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Midevening News brings the latest news and sport, plus a weather report.

  • 1Election 1987 Recriminations have begun within the National Party following last night's election defeat. Auckland officials have called for a major overhaul of the party. However, Opposition leader Jim Bolger says he feels secure in his role as leader of the National Party.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 11
    • Duration 02 : 54
    Reporters
    • Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Barry Gustafson (Defeated Birkenhead Candidate, National Party)
    • Carole Wilson (Birkenhead Electorate Chair, National Party)
    • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
    • Dr Ross Armstrong (Auckland Chairman, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Election 1987 Prime Minister David Lange says the Labour Party's victory last night demonstrates that the public supports the Government's economic policies. However, the Labour left are still predicting considerable public opposition to Labour's economic policies.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 11
    • Finish 0 : 04 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 19
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Election 1987 New Zealand Democratic Party leader Neil Morrison has placed part of the blame for the loss of the party's two seats on poor party organisation and membership. However, he still hopes the Democrats will win Wanganui and East Coast Bays on special votes.

    • Start 0 : 04 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 11
    • Duration 01 : 41
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Russell Marshall (Wanganui Candidate, Labour Party)
    Contributors
    • Terry Heffernan (Wanganui Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Election 1987 A recap of the election night results and how these transfer to seats in Parliament.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 11
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 43
    • Duration 00 : 32
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Midevening News
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 16 August 1987
Start Time
  • 21 : 20
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 10:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Midevening News brings the latest news and sport, plus a weather report.
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
  • Last few minutes missed.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Louise Joyce (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Carole Wilson (Birkenhead Electorate Chair, National Party)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Dr Barry Gustafson (Defeated Birkenhead Candidate, National Party)
  • Dr Ross Armstrong (Auckland Chairman, National Party)
  • Russell Marshall (Wanganui Candidate, Labour Party)
  • Sir Robert Muldoon (Former Prime Minister, National Party)
Contributors
  • Terry Heffernan (Wanganui Candidate, New Zealand Democratic Party)