Eyewitness News
Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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1Caucus met for two hours today to discuss Prime Minister David Lange's handling of the sacking of Richard Prebble from Cabinet. This afternoon, the Opposition attacked the Government in Parliament. Meanwhile, Richard Prebble moved out of his Ministerial offices.
- Start 00 : 00 : 32
- Finish 00 : 03 : 45
- Duration 03 : 13
Reporters
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Richard Prebble (Former Cabinet Minister, Labour Party)
Contributors
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Disagreement continues within the Government over the sale of Air New Zealand. Confidential documents released by Richard Prebble suggest Transport Minister Bill Jeffries ignored expert advice to sell the airline to British Airways, and insisted on Qantas as the preferred bidder.
- Start 00 : 03 : 45
- Finish 0 : 05 : 13
- Duration 01 : 28
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bill Jeffries (Associate Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3An 86 year old man with an artificial leg almost managed to foil a bank robbery in Auckland today by attacking the knife-wielding robber with a milk bottle.
- Start 0 : 05 : 13
- Finish 00 : 06 : 50
- Duration 01 : 37
Reporters
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Ted Smith (Hero)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4A 16-year old New Zealand-born boy has received a heart transplant in Melbourne today. His condition remains critical.
- Start 00 : 06 : 50
- Finish 00 : 08 : 23
- Duration 01 : 33
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Barry Catchlove (Heart Surgeon, Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital)
Locations
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5More than 30 people were killed and thousands left homeless by a typhoon which swept through the Philippines.
- Start 00 : 08 : 23
- Finish 0 : 08 : 40
- Duration 00 : 17
Locations
- Philippines
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Item incpmplete due to large jump in transmission.
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6West Coast farmers are calling for Government assistance to help them with flooding problems every time the local rivers rise.
- Start 00 : 15 : 33
- Finish 00 : 19 : 46
- Duration 04 : 13
Reporters
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Brian Fauth (Spokesman, Westland Catchment Board)
- John MCGeady (Farmer)
- Kevin Burridge (Farmer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Eyewitness News
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 8 November 1988
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 15
Duration
- 45:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Television New Zealand's mid-evening news bulletin, which delves deeper into the significant events and issues of the day,
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
- Large chunk of bulletin missing.
Genres
- News
Hosts
- Lindsay Perigo (Presenter)
- Tom Bradley (Presenter)
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Ted Sheehan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Bill Jeffries (Associate Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
- Brian Fauth (Spokesman, Westland Catchment Board)
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Dr Barry Catchlove (Heart Surgeon, Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital)
- John MCGeady (Farmer)
- Kevin Burridge (Farmer)
- Richard Prebble (Former Cabinet Minister, Labour Party)
- Ted Smith (Hero)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
- Philippines
Contributors
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)