This Week
A weekly current affairs programme screening over the summer period.
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1Tomorrow is a pivotal day in the nuclear debate. The Government will reply to an American request to send a nuclear-capable ship to New Zealand during or after the Se Eagle Naval Exercise in March. The answer is likely to be a denial, unless the United States can unequivocally guarantee that the ship contains no nuclear weapons 0 something the United States has repeatedly said it is unwilling to do.
- Start 00 : 00 : 32
- Finish 00 : 05 : 37
- Duration 05 : 05
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Doug Kidd (Opposition Defence Spokesman, National Party)
Locations
- New Zealand
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A look on board the yacht Lion New Zealand as the crew, fresh from their victory in the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, prepare for the Whitbread Round the World Race.
- Start 00 : 00 : 16
- Finish 00 : 11 : 43
- Duration 11 : 27
Reporters
- Rick Splatt (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Peter Blake (Skipper, Lion New Zealand)
- Grant Dalton (Crew, Lion New Zealand)
Locations
- Bluff, New Zealand (Southland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Prime Minister David Lange has just returned from a tough and sometimes dangerous tour of the Tokelau Islands. Tokelau is New Zealand's last dependant territory and this was the first visit by a New Zealand Prime Minister.
- Start 00 : 14 : 52
- Finish 00 : 27 : 52
- Duration 13 : 00
Reporters
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Teata Tinielu (Tokelau Elder)
- Vaelua Lopa (Spokesperson, Tokelau Women's Council)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Locations
- Tokelau
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- This Week
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 31 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
- A weekly current affairs programme screening 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
- Kevin Ramshaw (Presenter)
Reporters
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rick Splatt (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Doug Kidd (Opposition Defence Spokesman, National Party)
- Grant Dalton (Crew, Lion New Zealand)
- Peter Blake (Skipper, Lion New Zealand)
- Teata Tinielu (Tokelau Elder)
- Vaelua Lopa (Spokesperson, Tokelau Women's Council)
Locations
- New Zealand
- United States
- Bluff, New Zealand (Southland)
- Tokelau