This Week
Weekly current affairs programme over the summer period.
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1Minister of Justice Geoffrey palmer says there is a state of emergency in New Zealand's prisons. Almost 3,000 people are currently in jail, and the system can not cope with the overcrowding. Why are so many people being locked up? What is being done to ease the strain on the prison infrastructure?
- Start 00 : 00 : 38
- Finish 00 : 06 : 45
- Duration 06 : 07
Reporters
- Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
- Dr Warren Young (Criminologist)
Locations
- Mount Eden, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A report from a Government committee released yesterday recommends the establishment of a number of community training centres to help school leavers who do not go on to higher education and who can not find employment. The report severely criticises the existing school-to-work transition programmes such as STEPS and the Young Person's Training Programme as not meeting the needs of many disadvantaged New Zealanders. Interview with the Committee's Chair, Noel Scott.
- Start 00 : 06 : 45
- Finish 00 : 11 : 36
- Duration 04 : 51
Reporters
- John Bishop (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Dr Noel Scott (Chairman, Parliamentary Committee)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3New Zealand health authorities are to investigate overseas reports linking the use of aspirin in children and teenagers to an increase in the risk of developing Reye's (Ryes) disease. The New Zealand Health Department has admitted it was wrong when it made a statement earlier this week asserting that the disease did not occur in New Zealand.
- Start 00 : 14 : 24
- Finish 00 : 18 : 46
- Duration 04 : 22
Reporters
- Brendan Grey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Ralph Edwards (Toxicologist)
- Dr Jim MacMillan (Spokesman, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Riverton general practitioner (GP) Dr Stephen McGregor has controversially admitted to smoking marijuana and now risks being struck off as a doctor.
- Start 00 : 18 : 46
- Finish 00 : 26 : 18
- Duration 07 : 32
Reporters
- Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Stephen McGregor (Riverton GP)
- Rosemary Cole (Patient)
Locations
- Riverton, New Zealand (Southland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- This Week
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 17 January 1985
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Weekly current affairs programme over the summer period.
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
- News
Hosts
- John Bishop (Presenter)
Reporters
- Brendan Grey (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- John Bishop (Interviewer)
- Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Jim MacMillan (Spokesman, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association)
- Dr Noel Scott (Chairman, Parliamentary Committee)
- Dr Ralph Edwards (Toxicologist)
- Dr Stephen McGregor (Riverton GP)
- Dr Warren Young (Criminologist)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice, Labour Party)
- Rosemary Cole (Patient)
Locations
- Mount Eden, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Riverton, New Zealand (Southland)