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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1The wholesale sell-off of Air New Zealand has become a distinct possibility after the Government announced new conditions of sale today. A minor Cabinet crisis has ensued, with Transport Minister Bill Jeffries being replaced as chief negotiator by State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Richard Prebble.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 23
    • Duration 02 : 52
    Reporters
    • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    • Larry Olsen (Negotiator, Qantas)
    Contributors
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Associated
    • Roger Douglas (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
    • Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
    • Bill Jeffries (Minister of Transport, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Eddie McLeod, who threatened violence against the Auckland Hospital Board's (AHB) Carrington Psychiatric Hospital peace-maker Hiwi Tauroa, has been arrested. He threatened him with "the necklace", a vicious Black African act of retribution meted out to traitors. McLeod has also been suspended from his position at the Ministry of Maori Affairs.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 23
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 46
    • Duration 02 : 23
    Reporters
    • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Eddie McLeod (Whare Paia Unit Supporter)
    • Hiwi Tauroa (Former Race Relations Conciliator)
    • Dr Ranginui Walker (Chairman, Auckland District Maori Council)
    Associated
    • Titewhai Harawira (Maori Activist)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Firefighters remain on alert at the scene of a forest fire near Woodend in Canterbury tonight.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 42
    • Duration 01 : 56
    Reporters
    • Tsehai Tiffin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • voxpop
    Locations
    • Woodend, New Zealand (Canterbury)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4Psychiatrists are urging the Government to tighten New Zealand's gun laws.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 36
    • Duration 01 : 54
    Reporters
    • Chris Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Graeme Lee (Hauraki MP, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5The pilot's efforts to land an ill-fated Ugandan Airlines plane at Rome Airport in heavy fog yesterday are being blamed for the fiery crash which killed 31 people.

    • Start 00 : 13 : 07
    • Finish 00 : 14 : 31
    • Duration 01 : 24
    Reporters
    • Geoffrey Archer (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Rome, Italy (Latium)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Avalanches on both sides of the Homer Tunnel have closed the road to Milford Sound.

    • Start 00 : 14 : 31
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 04
    • Duration 01 : 33
    Reporters
    • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Wayne Carran (Supervisor, Works Corporation)
    • Alan Dennis (Avalanche Technician)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Michael Shane Lihou, who abducted and repeatedly raped a Christchurch teenager, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 25
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8Tomorrow will mark a year since the stock market crash of Black Tuesday.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 25
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 19
    • Duration 04 : 54
    Reporters
    • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Lesley Wallis (Share Club Investor)
    • Brian Easton (Economist)
    • David Rouse (Chairman, ANZON Investments)
    • John Cunningham (Spokesman, FERNZ Corporation)
    Contributors
    • Neil Billington (Newsreader, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Italian President Francesco Cossiga met Government Ministers today to discuss strengthening ties between New Zealand and Italy.

    • Start 0 : 21 : 28
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 13
    • Duration 00 : 45
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10The Electricity Corporation (Electricorp) has been denied unrestricted use of the water flowing into the Whanganui River and has been ordered to address Maori claims in the area.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 07
    • Duration 01 : 54
    Reporters
    • Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • John Malcomson (Production Spokesman, Electricorp)
    • Helen Clark (Minister of Conservation, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 11The South African Government has slammed South African Rugby Board head Dr Danie Craven for courting the banned African National Congress (ANC) to help him bring the Springboks back into international rugby, provided the sport is not organised along racial lines. The International Rugby Board (IRB) is hopeful the Springboks can be integrated back into international rugby. However, the All Blacks will not play against them until their scheduled tour in 1992.

    • Start 0 : 28 : 27
    • Finish 00 : 32 : 17
    • Duration 03 : 50
    Reporters
    • James Robbins (Reporter, BBC)
    • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr Danie Craven (President, South African Rugby Board)
    • Andreas Treuernicht (Leader, South African Conservative Party)
    • Russ Thomas (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
    • John Kendall-Carpenter (Chairman, International Rugby Board [IRB])
    Locations
    • South Africa
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12The Brussels football (soccer) hooligan trial has broken up amid confusion and chaos. Twenty-four British soccer fans are on trial for the deaths of 39 people during the Heysel Stadium riots three years ago. However, the judge stormed out after arguing with defence lawyers.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 34 : 39
    • Duration 02 : 22
    Reporters
    • Paul Davies (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Barry Rickman (Accused British Football Fan)
    • Sir Harry Livermore (Defending Solicitor)
    Locations
    • Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News at Six
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 18 October 1988
Start Time
  • 18 : 00
Finish Time
  • 18 : 40
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
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
  • Judy Bailey (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Presenter)
  • Jim Hickey (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Alastair Carthew (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Cathi Graham (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Chris Bishop (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Geoffrey Archer (Reporter, ITN)
  • James Robbins (Reporter, BBC)
  • Maree Mahony (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Paul Davies (Reporter, ITN)
  • Spiro Anastasiou (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tsehai Tiffin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Alan Dennis (Avalanche Technician)
  • Andreas Treuernicht (Leader, South African Conservative Party)
  • Barry Rickman (Accused British Football Fan)
  • Brian Easton (Economist)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • David Rouse (Chairman, ANZON Investments)
  • Dr Danie Craven (President, South African Rugby Board)
  • Dr Ranginui Walker (Chairman, Auckland District Maori Council)
  • Eddie McLeod (Whare Paia Unit Supporter)
  • Graeme Lee (Hauraki MP, National Party)
  • Helen Clark (Minister of Conservation, Labour Party)
  • Hiwi Tauroa (Former Race Relations Conciliator)
  • John Cunningham (Spokesman, FERNZ Corporation)
  • John Kendall-Carpenter (Chairman, International Rugby Board [IRB])
  • John Malcomson (Production Spokesman, Electricorp)
  • Larry Olsen (Negotiator, Qantas)
  • Lesley Wallis (Share Club Investor)
  • Russ Thomas (Chairman, New Zealand Rugby Football Union [NZRFU])
  • Sir Harry Livermore (Defending Solicitor)
  • voxpop
  • Wayne Carran (Supervisor, Works Corporation)
Locations
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • Woodend, New Zealand (Canterbury)
  • Rome, Italy (Latium)
  • South Africa
  • Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
Contributors
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Neil Billington (Newsreader, Television New Zealand [TVNZ])
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