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A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.

  • 1There is growing speculation in Britain that the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson will be announced within the next day or so.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 29
    • Duration 02 : 18
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Reaction to the latest British Budget, which was announced a few hours ago, has been mixed.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 06
    Contributors
    • Neil Kinnock (British Opposition Leader, Labour Party)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3French President Francois Mitterrand has called on the leader of the right wing Neo-Gaullist Party, Jacques Chirac, to form the next Government following a tense meeting in Paris.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 19
    Locations
    • France
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Video unavailable. Item resumes at 00:11:48.
  • 4In the United States, the public and political debate over aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua continues to rage ahead of the vote in the House of Representatives this Friday.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 10
    • Duration 04 : 16
    Reporters
    • Peter Collins (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Sherman (Comandante, Contra)
    • Colonel Enriquez Bermudez (Military Commander, Contra)
    Locations
    • Nicaragua
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5There is growing speculation in Britain that the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson will be announced within the next day or so. Who is Sarah Ferguson?

    • Start 00 : 08 : 10
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 48
    • Duration 03 : 38
    Reporters
    • Peter Newport (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Speakers
    • James Whitaker (Royal Commentator, Daily Mail)
    • Ingrid Seward (Editor-in-Chief, Majesty Magazine)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6French President Francois Mitterrand has called on the leader of the right wing Neo-Gaullist Party, Jacques Chirac, to form the next Government following a tense meeting in Paris.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 12
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Locations
    • France
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Resumed from 00:03:54.
  • 7A brief listing of the New Zealand headlines.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 41
    • Duration 00 : 29
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8As another Saint Patrick's day is celebrated worldwide, the sectarian problems that have long plagued Ireland remain, with many people despairing of them ever being resolved. However, one man is literally fighting for peace. Profile of Irish boxer Barry McGuigan.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 07
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 37
    • Duration 02 : 30
    Reporters
    • Derek Blakely (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Barry McGuigan (Boxer)
    Locations
    • Ireland
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Investigators trying to audit the personal fortune of deposed Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos have had their job made easier by a court in New York, which has cleared the way for United States Customs to hand over 1500 sensitive financial documents, taken from Marcos when he fled to Hawaii. These will now be analysed by the new Aquino Government. While some of the Marcos excesses are well known, scandalous new information is constantly coming to light.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 14
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • John Sheehan (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Philippines
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Inside the Other Side A look inside Siberia - a part of the Soviet Union which symbolises bleakness to the West, but economic hope to the Russians.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 14
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 35
    • Duration 05 : 21
    Reporters
    • Betsy Aaron (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Maria Vasilyevna (Siberian)
    Locations
    • Bratsk, Russia (Irkutsk)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • Part three of a series.
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 19 March 1986
Start Time
  • 13 : 30
Finish Time
  • 14 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.
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.
Notes
  • Shortened bulletin outside the programme's usual time slot due to sports coverage - no talkback.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Betsy Aaron (Reporter, ABC)
  • Derek Blakely (Reporter, CBS)
  • John Sheehan (Reporter, CBS)
  • Peter Collins (Reporter, ABC)
  • Peter Newport (Reporter, Channel Nine)
Speakers
  • Barry McGuigan (Boxer)
  • Colonel Enriquez Bermudez (Military Commander, Contra)
  • Ingrid Seward (Editor-in-Chief, Majesty Magazine)
  • James Whitaker (Royal Commentator, Daily Mail)
  • Maria Vasilyevna (Siberian)
  • Sherman (Comandante, Contra)
Locations
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Nicaragua
  • Ireland
  • Philippines
  • Bratsk, Russia (Irkutsk)
Contributors
  • Neil Kinnock (British Opposition Leader, Labour Party)