Evening news and current affairs covering national and international news stories from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). First broadcast in April 1967, Checkpoint is the longest-running news broadcast on radio or television in New Zealand.

  • 1Conference Report: Labour Party Day 2, including: Union contributions; selection of candidates; foreign investment in industry; nationalism; the Public Safety Conservation Act. Robert Chapman and Keith Jackson comment on Day two of the Labour Party conference, including: the disorganisation at the conference and the many hold ups.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 15 : 42
    • Duration 15 : 42
    Reporters
    • Kenneth H. Funnell (Reporter)
    Speakers
    • Tom Skinner (President, Federation of Labour)
    • R. G. Moffet (Wainuiomata Delegate, Labour Party Conference)
    • Toby Hill (Delegate, Labour Party Conference)
    Contributors
    • Professor Robert Chapman (Commentator)
    • Professor Keith Jackson (Commentator)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Checkpoint
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 7 May 1968
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 26
Duration
  • 16:00
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • Evening news and current affairs covering national and international news stories from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). First broadcast in April 1967, Checkpoint is the longest-running news broadcast on radio or television in New Zealand.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • News
Hosts
  • Lindsay McAllam (Host)
Reporters
  • Kenneth H. Funnell (Reporter)
Speakers
  • R. G. Moffet (Wainuiomata Delegate, Labour Party Conference)
  • Toby Hill (Delegate, Labour Party Conference)
  • Tom Skinner (President, Federation of Labour)
Contributors
  • Professor Keith Jackson (Commentator)
  • Professor Robert Chapman (Commentator)
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