Column Comment
Individuals involved in some past controversy are likely to have it revived whenever they appear again in the news, but often this is not explained, just mentioned and can be misleading. This has been the case in the appointment of Professor Ian Milner to a visiting Professorship to Otago University. Professor Milner had unsubstantiated allegations against him in the 1967 Petrov inquiry in Australia. Most reports mentioned the inquiry without explanation. The most sensitive issue raised in the week's news was the ordering of pregnancy tests for single Western Samoan women coming to New Zealand. Initially the Western Samoan government thought this applied to all single women coming to NZ, but later wanted the ruling removed.
A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones
Primary Title
- Column Comment
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 7 October 1970
Start Time
- 21 : 20
Finish Time
- 21 : 25
Duration
- 05:25
Channel
- NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones
Episode Description
- Individuals involved in some past controversy are likely to have it revived whenever they appear again in the news, but often this is not explained, just mentioned and can be misleading. This has been the case in the appointment of Professor Ian Milner to a visiting Professorship to Otago University. Professor Milner had unsubstantiated allegations against him in the 1967 Petrov inquiry in Australia. Most reports mentioned the inquiry without explanation. The most sensitive issue raised in the week's news was the ordering of pregnancy tests for single Western Samoan women coming to New Zealand. Initially the Western Samoan government thought this applied to all single women coming to NZ, but later wanted the ruling removed.
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
- Politics