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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1Veteran Broadcaster Selwyn Toogood Discussion and viewer talkback with long-time broadcaster Selwyn Toogood about his career as a quizmaster, radio and television host and about how he feels handing over the reins of his popular quiz show 'It's in The Bag' to John Hawkesby.
- Start 0 : 00 : 15
- Finish 00 : 02 : 02
- Duration 01 : 47
Reporters
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Selwyn Toogood (Television Personality)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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2After the first session of the Commonwealth Leaders' meeting in London, the seven leaders have agreed that South Africa's progress on abolishing apartheid has been inadequate. They will spend the next two days trying to agree on a plan of actions to take against South Africa.
- Start 00 : 02 : 02
- Finish 00 : 05 : 36
- Duration 03 : 34
Reporters
- Michael Brunson (Reporter, ITN)
- Brent Sadler (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Sir Lynden Pindling (Bahamas Prime Minister)
Associated
- Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, Conservative Party)
- Queen Elizabeth II (Reigning British Monarch)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3Former Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky says his family will join him in Israel in around three weeks.
- Start 00 : 05 : 36
- Finish 00 : 06 : 40
- Duration 01 : 04
Reporters
- Michael Oliver (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Russia
- Israel
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
- Start 00 : 06 : 40
- Finish 00 : 07 : 51
- Duration 01 : 11
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Veteran Broadcaster Selwyn Toogood Discussion and viewer talkback with long-time broadcaster Selwyn Toogood about his career as a quizmaster, radio and television host and about how he feels handing over the reins of his popular quiz show 'It's in The Bag' to John Hawkesby.
- Start 00 : 14 : 01
- Finish 00 : 28 : 36
- Duration 14 : 35
Reporters
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Selwyn Toogood (Television Personality)
Contributors
- Peter Ashton (Phone-in Viewer)
- Betty King (Phone-in Viewer)
- Tracey Lambert (Phone-in Viewer)
- Robin Cross (Phone-in Viewer)
- Grant Fenton (Phone-in Viewer)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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6A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.
- Start 00 : 29 : 43
- Finish 00 : 30 : 49
- Duration 01 : 06
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7Veteran Broadcaster Selwyn Toogood Discussion and viewer talkback with long-time broadcaster Selwyn Toogood about his career as a quizmaster, radio and television host and about how he feels handing over the reins of his popular quiz show 'It's in The Bag' to John Hawkesby.
- Start 00 : 30 : 49
- Finish 00 : 44 : 28
- Duration 13 : 39
Reporters
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Selwyn Toogood (Television Personality)
Contributors
- Julie Douglas (Phone-in Viewer)
- Mary Johnston (Phone-in Viewer)
- Josh Garland (Phone-in Viewer)
- Peter Jones (Phone-in Viewer)
- Shirley Jordan (Phone-in Viewer)
Live Broadcast
- Yes
Commercials
- No
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8Christchurch lawyer Neville Young has been elected as the new President of the National Party.
- Start 00 : 46 : 50
- Finish 00 : 47 : 03
- Duration 00 : 13
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
- Start 00 : 47 : 03
- Finish 00 : 47 : 21
- Duration 00 : 18
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10The boycott action which plagued the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games has been felt right up to the closing ceremony, putting a dark cloud over the celebrations in Edinburgh. How badly were the Commonwealth Games devalued as a result of the boycott?
- Start 00 : 47 : 21
- Finish 00 : 50 : 12
- Duration 02 : 51
Reporters
- Richard Long (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Lorraine Moller (New Zealand 1986 Commonwealth Games Athlete)
- John Walker (New Zealand 1986 Commonwealth Games Athlete)
Associated
- Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, Conservative Party)
Locations
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11The Malaysian Government has been returned to power in the country's general election and it looks to have won the two-thirds majority it needs to be able to change the Malay Constitution to dilute the power of the vocal political opposition.
- Start 00 : 50 : 12
- Finish 00 : 51 : 26
- Duration 01 : 14
Reporters
- Paul Read (Reporter, BBC)
Locations
- Malaysia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12American law enforcement agencies are under pressure to stop their officers taking part in high speed car chases because too many innocent people are being hurt or killed.
- Start 00 : 51 : 26
- Finish 00 : 53 : 49
- Duration 02 : 23
Reporters
- Victoria Corderi (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Wayne Baldwin (Victims' Brother)
- John Baldwin (Victims' Brother)
- John Moran (Spokesman, Las Vegas Metro Police Department)
- Henry Michelin (New York State Trooper)
Locations
- United States
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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13A Frenchman has set out to become the first person to fly a microlight aircraft to the top of Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc.
- Start 00 : 53 : 49
- Finish 00 : 54 : 49
- Duration 01 : 00
Reporters
- Trevor MacDonald (Reporter, ITN)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Newsline
Date Broadcast
- Monday 4 August 1986
Start Time
- 12 : 30
Finish Time
- 13 : 25
Duration
- 55:00
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)
- Michael Brunson (Reporter, ITN)
- Michael Oliver (Reporter, ITN)
- Paul Read (Reporter, BBC)
- Richard Long (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
- Trevor MacDonald (Reporter, ITN)
- Victoria Corderi (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Henry Michelin (New York State Trooper)
- John Baldwin (Victims' Brother)
- John Moran (Spokesman, Las Vegas Metro Police Department)
- John Walker (New Zealand 1986 Commonwealth Games Athlete)
- Lorraine Moller (New Zealand 1986 Commonwealth Games Athlete)
- Selwyn Toogood (Television Personality)
- Sir Lynden Pindling (Bahamas Prime Minister)
- Wayne Baldwin (Victims' Brother)
Locations
- London, United Kingdom (England)
- Russia
- Israel
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland)
- Malaysia
- United States
Contributors
- Betty King (Phone-in Viewer)
- Grant Fenton (Phone-in Viewer)
- Josh Garland (Phone-in Viewer)
- Julie Douglas (Phone-in Viewer)
- Mary Johnston (Phone-in Viewer)
- Peter Ashton (Phone-in Viewer)
- Peter Jones (Phone-in Viewer)
- Robin Cross (Phone-in Viewer)
- Shirley Jordan (Phone-in Viewer)
- Tracey Lambert (Phone-in Viewer)