Close Up
Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.
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1Inside Out Insider trading is not actually illegal in New Zealand, but it is widely regarded as unethical and immoral. The Securities Commission is currently drawing up a report to Government. A look at a share deal with all the outward signs of insider trading, and a discussion of the rights and wrongs of the practice.
- Start 00 : 00 : 53
- Finish 00 : 16 : 25
- Duration 15 : 32
Reporters
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Colin Patterson (Chairman, Securities Commission)
- Steve Spelman (Spokesman, Ascorp Trust)
Contributors
- Ross Stevens (Director)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Mental Block Since the 1970s, SPELD NZ has transformed the lives of many thousands of children and adults struggling with specific learning disabilities (SLD) such as dyslexia. In the United States, SLD is a recognised condition in law. However, in New Zealand, the diagnosis has been dismissed as out of date and damaging. After fifteen years of battling for official recognition, the SPELD cause has reached Parliament through a Private Members BIll. What is in the theories? What makes adults so convinced that SPELD can fix reading problems?
- Start 00 : 20 : 11
- Finish 00 : 36 : 41
- Duration 16 : 30
Reporters
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dan Brown (Director of Special Education, Department of Education)
- Dr Jean Seabrook (Psychologist, SPELD NZ)
- Monica Reedy (Client, SPELD NZ)
- Jean Marshall (Andrew's Mother)
- Clive Marshall (Andrew's Father)
- Andrew Marshall (Client, SPELD NZ)
- Robyn Painter (Teacher, SPELD NZ)
- Judy Stoneman (Parent)
Contributors
- Anna Cottrell (Director)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- SPELD = Specific Learning Disability Group
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3A Night To Remember Two sophisticated city girls went along to the Bachelors and Spinsters Ball in the Australian outback town of Walgett, to see why the locals believe it is the best night out ever.
- Start 00 : 40 : 25
- Finish 00 : 54 : 38
- Duration 14 : 13
Reporters
- Jeff McMullen (Reporter, 60 Minutes Australia)
Locations
- Australia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4An update on the recent story regarding Police investigations in the arson-plagued town of Ruatoria.
- Start 00 : 54 : 38
- Finish 00 : 55 : 04
- Duration 00 : 26
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Close Up
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 16 April 1987
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
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)
- Carol de Colville (Presenter)
Reporters
- Carole de Colville (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jeff McMullen (Reporter, 60 Minutes Australia)
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Andrew Marshall (Client, SPELD NZ)
- Clive Marshall (Andrew's Father)
- Colin Patterson (Chairman, Securities Commission)
- Dan Brown (Director of Special Education, Department of Education)
- Dr Jean Seabrook (Psychologist, SPELD NZ)
- Jean Marshall (Andrew's Mother)
- Judy Stoneman (Parent)
- Monica Reedy (Client, SPELD NZ)
- Robyn Painter (Teacher, SPELD NZ)
- Steve Spelman (Spokesman, Ascorp Trust)
Locations
- Australia
Contributors
- Anna Cottrell (Director)
- Ross Stevens (Director)