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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Opposition leader Sir Robert Muldoon has stepped into the debate over the future of Waitangi Day, saying New Zealand's national day does not belong to Maori alone, and that it is time to acknowledge that the British brought more to New Zealand than the Maori.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 32
    • Duration 02 : 09
    Reporters
    • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • Waitangi, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2A brawl involving nearly fifty New Zealand and American soldiers at Burnham Military Camp is being investigated by the civilian Police.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 28
    • Duration 00 : 56
    Reporters
    • Ralph Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Burnham, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Bay of Islands sheep farmer Jan Harm-Muller flew to Auckland today to help save the life of a sick woman in Sweden. He is only one of two people in the world believed to have the same rare Vel CEJKB Negative blood type.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 50
    • Duration 01 : 22
    Reporters
    • Peter Gill (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jan Harm-Muller (Blood Donor)
    Locations
    • Russell, New Zealand (Northland)
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Sweden
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder New Zealand drug couriers Doug and Isabel Wilson five years ago. Their bodies were found in a shallow grave near Melbourne in May 1979.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 18
    • Duration 00 : 28
    Locations
    • Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Prince Charles and Princess Diana have left St Mary's Hospital with the new Prince Henry Charles Albert David, to be known as Harry. Prince Harry is now third in line to the throne.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 16
    • Duration 01 : 58
    Reporters
    • Kate Adie (Reporter, BBC)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6A twenty year old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a threat to poison the water supply to the Australian city of Geelong.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 26
    • Duration 01 : 10
    Reporters
    • Rob Reddings (Reporter)
    Locations
    • Geelong, Australia (Victoria)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Police in Western Australia have arrested 23 Aborigines who went on a rampage in Port Hedland.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 26
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 50
    • Duration 00 : 24
    Locations
    • Port Hedland, Australia (Western Australia)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8There are fears that 'air piracy' involving plane hijackings has become the latest weapon in the four-year long Persian Gulf War.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 52
    • Duration 01 : 02
    Reporters
    • Don Lange (Reporter, ABC)
    Locations
    • Iraq
    • Iran
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Israel's new Coalition Government has announced a 9% devaluation of the Shekel. Food subsidies and Government spending will also be cut.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 24
    • Duration 01 : 32
    Speakers
    • Yitzhak Moda'i (Israeli Minister of Finance)
    Associated
    • Shimon Peres (Israeli Prime Minister)
    Locations
    • Israel
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10The Government is to introduce tougher levies affecting all off-shore trawlers which will be used to financially assist the in-shore fishing industry.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 12 : 49
    • Duration 01 : 25
    Reporters
    • Bill Knight (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11Nelson fire fighters spent the day today mopping up the last smoldering remains of yesterday's fishing boat fire.

    • Start 00 : 12 : 49
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 10
    Reporters
    • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Locations
    • Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 17 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 Knight (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Don Lange (Reporter, ABC)
  • Kate Adie (Reporter, BBC)
  • Mark Sainsbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Peter Gill (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ralph Brown (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rob Reddings (Reporter)
  • Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Jan Harm-Muller (Blood Donor)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • voxpop
  • Yitzhak Moda'i (Israeli Minister of Finance)
Locations
  • Waitangi, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Burnham, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Russell, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Sweden
  • Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
  • United Kingdom
  • Geelong, Australia (Victoria)
  • Port Hedland, Australia (Western Australia)
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson)