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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1The Labour Government has reopened the Bastion Point land issue. Minister of Maori Affairs Koro Wetere met with protest leader Joe Hawke at Parliament today, then announced that the settlement reached by the National Government has been scrapped and the question of returning the land has been reopened.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 00
    • Duration 01 : 36
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Joe Hawke (Bastion Point Protest Leader, Ngati Whatua)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2It has been suggested that Lake Alice Hospital may be more secure for dangerous psychiatric patients that Oakley Hospital in Auckland.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 01
    • Duration 02 : 01
    Reporters
    • Janis McArdle (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Allan Millar (Representative, Public Service Assosiation [PSA])
    Locations
    • Marton, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Both the Government and private money experts deny reports from the United Kingdom that New Zealand is having difficulty raising loans overseas.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 01
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 25
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Papers are being circulated to delegates at next week's economic summit meeting saying the economy is still weak and the current improvement is likely to be only temporary.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 25
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 51
    • Duration 02 : 26
    Reporters
    • John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5An Auckland lawyer says Police were legally wrong to seize racist pamphlets from the home of Nationalist Workers' Party Owen Bree.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 51
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 15
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Rodney Harrison (Human Rights Lawyer, Civil Liberties Council)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6At least 29 people have been killed in the latest rioting in Black South African townships.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 14
    • Duration 00 : 59
    Reporters
    • Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • South Africa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Canada's Liberal Government is being swept out of office with a shattering defeat at the polls.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Associated
    • Brian Mulroney (Leader, Canadian Conservative Party)
    Locations
    • Canada
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Relief workers in The Philippines have recovered five hundred bodies in the wake of Typhoon Ike. The final death toll is expected to be much higher.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 01
    • Duration 00 : 16
    Locations
    • Philippines
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9The floods that killed at least 120 people in Korea and left over 100,000 homeless have put the South Korean Government under pressure for not having taking sufficient preventative measures.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 01
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 55
    • Duration 00 : 54
    Reporters
    • Michael Sposito (Reporter, Reuters)
    Locations
    • South Korea
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10More than seventy people have received minor injuries following a car bomb in Northern Ireland.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 50
    Reporters
    • David Beake (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Newry, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11A Catholic Priest has been found shot dead in Chile during a day of protest against the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 14
    Reporters
    • Deborah Bromberg (Reporter)
    Locations
    • Santiago, Chile (Santiago Metropolitan)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 5 September 1984
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • David Beake (Reporter, BBC)
  • Deborah Bromberg (Reporter)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Janis McArdle (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
  • Michael Sposito (Reporter, Reuters)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Allan Millar (Representative, Public Service Assosiation [PSA])
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Joe Hawke (Bastion Point Protest Leader, Ngati Whatua)
  • Rodney Harrison (Human Rights Lawyer, Civil Liberties Council)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Marton, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
  • South Africa
  • Canada
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • Newry, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Santiago, Chile (Santiago Metropolitan)