Close Up
Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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1No Place Like Home The plight of the homeless is becoming an horrific daily headline in New Zealand. The housing dilemma is a reflection of what one Cabinet Minister has described as "the Welfare State in crisis". Now housing workers have turned to lobbying the State to make housing, along with health, education and social welfare, something that is available as of right.
- Start 00 : 01 : 05
- Finish 00 : 18 : 47
- Duration 17 : 42
Reporters
- Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Aiga Sione (Emergency Home Resident)
- Lutita Filipa (Garage Provider)
- Sister Mary Foy (Auckland Spokesperson, Housing Network)
- Phil Goff (Minister of Housing, Labour Party)
- Reverend Charles Waldegrave (Spokesman, Housing Network Wellington)
- Quinnette Kiri (Emergency Home Resident)
Contributors
- Elizabeth Raizis (Director)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Making Tracks Profile of ultra distance athlete Siegfried (Siggy) Bauer. He attracts much international attention, yet is relatively unknown in New Zealand.
- Start 00 : 22 : 36
- Finish 00 : 38 : 25
- Duration 15 : 49
Reporters
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Siggy Bauer (Ultra Distance Athlete)
- Andy Hayden (Siggy Bauer's Agent)
- Keith Hancox (Spokesman, New Zealand Sports Foundation)
Contributors
- Monique Oomen (Director)
Locations
- Raetihi, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3After the Horror The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster earlier this year spread a cloud of horror over Europe, with millions fearful of the effects of radiation, and contamination of food supply. However, while the rest of Europe remains on edge about the extent of the disaster, inside the Soviet Union itself, it is unclear what the people are being told and how they are reacting in the wake of Chernobyl.
- Start 00 : 41 : 59
- Finish 00 : 55 : 54
- Duration 13 : 55
Reporters
- Jeff McMullen (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
Speakers
- Joe Adamov (Soviet Government Broadcaster, Voice of Russia)
Locations
- Ukraine
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Close Up
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 7 August 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
- Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jeff McMullen (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
Speakers
- Aiga Sione (Emergency Home Resident)
- Andy Hayden (Siggy Bauer's Agent)
- Joe Adamov (Soviet Government Broadcaster, Voice of Russia)
- Keith Hancox (Spokesman, New Zealand Sports Foundation)
- Lutita Filipa (Garage Provider)
- Phil Goff (Minister of Housing, Labour Party)
- Quinnette Kiri (Emergency Home Resident)
- Reverend Charles Waldegrave (Spokesman, Housing Network Wellington)
- Siggy Bauer (Ultra Distance Athlete)
- Sister Mary Foy (Auckland Spokesperson, Housing Network)
Locations
- Raetihi, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
- Ukraine
Contributors
- Elizabeth Raizis (Director)
- Monique Oomen (Director)