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

  • 1Unlawful Love New Zealand is one of the dwindling number of countries in which male homosexuality remains illegal. Some people view homosexuality as a moral sin which should never be condoned, while others argue that sexual discrimination is as abhorrent as racial discrimination. Two homosexual men openly discuss their relationship, the way they see themselves, and the law that declares their relationship a crime.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 58
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 13
    • Duration 14 : 15
    Reporters
    • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Bill Southworth (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Battling the Blues A significant pocket of peace in the Middle East can be found in the Sinai Desert. It is maintained by a multi-national peacekeeping force whose role is to report any violations of the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. New Zealand is playing a significant role in peacekeeping in that Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), but at the same time, back home in New Zealand their loved ones are often struggling to cope without them.

    • Start 0 : 15 : 13
    • Finish 0 : 29 : 10
    • Duration 13 : 57
    Reporters
    • Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Wing Commander Ian Brunton (Commander, New Zealand Defence Force)
    • Squadron Leader Leicester Kyle (Chaplain, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
    • Flight Lieutenant Gary Bennison (Peacekeeper, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
    • Flight Officer Ron Thacker (Pilot, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
    • Flight Sergeant Marius Hoefhamer (Peacekeeper, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
    • Vicki Hoefhamer (Wife of New Zealand Peacekeeper)
    Contributors
    • Paul Hawker (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 11 October 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
  • Martyn Bates (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Flight Lieutenant Gary Bennison (Peacekeeper, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
  • Flight Officer Ron Thacker (Pilot, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
  • Flight Sergeant Marius Hoefhamer (Peacekeeper, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
  • Squadron Leader Leicester Kyle (Chaplain, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
  • Vicki Hoefhamer (Wife of New Zealand Peacekeeper)
  • Wing Commander Ian Brunton (Commander, New Zealand Defence Force)
Contributors
  • Bill Southworth (Director)
  • Paul Hawker (Director)
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