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Television New Zealand's hour-long weekly current affairs programme presenting mini-documentaries on topical local issues.

  • 1Rigging: The Rules Riggers are often associated with industrial sites on commercial building sites where they are responsible for steel erection and crane work, but this time it is a matter of internal organisation that is causing concern. A list of riggers, designed to be an employment register, is raising questions of legality and infringement of human rights.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 48
    • Finish 0 : 17 : 47
    • Duration 16 : 59
    Reporters
    • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Norman Tyree (Rigger)
    • John Doran (Captain, Riggers Register)
    • Ray Bianchi (Assistant Secretary, Northern Amalgamated Workers Union)
    • Peter Carroll (Advocate, New Zealand Employers Federation)
    • Albert Smith (Bridge Contractor)
    • Peter Brown (Dargaville Mayor)
    • Spencer Eru (Rigger)
    • Bill Birch (Opposition Employment Spokesman, National Party)
    Contributors
    • Peter Newport (Director)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    • Dargaville, New Zealand (Northland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Inward Bound New Zealand's international image as a peaceful little country, far away from the world's trouble spots has created a demand to migrate to New Zealand from an increasing number of people. Some are wealthy, and are looking for a place where their fortunes will be safe, while others are the poor and downtrodden, just looking for safety. But how open is New Zealand?

    • Start 0 : 21 : 42
    • Finish 0 : 36 : 35
    • Duration 14 : 53
    Reporters
    • Terence Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Stan Rodger (Minister of Immigration, Labour Party)
    • Hemant Raniga (Fijian Immigrant)
    • Ron Moncur (Immigration Consultant)
    • Louis Kong (Business Immigrant)
    • Aaron Nattrass (Immigration Consultant)
    • Aussie Malcolm (Immigration Consultant)
    Contributors
    • Louis Ehrler (Director)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Hot Wheels Vehicle thefts are increasingly common in New Zealand. However, for some, the temporary loss of a vehicle is more than just an inconvenience. They are often faced by high insurance excesses as well as the loss of transport. This report is from Australia, where the situation is very similar to that in New Zealand.

    • Start 0 : 40 : 29
    • Finish 0 : 53 : 10
    • Duration 12 : 41
    Reporters
    • Mike Munroe (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
    Locations
    • Australia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Update on an item from a month ago about boxer Jimmy Peau who was preparing to fight in the World Heavyweight Championships.

    • Start 0 : 53 : 10
    • Finish 0 : 55 : 03
    • Duration 01 : 53
    Reporters
    • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jimmy Peau (Heavyweight Boxer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Close Up
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 12 November 1987
Start Time
  • 21 : 00
Finish Time
  • 22 : 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
  • Brett Dumbleton (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Brett Dumbleton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mike Munroe (Reporter, 60 Minutes, Australia)
  • Terence Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Aaron Nattrass (Immigration Consultant)
  • Albert Smith (Bridge Contractor)
  • Aussie Malcolm (Immigration Consultant)
  • Bill Birch (Opposition Employment Spokesman, National Party)
  • Hemant Raniga (Fijian Immigrant)
  • Jimmy Peau (Heavyweight Boxer)
  • John Doran (Captain, Riggers Register)
  • Louis Kong (Business Immigrant)
  • Norman Tyree (Rigger)
  • Peter Brown (Dargaville Mayor)
  • Peter Carroll (Advocate, New Zealand Employers Federation)
  • Ray Bianchi (Assistant Secretary, Northern Amalgamated Workers Union)
  • Ron Moncur (Immigration Consultant)
  • Spencer Eru (Rigger)
  • Stan Rodger (Minister of Immigration, Labour Party)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Dargaville, New Zealand (Northland)
  • Australia
Contributors
  • Louis Ehrler (Director)
  • Peter Newport (Director)