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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.

  • 1Rainbow Warrior Settlement Overnight, the two French agents convicted of the Rainbow Warrior bombing, Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, have left New Zealand overnight, bound for Hao Island. This occurred despite some dramatic last minute attempts to block their departure using the New Zealand legal system. Lawyer Colin Amery succeeded in delaying the extradition of the agents in the courts, only to have Solicitor General Paul Naser order a last minute stay of proceedings, bringing the private prosecution to an end. Has the final opportunity to gain more information about the sabotage operation from the agents passed forever with their flight from New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with lawyer Colin Amery.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 52
    • Duration 03 : 32
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Colin Amery (Lawyer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Overnight, the two French agents convicted of the Rainbow Warrior bombing, Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, have left New Zealand overnight, bound for Hao Island.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 15
    • Duration 03 : 23
    Reporters
    • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Gerard Curry (Agents' Lawyer)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Crowds are beginning to gather along the Royal wedding procession route, ahead of Prince Andrew's wedding to Sarah Ferguson. A massive security operation is also underway in the area. On the eve of their wedding, the couple gave an intimate television interview.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 19
    • Duration 03 : 04
    Speakers
    • Prince Andrew (British Royal Family)
    • Sarah Ferguson (Prince Andrew's Fiancee)
    Associated
    • Princess Diana (Princess of Wales)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Thirty countries have now pulled out of the Commonwealth Games, but the biggest blow is the possibility of Canada withdrawing. Games officials are now asking remaining nations to send additional athletes.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 10 : 48
    • Duration 00 : 29
    Locations
    • Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has attended her weekly audience with Queen Elizabeth II, and speculation continues within the media that the two are deeply divided over the issue of economic sanctions against South Africa.

    • Start 00 : 10 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 12
    • Duration 02 : 24
    Speakers
    • Michael Shea (Press Secretary to the Sovereign)
    • Simon Freeman (Journalist, The Sunday Times)
    • Anfdrew Neil (Editor, The Sunday Times)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6United States President Ronald Reagan has reaffirmed his opposition to the imposition of economic sanctions against South Africa.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 15 : 23
    • Duration 02 : 11
    Reporters
    • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
    Contributors
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    Associated
    • George Shultz (United States Secretary of State)
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 29
    • Duration 01 : 06
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Rainbow Warrior Settlement Overnight, the two French agents convicted of the Rainbow Warrior bombing, Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, have left New Zealand overnight, bound for Hao Island. This occurred despite some dramatic last minute attempts to block their departure using the New Zealand legal system. Lawyer Colin Amery succeeded in delaying the extradition of the agents in the courts, only to have Solicitor General Paul Naser order a last minute stay of proceedings, bringing the private prosecution to an end. Has the final opportunity to gain more information about the sabotage operation from the agents passed forever with their flight from New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with lawyer Colin Amery.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 12
    • Finish 00 : 31 : 46
    • Duration 11 : 34
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Colin Amery (Lawyer)
    Contributors
    • Joy Phethean (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Ray McKendry (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 51
    • Finish 00 : 33 : 55
    • Duration 01 : 04
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Rainbow Warrior Settlement Overnight, the two French agents convicted of the Rainbow Warrior bombing, Alain Mafart and Dominique Prieur, have left New Zealand overnight, bound for Hao Island. This occurred despite some dramatic last minute attempts to block their departure using the New Zealand legal system. Lawyer Colin Amery succeeded in delaying the extradition of the agents in the courts, only to have Solicitor General Paul Naser order a last minute stay of proceedings, bringing the private prosecution to an end. Has the final opportunity to gain more information about the sabotage operation from the agents passed forever with their flight from New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with lawyer Colin Amery.

    • Start 00 : 33 : 55
    • Finish 00 : 48 : 00
    • Duration 14 : 05
    Reporters
    • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Colin Amery (Lawyer)
    Contributors
    • Jim Callaghan (Former Secretary of Justice)
    • Phil Doyle (Phone-in Viewer)
    • Graham Gubb (Phone-in Viewer)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 23 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.
Notes
  • Item missing final ten minutes (news), however discussion with Colin Amery is complete.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
  • Rodney Bryant (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Darryl Hutchison (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
  • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
  • Anfdrew Neil (Editor, The Sunday Times)
  • Colin Amery (Lawyer)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Gerard Curry (Agents' Lawyer)
  • Michael Shea (Press Secretary to the Sovereign)
  • Prince Andrew (British Royal Family)
  • Sarah Ferguson (Prince Andrew's Fiancee)
  • Simon Freeman (Journalist, The Sunday Times)
Locations
  • London, United Kingdom (England)
  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland)
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Contributors
  • Graham Gubb (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Jim Callaghan (Former Secretary of Justice)
  • Joy Phethean (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Phil Doyle (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Ray McKendry (Phone-in Viewer)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)