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Television New Zealand's early morning news bulletin with a look at what has been happening in New Zealand and abroad overnight. The programme was briefly called Good Morning New Zealand, but changed back to Breakfast News following a complaint by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and a subsequent court order over copyright.

  • 1The High Court has ruled in favour of Radio New Zealand (RNZ) over the rights to use the name Good Morning New Zealand, hence the name change for this programme to Breakfast News.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 01 : 17
    • Duration 00 : 25
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Tauranga port workers say that unless they reach agreement with employers this morning they will force another nationwide waterfront strike.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 17
    • Finish 00 : 01 : 42
    • Duration 00 : 25
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Former All Black captain Stu Wilson has been reinstated as an amateur rugby player by the International Rugby Board (IRB), despite writing a book and receiving payment for it while playing.

    • Start 00 : 01 : 42
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 13
    • Duration 00 : 31
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 4A bomb has killed prominent West German banker Alfred Herrhausen.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 13
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 08
    • Duration 00 : 55
    Reporters
    • Reid Collins (Reporter, CNN)
    Locations
    • Frankfurt (Oder), Germany (Brandenburg)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 5Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has signed a declaration with Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, supporting democracy for the whole of Europe. Preparations for the Saltwater Summit in Malta, where Gorbachev will meet with United States President George Bush are well underway.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 08
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 50
    • Duration 03 : 42
    Reporters
    • Mark Webster (Reporter, ITN)
    • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
    • Robert Moore (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Nikolav Shishlin (Soviet Government Advisor)
    Locations
    • Rome, Italy (Latium)
    • Malta
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 6Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Theresa is back in hospital for the second time in two months.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 04
    • Duration 00 : 14
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 7Singapore has stiffened its tough drug laws, extending the death penalty to include marijuana, opium and cocaine traffickers.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 21
    • Duration 00 : 17
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 8The United States is evacuating its citizens from El Salvador in the wake of guerilla fighting in the capital.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 14
    Reporters
    • Gary Shepherd (Reporter, ABC News)
    Locations
    • San Salvador, El Salvador (San Salvador)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 9Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci who has disappeared after fleeing to Hungary.

    • Start 00 : 15 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 16 : 19
    • Duration 00 : 26
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 10On International AIDS Awareness Day, New Zealand's Government has begun a safe-sex advertising campaign. The Australian Government is giving around $6 million to AIDS research and education. In London, Queen Elizabeth II has made her first ever visit to an AIDS patient.

    • Start 00 : 16 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 17 : 35
    • Duration 01 : 16
    Reporters
    • Simon Cole (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Peter Thomson (AIDS Patient)
    Locations
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

  • 11Breaking News An apparent coup is underway in the Philippines, against President Corazon Aquino.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 35
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 02
    • Duration 00 : 27
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 12The former Chairman of the failed EquityCorp company, Alan Hawkins has revealed that the company gave the Labour Party $250,000 last year.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 50
    • Duration 00 : 20
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 13The Opposition is continuing with its claims that the Government is awarding advertising contracts to Labour Party sympathisers. However, the Government has challenged National to make their accusations outside of Parliamentary privilege.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 50
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 24
    • Duration 01 : 34
    Reporters
    • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Contributors
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 14An anonymous Japanese bidder has paid around $90 million at auction for Picasso's Les Noces de Pierrette.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 24
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 53
    • Duration 00 : 29
    Locations
    • Paris, France (Île-de-France)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 15American scientists believe they have discovered a treatment for Hepatitis C in cancer drug Interferon.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 53
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 30
    • Duration 01 : 37
    Reporters
    • Lawrence McGinty (Reporter, ITN)
    Speakers
    • Professor Adrian Eddleston (Spokesman, King's College Hospital)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 16A New York inventor is using used vegetable oil from fast food outlets to run his car.

    • Start 00 : 28 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 30 : 49
    • Duration 02 : 01
    Speakers
    • Louis Wichinsky (Inventor)
    Locations
    • Monticello, NY, United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Breakfast News
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 1 December 1989
Start Time
  • 07 : 00
Finish Time
  • 07 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's early morning news bulletin with a look at what has been happening in New Zealand and abroad overnight. The programme was briefly called Good Morning New Zealand, but changed back to Breakfast News following a complaint by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and a subsequent court order over copyright.
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
  • Tom Bradley (Presenter)
  • Penelope Barr (Weather Presenter)
Reporters
  • Gary Shepherd (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Lawrence McGinty (Reporter, ITN)
  • Mark Webster (Reporter, ITN)
  • Reid Collins (Reporter, CNN)
  • Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Robert Moore (Reporter, ITN)
  • Simon Cole (Reporter, ITN)
  • Tim Ewart (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
  • Louis Wichinsky (Inventor)
  • Nikolav Shishlin (Soviet Government Advisor)
  • Peter Thomson (AIDS Patient)
  • Professor Adrian Eddleston (Spokesman, King's College Hospital)
Locations
  • Frankfurt (Oder), Germany (Brandenburg)
  • Rome, Italy (Latium)
  • Malta
  • San Salvador, El Salvador (San Salvador)
  • London, United Kingdom (England)
  • Paris, France (Île-de-France)
  • Monticello, NY, United States
Contributors
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
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