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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.

  • 1A bomb has exploded in central Paris, killing two people and injuring 28 others.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 52
    • Duration 01 : 28
    Locations
    • Paris, France (Île-de-France)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Prince Andrew's fiancee Sarah Ferguson returned to work today as promised, however her routine was considerably different to the norm.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 04 : 34
    • Duration 01 : 42
    Reporters
    • Paul Davies (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 04 : 34
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 05
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Organ Donation A discussion with Dr Peter Hatfield, Senior Renal Physician at Wellington Hospital about organ transplants and donating bodies for science.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 23 : 18
    • Duration 11 : 45
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Peter Hatfield (Senior Renal Physician, Wellington Hospital)
    Contributors
    • Dormer Woulf (Heart Transplant Recipient)
    • Annette Wilson (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Lyn Clemerson (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 59
    • Duration 00 : 39
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Organ Donation A discussion with Dr Peter Hatfield, Senior Renal Physician at Wellington Hospital about organ transplants and donating bodies for science.

    • Start 00 : 25 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 39 : 17
    • Duration 13 : 18
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Peter Hatfield (Senior Renal Physician, Wellington Hospital)
    Contributors
    • Cary McDonald (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Catherine Heanaghan (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Audrey Jackman (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Anne Swedland (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Dianne McLaren (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Nick Powell (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 0 : 41 : 51
    • Finish 00 : 42 : 21
    • Duration 00 : 30
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8The bitter political debate in the United States over the President's plan to give financial aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua came to ahead today, with a vote in the House of Representatives, which resulted in a defeat for United States President Ronald Reagan.

    • Start 00 : 42 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 45 : 17
    • Duration 02 : 27
    Reporters
    • Sam Donaldson (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Speakers
    • Larry Speakes (Spokesman, White House)
    • Robert Dole (House Majority Leader, United States Senate)
    Contributors
    • Patrick Bushanan (Communications Director, White House)
    Locations
    • United States
    • Nicaragua
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9The earthquake in Mexico CIty last year struck at a time when the country was already reeling from falling oil prices. Now the country's economy is suffering.

    • Start 00 : 45 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 47 : 45
    • Duration 02 : 28
    Reporters
    • Juan Vasquez (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Mexico
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10France began a new political experiment today, mixing a Socialist President with a Conservative Prime Minister and Cabinet. A terrorist group has taken immediate advantage of the situation. A bomb has exploded in central Paris, killing two people and injuring 28 others.

    • Start 00 : 47 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 49 : 02
    • Duration 01 : 17
    Reporters
    • Doug Tennell (Reporter, CBS)
    Locations
    • Paris, France (Île-de-France)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11An Australian man has turned his Volkswagen into SeaBug, a water vehicle in which he plans to try to cross Bass Strait from the mainland to Tasmania.

    • Start 00 : 49 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 50 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 04
    Reporters
    • Bob Dillaland (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Speakers
    • Paul Green (Owner, SeaBug)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 21 March 1986
Start Time
  • 12 : 30
Finish Time
  • 13 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
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
  • First two minutes of programme missed.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bob Dillaland (Reporter, Channel Nine)
  • Doug Tennell (Reporter, CBS)
  • Juan Vasquez (Reporter, CBS)
  • Paul Davies (Reporter, ITN)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Sam Donaldson (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
Speakers
  • Dr Peter Hatfield (Senior Renal Physician, Wellington Hospital)
  • Larry Speakes (Spokesman, White House)
  • Paul Green (Owner, SeaBug)
  • Robert Dole (House Majority Leader, United States Senate)
Locations
  • Paris, France (Île-de-France)
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Australia
Contributors
  • Anne Swedland (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Annette Wilson (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Audrey Jackman (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Cary McDonald (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Catherine Heanaghan (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Dianne McLaren (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Dormer Woulf (Heart Transplant Recipient)
  • Lyn Clemerson (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Nick Powell (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Patrick Bushanan (Communications Director, White House)