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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.

  • 1Literacy Levels of Trainee Teachers Recently it was claimed that the literacy standards of some trainee teachers has fallen below an acceptable level. Is this the direct result of New Zealand's current education system, which has been geared towards producing well-adjusted individuals rather than basic reading and writing skills? Is television to blame? Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Colin Knight, the Principal of the Christchurch Teachers' College.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 06
    • Duration 01 : 45
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Colin Knight (Principal, Christchurch Teachers Training College)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Britain appears to be softening its opposition to sanctions on South Africa following the withdrawal of a number of countries from the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 45
    • Duration 03 : 39
    Reporters
    • David Walter (Reporter, ITN)
    • Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Neil Kinnock (British Opposition Leader, Labour Party)
    • Bruce Ullrich (Manager,1986 New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team)
    Associated
    • Queen Elizabeth II (Reigning British Monarch)
    • Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, Conservative Party)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3South Africa has unveiled a new fighter aircraft which has been secretly developed to replace outdated French Mirage 3 aircraft.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 45
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 19
    • Duration 01 : 34
    Reporters
    • Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
    Contributors
    • P W Botha (South African President)
    Locations
    • South Africa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4Queensland Police have not yet revealed the names of the twelve miners trapped underground in Moura, but say there are no New Zealanders among them. Poisonous gas inside the mine has severely reduced the chances of finding the men alive.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 06
    • Duration 00 : 47
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 06
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 45
    • Duration 00 : 39
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Literacy Levels of Trainee Teachers Recently it was claimed that the literacy standards of some trainee teachers has fallen below an acceptable level. Is this the direct result of New Zealand's current education system, which has been geared towards producing well-adjusted individuals rather than basic reading and writing skills? Is television to blame? Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Colin Knight, the Principal of the Christchurch Teachers' College.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 28 : 04
    • Duration 14 : 25
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Colin Knight (Principal, Christchurch Teachers Training College)
    Contributors
    • Tony Scott (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Rod Harrington (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Ray Adams (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 29 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 30 : 04
    • Duration 00 : 55
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Literacy Levels of Trainee Teachers Recently it was claimed that the literacy standards of some trainee teachers has fallen below an acceptable level. Is this the direct result of New Zealand's current education system, which has been geared towards producing well-adjusted individuals rather than basic reading and writing skills? Is television to blame? Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Colin Knight, the Principal of the Christchurch Teachers' College.

    • Start 00 : 30 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 42 : 23
    • Duration 12 : 19
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dr Colin Knight (Principal, Christchurch Teachers Training College)
    Contributors
    • Jody Nicholson (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Les Turvey (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Flora Smith (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 44 : 18
    • Finish 00 : 44 : 55
    • Duration 00 : 37
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The United States and the Soviet Union have agreed to discuss limiting nuclear testing programmes.

    • Start 00 : 44 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 47 : 31
    • Duration 02 : 36
    Reporters
    • Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
    Speakers
    • Bernard Kalb (Spokesman, United States State Department)
    Contributors
    • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign Minister)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11As part of Operation Blast Furnace, around 100 American soldiers have been sent to Bolivia to stem the flow of illegal drugs from Bolivia to the United States.

    • Start 00 : 47 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 50 : 57
    • Duration 03 : 26
    Reporters
    • Dan Rather (Reporter, CBS News)
    Locations
    • Bolivia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12A wedding rehearsal has been held at Westminster Abbey today for Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

    • Start 00 : 50 : 57
    • Finish 00 : 52 : 33
    • Duration 01 : 36
    Reporters
    • Joan Thirkettle (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • London, Canada (Ontario)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13Rufus and Howard Hussey may well be the slingshot champions of the world.

    • Start 00 : 52 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 56 : 06
    • Duration 03 : 33
    Reporters
    • Charles Kuralt (Reporter, CBS)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 17 July 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.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
  • Charles Kuralt (Reporter, CBS)
  • Dan Rather (Reporter, CBS News)
  • David Walter (Reporter, ITN)
  • Joan Thirkettle (Reporter, ITN)
  • Peter Sharpe (Reporter, ITN)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Tom Fenton (Reporter, CBS News)
Speakers
  • Bernard Kalb (Spokesman, United States State Department)
  • Bruce Ullrich (Manager,1986 New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team)
  • Dr Colin Knight (Principal, Christchurch Teachers Training College)
  • Neil Kinnock (British Opposition Leader, Labour Party)
Locations
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa
  • Australia
  • Bolivia
  • London, Canada (Ontario)
Contributors
  • Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign Minister)
  • Flora Smith (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Jody Nicholson (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Les Turvey (Phone-in Viewer)
  • P W Botha (South African President)
  • Ray Adams (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Rod Harrington (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Tony Scott (Phone-in Viewer)
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