News bulletins recorded over several days late July 1966, from 17th July.

Headline News bulletins from the 1YA - National Programme.

  • 1Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey The security officer excluded from Auckland University, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey, gave evidence today at the inquiry into the matter. He says he was never required to report on statements from fellow students. He was reporting on Russian students and a proposed exchange scheme between New Zealand and Russian students.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 00
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 16
    • Duration 02 : 16
    Speakers
    • Hewart Humphrey (News Reader, NZBC)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [18/07/1966].
  • 2North Vietnam North Vietnam called for more help to fight America today.

    • Start 0 : 02 : 16
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 32
    • Duration 00 : 16
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    • Story Incomplete: second recording starts almost immediately.
  • 3Asprin The New Zealand Pharmacy Board says that most people do not realise how potent Aspirin is.

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    • Duration 00 : 04
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  • 4Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey A public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent or suspected spy, from Auckland University began today under Supreme Court judge Sir Douglas Hutchison and with a full courtroom. The security officer is Mr David Godfrey, who has been excluded from formal lectures at the University.

    • Start 0 : 02 : 37
    • Finish 0 : 04 : 22
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Robert Boyd-Bell (Reporter, NZBC)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [18/07/1966]. Includes: an account of the first day of the inquiry giving details of the witnesses and the legal counsel involved.
  • 5Gemini 10 The Gemini 10 space mission has carried out a successful mission (19/07/1966) in firing a rocket to move them to a higher orbit. The have rendezvoused with the Agena target vehicle, an unmanned space craft.

    • Start 0 : 04 : 32
    • Finish 0 : 06 : 14
    • Duration 01 : 42
    Speakers
    • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
    Live Broadcast
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [19/07/1966] UTC. Story Incomplete: other short spoken items included, but they are truncated.
  • 6World Record Mile A new world record for the mile has been set by American, Jim Ryan, (17/07/1966) in Berkeley, California.

    Speakers
    • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
    Locations
    • Berkeley, CA, United States
    Live Broadcast
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  • 7Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey The Vice Chancellor of Auckland University. Mr Kenneth Maidment, is giving evidence at the second day of the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey, from Auckland University.

    • Start 0 : 06 : 56
    • Finish 0 : 08 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 54
    Speakers
    • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [19/07/1966].
  • 8Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey In the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University, the agent told the commission that the Prime minister's statement that he carried out only one assignment for the agency while at the University was incorrect.

    • Start 0 : 09 : 13
    • Finish 0 : 19 : 24
    • Duration 10 : 11
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    • Likely Date: [19/07/1966].
  • 9Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey In the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University, the Vice Chancellor, Kenneth Maidment, defended his action in excluding student, David Godfrey from the University.

    • Start 0 : 19 : 24
    Speakers
    • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
    Live Broadcast
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    • Likely Date: [19/07/1966].
  • 10Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey At the third day of the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University, Mr Armitage has said that Mr Godfrey told him the Russian students might be spies. A senior lecturer, Mr William Mandel, said the student demonstration on 31 May was a cruel and almost unwarranted personal attack, and it may have wrecked Mr Godfrey's career. Another lecturer in political studies, Dr Ruth Butterworth, denied she acted in collusion with the demonstrators by admitting them to the department.

    • Start 0 : 10 : 02
    • Finish 0 : 11 : 26
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Speakers
    • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [20/07/1966].
  • 11Air New Zealand DC8 Crash A report on the Air New Zealand DC8 crash at Auckland Airport two weeks ago has found the plane's starboard engine was inadvertently put into reverse thrust at take-off.

    • Start 0 : 11 : 26
    • Finish 0 : 12 : 20
    • Duration 00 : 54
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  • 12Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey In the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University, Mr William Mandel said it was unfortunate Mr Godfrey had been branded and had his career wrecked. Another lecturer in political studies, Dr Ruth Butterworth, denied she acted in collusion with the demonstrators by admitting them.

    • Start 0 : 12 : 20
    • Finish 0 : 13 : 12
    • Duration 00 : 52
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    • Likely Date: [20/07/1966]. Note: this is Day 3 of the inquiry.
  • 13Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey The public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University has now heard all the evidence and final submissions are underway. Students have been asked what they thought of having a security agent in class. The report is required by 15/08/1966.

    • Start 0 : 13 : 35
    • Finish 0 : 14 : 05
    • Duration 00 : 30
    Live Broadcast
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    • Likely Date: [20/07/1966].
  • 14Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey In the public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University final submissions are being made.

    • Start 0 : 14 : 05
    • Finish 0 : 14 : 47
    • Duration 00 : 42
    Live Broadcast
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    • Likely Date: [20/07/1966].
  • 15Inquiry into the Auckland University suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey The four and a half day public inquiry into the suspension of a security agent, or suspected spy, Mr David Godfrey from Auckland University ended today. Evidence from 17 witnesses has been heard and up to a dozen lawyers were involved.

    • Start 0 : 14 : 49
    • Finish 0 : 17 : 12
    • Duration 02 : 23
    Reporters
    • Lester Kidd (Reporter, NZBC)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
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    Notes
    • Likely Date: [21/07/1966].
Primary Title
  • News
Secondary Title
  • News Compilation: The David Godfrey Spy Affair
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 17 August 1966
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • Headline News bulletins from the 1YA - National Programme.
Episode Description
  • News bulletins recorded over several days late July 1966, from 17th July.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • A series of recordings with fragments of news bulletins across several days in late July 1966 focussed on the the Commission of Inquiry into the security officer excluded from Auckland University, Mr David Godfrey. Other stories were captured in association with this. Source : Auckland University Law Review. The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. B. R. HANCOCK, B.A. https://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/AukULRev/1973/1.pdf P22. In 1966 David Godfrey, a security officer was a bona fide' part-time student at Auckland University, where he carried out three types of security task. The first was positive vetting, the second was keeping an. eye open for possible: recruits, and the third could be described as a general watchfulness. He made twenty-five or thirty reports on university matters, of which about ten were in relation to positive vetting and two or three concerned recruitment. .The remaining reports related to matters of general security interest. For instance, Godfrey made inquiries on campus as to the purpose of a forthcoming visit by two Russian students and as to a proposed student interchange: visit with China and Russia
Genres
  • News
Reporters
  • Lester Kidd (Reporter, NZBC)
  • Robert Boyd-Bell (Reporter, NZBC)
Speakers
  • Hewart Humphrey (News Reader, NZBC)
  • Peter Sinclair (News Reader)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Berkeley, CA, United States