Assignment The Price of Sight
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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1The Price of Sight A 15 min. cataract operation cost more in NZ than in countries we normally compare ourselves with. Why? Are NZ eye surgeons overpaid, inefficient and intent on protecting their patch.
Reporters
- Rod Vaughan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Russell (Consumers Institute)
- Chris Heaven (Eye Surgeon)
- Les Ryan (Greypower Southland)
- Lannes Johnson (General Practitioner)
- Hans Kaiser
- Fred Hollows
- Martin Wylie (Aetna)
- Tony Baird (NZ Medical Council)
- Tuariki Delamere
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Next weeks programme.
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- The Price of Sight
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 24 September 1998
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 55:00
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)