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Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.

  • 1Fighting the Inevitable Medical experts say new evidence shows brain damage is an inevitable result of boxing and the World Medical Association wants boxing banned. A look at the new medical evidence and the hopes of one of New Zealand's brightest and most talented young boxers.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 38
    • Duration 14 : 40
    Reporters
    • Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sir Randal Elliot (Eye Specialist and Surgeon)
    • Pio Anitelea (Teenage Boxer)
    • Brendan Scully (Boxing Trainer)
    • Philip Wrightson (Neurosurgeon)
    Contributors
    • Chris Mitson (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Off the Air Interview with broadcaster Sharon Crosbie, who has been granted two scholarships to study at Harvard University in the United States. However, for many New Zealand radio listeners, the morning will not be the same without hearing Crosbie's voice over the airwaves.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 37 : 30
    • Duration 18 : 18
    Reporters
    • Alison Parr (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sharon Crosbie (Broadcaster)
    • Brian Allpress (Producer, Television New Zealand)
    • Beverley Wakem (Director General, Radio New Zealand)
    • Maree Corbett (Producer, Radio New Zealand)
    • Monique Oomen (Researcher, Radio New Zealand)
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • Justice Mahon (Report Author, Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Erebus Disaster)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3The Rolls Royce Messiah The Orange People, followers of “sex-guru” Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, stand out with their bright orange clothes and unusual names. Combining eastern mysticism and western capitalism, the Bhagwan urges devotees to explore sex as a path to enlightenment, and many devotees give up everything to join his ashram, But their 'religion' is not without controversy.

    • Start 00 : 41 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 55 : 24
    • Duration 14 : 20
    Reporters
    • Ian Leslie (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 16 August 1984
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
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
Hosts
  • Alison Parr (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alison Parr (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ian Leslie (Reporter, Channel Nine)
  • Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Beverley Wakem (Director General, Radio New Zealand)
  • Brendan Scully (Boxing Trainer)
  • Brian Allpress (Producer, Television New Zealand)
  • Justice Mahon (Report Author, Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Erebus Disaster)
  • Maree Corbett (Producer, Radio New Zealand)
  • Monique Oomen (Researcher, Radio New Zealand)
  • Philip Wrightson (Neurosurgeon)
  • Pio Anitelea (Teenage Boxer)
  • Sharon Crosbie (Broadcaster)
  • Sir Randal Elliot (Eye Specialist and Surgeon)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition Leader, National Party)
Contributors
  • Chris Mitson (Director)