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  • 1Robert Muldoon Forty years ago, a 21-year-old, Corporal Robert Muldoon, stepped ashore in Vanuatu for two years of service in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He learned French, acted as an interpreter, and stayed at the home of a French farmer. Last week he emerged as the lead defender of the French in New Caledonia at a South Pacific Forum meeting that was determined to push for New Caledonian independence.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 17
    • Finish 0 : 23 : 41
    • Duration 23 : 24
    Reporters
    • Neil Roberts (Reporter)
    Speakers
    • Robert Muldoon MP (Prime Minister; Leader, National Party)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    • Port-Vila, Vanuatu (Shefa)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Eyewitness
Secondary Title
  • Robert Muldoon Profile
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 18 August 1981
Start Time
  • 21 : 00
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Archive of Maori and Pacific Media
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
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Host)
Contributors
  • Terry Carter (Executive Producer)
Reporters
  • Neil Roberts (Reporter)
Speakers
  • Robert Muldoon MP (Prime Minister; Leader, National Party)
Locations
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Port-Vila, Vanuatu (Shefa)