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Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.

  • 1Former Opposition Leader Jim McLay held the National Party leadership for a mere sixteen months. Although his leadership as been looking increasing;y shaky, the suddenness of his demise took all but those closest to the action by surprise. What does the future have in store for Jim McLay? A look at yesterday's coup which saw Jim McLay rolled by his former Deputy Jim Bolger, followed by an interview with McLay.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 40
    • Duration 16 : 38
    Reporters
    • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim McLay (Former Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Contributors
    • Mike Valintine (Director)
    • Chris Anderson (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Pub Busters This month, Police Commissioner Ken Thompson bemoaned the country's rising crime rate, blaming it on a "return to the morality of the mainly male, drink-sodden frontier society of the late nineteenth century". Cameras go out with the Team Policing Unit who police Auckland's public bars and nightspots to see if their presence helps quell the violence, or escalate it further.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 39 : 25
    • Duration 17 : 57
    Reporters
    • Genevieve Westcott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Sergeant Brett Holmes (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
    • Inspector Don McConnell (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
    • Sergeant Mike Blong (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
    • Heather Blong (Police Officer's Wife)
    Contributors
    • Chris Harrington (Director)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Folk Hero Profile of Australian cricketer Greg Matthews, who is considered a hero in his own country, but considered widely disliked in New Zealand.

    • Start 00 : 43 : 00
    • Finish 00 : 55 : 18
    • Duration 12 : 18
    Reporters
    • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
    Speakers
    • Greg Matthews (Australian Cricketer)
    • Gillian Clark (Greg Matthews' Friend)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 27 March 1986
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Martyn Bates (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Genevieve Westcott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • George Negus (Reporter, Channel Nine)
  • Martyn Bates (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Gillian Clark (Greg Matthews' Friend)
  • Greg Matthews (Australian Cricketer)
  • Heather Blong (Police Officer's Wife)
  • Inspector Don McConnell (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Jim McLay (Former Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Sergeant Brett Holmes (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Sergeant Mike Blong (Team Policing Officer, New Zealand Police)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Australia
Contributors
  • Chris Anderson (Director)
  • Chris Harrington (Director)
  • Mike Valintine (Director)