Newsline
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.
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1Finance Minister Roger Douglas has reassessed the internal deficit to $2 billion, $700 more than predicted on Budget night. In response he has announced a series of measures to cut expenditure and create efficiency in Government departments.
- Start 00 : 01 : 01
- Finish 00 : 01 : 26
- Duration 00 : 25
Speakers
- Jim Bolger (new Leader of the National Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2South Africa has suffered one of its bloodiest outbreaks in eighteen months, with more than thirty people killed.
- Start 00 : 01 : 26
- Finish 00 : 02 : 55
- Duration 01 : 29
Reporters
- Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- South Africa
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3The United States Government has brushed aside an offer by Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet fleet from the Mediterranean if the United States pulls out its warships. The United Nations (UN) Security Council is currently meeting to consider the conflict between the United States and Libya. Some American political commentators are suggesting that United States President Ronald Reagan ordered the attack against Libya to boost support for his aid packages to rebels in Nicaragua.
- Start 00 : 02 : 55
- Finish 00 : 06 : 17
- Duration 03 : 22
Reporters
- Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
- Jon Snow (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Leader)
Locations
- Libya
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
- Start 00 : 06 : 17
- Finish 00 : 06 : 47
- Duration 00 : 30
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5New Opposition Leader Talkback with the new Opposition leader Jim Bolger, who rolled Jim McLay from the leadership at yesterday's National Party caucus meeting.
- Start 00 : 14 : 45
- Finish 00 : 27 : 12
- Duration 12 : 27
Reporters
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
Contributors
- Garth Hamilton (Phone-in Viewer)
- Lee McMorrough (Phone-in Viewer)
- Lynette Urlich (Phone-in Viewer)
- Joyce Watson (Phone-in Viewer)
- Bert Walker (Chairman, The Sunday Club)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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6A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.
- Start 00 : 29 : 10
- Finish 00 : 30 : 04
- Duration 00 : 54
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7New Opposition Leader Talkback with the new Opposition leader Jim Bolger, who rolled Jim McLay from the leadership at yesterday's National Party caucus meeting.
- Start 00 : 30 : 04
- Finish 00 : 45 : 44
- Duration 15 : 40
Reporters
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
Contributors
- Clayton Erceg (Phone-in Viewer)
- Colin Stewart (Phone-in Viewer)
- Peter Hall (Phone-in Viewer)
- Toetu Peilua (Phone-in Viewer)
- James Brown (Phone-in Viewer)
- Russell Smith (Phone-in Viewer)
- Colin Crow (Phone-in Viewer)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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8A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
- Start 00 : 48 : 28
- Finish 00 : 49 : 00
- Duration 00 : 32
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9Latest reports suggest that Nicaraguan troops have begun pulling out of Honduras following several days of clashes with Contra rebels based across the border.
- Start 00 : 49 : 00
- Finish 00 : 50 : 44
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Peter Collins (Reporter, ABC)
Locations
- Honduras
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10The United States Government has brushed aside an offer by Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet fleet from the Mediterranean if the United States pulls out its warships. The first pictures of the conflict between the United States and Libya earlier this week have now been released.
- Start 00 : 50 : 44
- Finish 00 : 52 : 53
- Duration 02 : 09
Reporters
- Steve Shepard (Reporter, ABC)
Speakers
- Vice Admiral Frank Kelso (Sixth Fleet Commander, United States Navy)
Locations
- Libya
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11An car bomb has exploded in Beirut, killing twelve people and injuring more than 100.
- Start 00 : 52 : 53
- Finish 00 : 54 : 02
- Duration 01 : 09
Reporters
- John Suchet (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12The fourth anniversary of Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands has been marked in different ways by both sides in the subsequent conflict.
- Start 00 : 54 : 02
- Finish 00 : 55 : 43
- Duration 01 : 41
Reporters
- Jeremy Hands (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Falkland Islands
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Newsline
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 27 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.
Genres
- News
Hosts
- Karen Sims (Presenter)
- Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
- Jeremy Hands (Reporter, ITN)
- John Suchet (Reporter, ITN)
- Jon Snow (Reporter, ITN)
- Peter Collins (Reporter, ABC)
- Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
- Steve Shepard (Reporter, ABC)
- Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Leader)
- Jim Bolger (new Leader of the National Party)
- Vice Admiral Frank Kelso (Sixth Fleet Commander, United States Navy)
Locations
- South Africa
- Libya
- Honduras
- United States
- Beirut, Lebanon (Beyrouth)
- Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Falkland Islands
Contributors
- Bert Walker (Chairman, The Sunday Club)
- Clayton Erceg (Phone-in Viewer)
- Colin Crow (Phone-in Viewer)
- Colin Stewart (Phone-in Viewer)
- Garth Hamilton (Phone-in Viewer)
- James Brown (Phone-in Viewer)
- Joyce Watson (Phone-in Viewer)
- Lee McMorrough (Phone-in Viewer)
- Lynette Urlich (Phone-in Viewer)
- Peter Hall (Phone-in Viewer)
- Russell Smith (Phone-in Viewer)
- Toetu Peilua (Phone-in Viewer)