Compass Social Security in New Zealand
There are some 50,000 women on social security in New Zealand and are eking out an existence, so should we seek better for them? What would this mean in terms of our whole concept of Social Security? Lucy Young, Pensioner Mrs Harrison, Widow Francie Bouchier, Beneficiary Former Prime Minister Michael Savage Professor Castle, Victoria University Reverend Walter Arnold, Wellington City Missioner
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.
Primary Title
- Compass
Secondary Title
- Social Security in New Zealand
Date Broadcast
- 1968
Duration
- 23:10
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.
Episode Description
- There are some 50,000 women on social security in New Zealand and are eking out an existence, so should we seek better for them? What would this mean in terms of our whole concept of Social Security? Lucy Young, Pensioner Mrs Harrison, Widow Francie Bouchier, Beneficiary Former Prime Minister Michael Savage Professor Castle, Victoria University Reverend Walter Arnold, Wellington City Missioner
Classification
- Unknown
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
- Current affairs
- Politics
Hosts
- Ian Cross (Host)
Contributors
- David Beatson NZBC (Interviewer)
- Lucy Young (SpeakerReporter)
- [?] Harrison (Speaker)
- Francie Bouchier (Speaker)
- Michael Joseph Savage (Speaker)
- L. B. Castle (Speaker)
- Walter Arnold (Speaker)
- Vox Pops