Compass
Compass went to air initially in October 1964. It was the first local programme to provide regular in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.
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1The state of the New Zealand economy and the recently released report from the Monetary and Economic Council on how export receipts lag well behind what NZ has been spending overseas. Increases in taxes for food and imported commodities like oil and tobacco, currency restrictions and devaluation have been put in place to counter this and the discussion is on how effective these have been, and what the alternatives are.
- Start 0 : 00 : 00
- Finish 0 : 26 : 24
- Duration 26 : 24
Speakers
- Ian Cross (Interviewer)
- Professor Les Castle (Macarthy Professor of Economics at Victoria University of Wellington)
- Robert Muldoon MP (Finance Minister)
- Dr G. B. Battersby (Chairman, Monetary and Economic Council)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Compass
Date Broadcast
- March 1968
Start Time
- 20 : 50
Finish Time
- 21 : 16
Duration
- 26:23
Channel
- NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Compass went to air initially in October 1964. It was the first local programme to provide regular in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television (Audio only)
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
- Politics
Hosts
- Alan Morris (Host)