A Current Affair
Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show.
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1Ten years ago today Flight 901, an Air New Zealand DC10, vanished in Antarctica, and was found crashed on Mt Erebus. There has been a public inquiry lead by Justice Peter Mahon in which he concluded that he had been subjected to "an orchestrated litany of lies". Today the former Chairman of Air New Zealand, Morrie Davis, gives his side of the story on the Erebus tragedy.
- Start 00 : 00 : 37
- Finish 00 : 08 : 21
- Duration 07 : 44
Reporters
- Keith Davies (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Morrie Davis (Former Chairman, Air New Zealand)
Locations
- Antarctica
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Sex and politics are thought to be a heady mix, but is the Beehive a den of infidelity? What effect does the political lifestyle have on relationships, families and morality.
- Start 00 : 11 : 30
- Finish 00 : 18 : 29
- Duration 06 : 59
Reporters
- Quentin Fogarty (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Tom Scott (Political Cartoonist)
- Trevor de Cleene (Undersecretary for Finance, Labour Party)
- Ruth Richardson (Opposition Finance Spokesperson, National Party)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Joan Bolger (Jim Bolger's Wife)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3There is a new famine in Ethiopia especially in Tigray and Eritrea where a civil war is raging. Crops have failed and four million people are starving.
- Start 00 : 21 : 47
- Finish 00 : 27 : 41
- Duration 05 : 54
Reporters
- Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
Associated
- Bob Geldof (Humanitarian / Musician)
Locations
- Ethiopia
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- A Current Affair
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 28 November 1989
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
- Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show.
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
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Genevieve Westcott (Presenter)
Reporters
- Keith Davies (Reporter, TV3)
- Michael Buerk (Reporter, BBC)
- Quentin Fogarty (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Joan Bolger (Jim Bolger's Wife)
- Morrie Davis (Former Chairman, Air New Zealand)
- Ruth Richardson (Opposition Finance Spokesperson, National Party)
- Tom Scott (Political Cartoonist)
- Trevor de Cleene (Undersecretary for Finance, Labour Party)
Locations
- Antarctica
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
- Ethiopia