This Week
1. An increase in murder and violent crime in New Zealand - is the country becoming a lawless society? -- 2. A boom in the business of breeding big dogs. -- 3. Is one day cricket damaging the traditional game?
Weekly current affairs programme over the summer period.
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1Murder and violent crime has increased dramatically in New Zealand over the past few years - is the country becoming a lawless society?
- Start 00 : 00 : 37
- Finish 00 : 13 : 38
- Duration 13 : 01
Reporters
- Lesley Patston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Michael Avanti (Convicted Murderer)
- Neil Cameron (Criminologist, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
- Mike Bungay (Defence Lawyer)
- Dr Bob Moodie (Secretary, New Zealand Police Association)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2A report on the trending boom in the business of breeding big dogs.
- Start 00 : 15 : 56
- Finish 00 : 19 : 49
- Duration 03 : 53
Reporters
- Anna Kenna (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alan Symes (Dog Trainer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3In the United States, gun control laws are notoriously lax, with the right to carry guns embedded in the Constitution. In New Zealand, gun controls are strict, however while it is not easy to obtain handguns, an increasing number of people are trying to.
- Start 00 : 19 : 49
- Finish 00 : 21 : 55
- Duration 02 : 06
Reporters
- Hannah Wallis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- John Howat (Firearms Dealer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Is one-day cricket damaging the traditional game?
- Start 00 : 21 : 55
- Finish 00 : 24 : 46
- Duration 02 : 51
Reporters
- Ken Nicholson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bruce Taylor (Cricket Commentator)
Associated
- Kerry Packer (Australian Media Mogul)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5What kind of films were New Zealanders renting from video stores over the Christmas break?
- Start 00 : 24 : 46
- Finish 00 : 26 : 26
- Duration 01 : 40
Reporters
- Juliet Salisbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Wayne Snowden (Video Salesman)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- This Week
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 8 January 1986
Start Time
- 20 : 25
Finish Time
- 20 : 50
Duration
- 25:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Weekly current affairs programme over the summer period.
Episode Description
- 1. An increase in murder and violent crime in New Zealand - is the country becoming a lawless society? -- 2. A boom in the business of breeding big dogs. -- 3. Is one day cricket damaging the traditional game?
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning 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
- Neil Billington (Presenter)
Contributors
- Elizabeth Feary (Director)
- Kevin Ramshaw (Editor)
- Television New Zealand [TVNZ] (Production Unit)
Reporters
- Anna Kenna (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Hannah Wallis (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Juliet Salisbury (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ken Nicholson (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Lesley Patston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Alan Symes (Dog Trainer)
- Bruce Taylor (Cricket Commentator)
- Dr Bob Moodie (Secretary, New Zealand Police Association)
- John Howat (Firearms Dealer)
- Michael Avanti (Convicted Murderer)
- Mike Bungay (Defence Lawyer)
- Neil Cameron (Criminologist, Victoria University of Wellington [VUW])
- Wayne Snowden (Video Salesman)