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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.

  • 1"Innocent Abroad" More and more western tourists are disappearing in India. One of them is Diana Routley. A task force of western embassies in New Delhi has been formed to try to find some of the missing people.

    Reporters
    • Rob Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jane Culpan (Diana's cousin)
    • Heather Frame (Diana's friend)
    • Michelle Moore (Interpol)
    • Adrian Simcock (NZ High Commissioner)
    • Helen Warwick (Diana's sister)
    • Alan Routley (Diana's father)
    • Arvind Jain (Varanasi Police)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Next weeks programme.

Primary Title
  • Assignment
Secondary Title
  • Innocents Abroad
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 27 August 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
  • Rob Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Adrian Simcock (NZ High Commissioner)
  • Alan Routley (Diana's father)
  • Arvind Jain (Varanasi Police)
  • Heather Frame (Diana's friend)
  • Helen Warwick (Diana's sister)
  • Jane Culpan (Diana's cousin)
  • Michelle Moore (Interpol)