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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1It has been confirmed that a New Zealand rugby team will tour South Africa later this month. They will not be playing as All Blacks, but their itinerary will include four so-called "test matches" against the Springboks.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 05
    • Duration 02 : 38
    Reporters
    • Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Keith Quinn (Rugby Commentator, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Inflation is now at its lowest level in more than a year, however it is too early to say whether this will result in lower interest rates.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 05
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 13
    • Duration 02 : 08
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Caygill (Minister of Trade and Industry, Labour Party)
    • George Gair (Opposition Finance Spokesman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, jailed after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, are hopeful that New Zealand and France can reach an agreement about their future.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 47
    • Duration 03 : 34
    Reporters
    • Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Richard Prebble (Associate Finance Spokesman, Labour Party)
    • Gerard Curry (Agents' Lawyer)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • France
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4New Zealand's first floating casino, Casino Royale returned to Marsden Point early this morning after a night of gambling outside New Zealand's twelve mile limit.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 47
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 04
    • Duration 02 : 17
    Reporters
    • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    • Ken Morgan (Entrepreneur, Casino Royale)
    Locations
    • Marsden Point, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Tropical cyclone Martin is expected t hit the northern Fiji islands tonight, with gale force winds of up to 65 knots.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 54
    • Duration 00 : 50
    Reporters
    • Steve Bloxham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Michael McGill (Weather Forecaster)
    Locations
    • Fiji
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Reports from Washington are conflicting - some suggest a United States attack on Libya is inevitable and imminent, while others say there may not be an attack at all.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 18
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • David Martin (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Georgi Arbatov (Soviet Advisor on the United States)
    Associated
    • Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Leader)
    Locations
    • Libya
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7An attempt has been made to assassinate Pakistan's Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Two carloads of armed men stormed a house in Lahore, after she had already left.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 23
    • Duration 02 : 05
    Reporters
    • John Suchet (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Benazir Bhutto (Chair, Pakistan People's Party [PPP])
    Locations
    • Lahore, Pakistan (Punjab)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Irish police still have no idea who is responsible for the abduction of Jennifer Guinness, the wife of a wealthy banker.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 00
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • Linda Lewis (Reporter, BBC)
    Locations
    • Dublin, Ireland (Leinster)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • TVNZ News at 6:30pm
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 12 April 1986
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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
  • Last ten minutes of programme missed. No sports news or weather forecast.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Philip Sherry (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • David Martin (Reporter, CBS)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Suchet (Reporter, ITN)
  • Linda Lewis (Reporter, BBC)
  • Steve Bloxham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Benazir Bhutto (Chair, Pakistan People's Party [PPP])
  • David Caygill (Minister of Trade and Industry, Labour Party)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • George Gair (Opposition Finance Spokesman, National Party)
  • Georgi Arbatov (Soviet Advisor on the United States)
  • Gerard Curry (Agents' Lawyer)
  • Keith Quinn (Rugby Commentator, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
  • Ken Morgan (Entrepreneur, Casino Royale)
  • Michael McGill (Weather Forecaster)
  • Richard Prebble (Associate Finance Spokesman, Labour Party)
  • voxpop
Locations
  • New Zealand
  • France
  • Marsden Point, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Fiji
  • Libya
  • United States
  • Lahore, Pakistan (Punjab)
  • Dublin, Ireland (Leinster)