated Farmers)
- Jenny Shipley (09/06/98)
- John Clark (Gisborne Mayor)
- John Claydon (Redundant Worker)
- Lianne Bint (Allfields Property Management)
- Michael Coote (Investment Advisor)
- Michael Cullen (Finance Minister)
- Michael Hannah (Canterbury Manufacturers Association)
- Neville Falconer (Tauranga Real Estate Institute)
- Ollie Turner (Timaru District Council 27/07/97)
- Paul Jackman (Reserve Bank)
- Paul Winter (CEO Tourism Board)
- Peter Biggs (The New Colenso)
- Peter Kahukaka (Ngati Porou)
- Peter Walsh (Pyne Gould and Guinness 27/07/97)
- Peter Whitehead (Scott Technology Ltd)
- Robert Reich
- Sally Stone (Home Owner)
- Sheldon Drummond (Juken Nissho)
- Tracey Ousey (Redundant Worker)
- Win Raymond (Mayor of Timaru District)
- Winston Peters (Treasurer 09/06/98)