Today Tonight Best of the Regionals
A popular regional news magazine programme broadcast from Wellington and covering the wider Wellington area, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, the Wairarapa and extending to Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast in the South Island.
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1Interview with a forester who lives in rugged bush country near Nelson.
- Start 00 : 01 : 07
- Finish 00 : 03 : 59
- Duration 02 : 52
Reporters
- Julie Cravino (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Snow Myers (Forester)
Locations
- Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2After winning the Air New Zealand Cup and the Rothman's League, the Gisborne City soccer team's luck seemed to desert them when it came to the Chatham Cup Final.
- Start 00 : 03 : 59
- Finish 00 : 08 : 11
- Duration 04 : 12
Reporters
- Bernie Griffen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Kevin Fallon (Coach, Gisborne City Soccer Team)
Locations
- Gisborne, New Zealand (Gisborne)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3A new machine takes the strain in a new twist on the traditional pub arm wrestling duals.
- Start 00 : 08 : 11
- Finish 00 : 13 : 00
- Duration 04 : 49
Reporters
- Belinda Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- voxpop
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Earlier this year, the Justice Department set up a series of regional prisons, so inmates could serve out their sentences in their local region.
- Start 00 : 13 : 14
- Finish 00 : 18 : 43
- Duration 05 : 29
Reporters
- Ian Anthony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Hugh White (Prison Superintendent)
Locations
- New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Pupils of Kumara Junction School tell the story of how they combine learning with practical work.
- Start 00 : 18 : 43
- Finish 00 : 23 : 51
- Duration 05 : 08
Reporters
- Bas Tubert (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- voxpop
Locations
- Kumara, New Zealand (West Coast)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6Nelson Tip manager Jim Hargreaves has a reputation for always being ready, willing and able to help.
- Start 00 : 23 : 51
- Finish 00 : 25 : 13
- Duration 01 : 22
Speakers
- Jim Hargreaves (manager, Nelson Tip)
Locations
- Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7A look at the world's largest motorcycle.
- Start 00 : 25 : 13
- Finish 00 : 28 : 06
- Duration 02 : 53
Reporters
- Bas Tubert (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Curtin (Motorbike Builder)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8The finale of the Hansel and Gretel opera is performed.
- Start 00 : 28 : 18
- Finish 0 : 29 : 02
- Duration 00 : 44
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Today Tonight
Secondary Title
- Best of the Regionals
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 25 December 1984
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 18 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- A popular regional news magazine programme broadcast from Wellington and covering the wider Wellington area, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, the Wairarapa and extending to Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast in the South Island.
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
- Mark Leishman (Presenter)
Reporters
- Bas Tubert (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bas Tubert (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Belinda Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Bernie Griffen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ian Anthony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Julie Cravino (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Hugh White (Prison Superintendent)
- Jim Hargreaves (manager, Nelson Tip)
- John Curtin (Motorbike Builder)
- Kevin Fallon (Coach, Gisborne City Soccer Team)
- Snow Myers (Forester)
- voxpop
Locations
- Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson)
- Gisborne, New Zealand (Gisborne)
- New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
- Kumara, New Zealand (West Coast)