Breakfast News
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.
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1Commonwealth Games Chairman David Johnson was last night dumped by the Board of the Games Company.
- Start 00 : 00 : 46
- Finish 00 : 02 : 41
- Duration 01 : 55
Reporters
- Maxine Clayton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Sir Earl Richardson (Chariman, 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games Committee)
- David Johnson (Former Chairman, Commonwealth Games Company)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2United States President George Bush has reassured NATO allies that there are no surprises in store over arms reduction proposals emanating from his Malta summit with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is likewise briefing leaders of a radically reshaped Warsaw Pact on the outcome of the Summit.
- Start 00 : 02 : 41
- Finish 00 : 06 : 31
- Duration 03 : 50
Reporters
- Barrie Dunsmore (Reporter, ABC)
- Rick Inderfurth (Reporter, ABC News)
Speakers
- George Bush (United States President, Republican Party)
- voxpop
Contributors
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
Locations
- Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
- Moscow, Russia (Moscow)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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3The Philippines Government has asked rebel fighters for a temporary ceasefire so they can evacuate foreign citizens from Manila.
- Start 00 : 06 : 31
- Finish 00 : 08 : 21
- Duration 01 : 50
Reporters
- Bill Retecker (Reporter, ABC News)
Associated
- Corazon Aquino (Philippines President)
Locations
- Manila, Philippines (Metro Manila)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4Street protests have begun again in Prague, with nearly 250,000 Czechs opposing the make-up of the one-day old Government.
- Start 00 : 08 : 21
- Finish 00 : 08 : 52
- Duration 00 : 31
Locations
- Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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5Reformers in East Germany are calling for free elections following the resignation of the entire Government yesterday.
- Start 00 : 08 : 52
- Finish 00 : 10 : 17
- Duration 01 : 25
Reporters
- Mike von Fremd (Reporter, ABC)
Locations
- Berlin, Germany (Berlin)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6The 1990 celebrations got off to an early start in Christchurch last night, with 1500 schoolchildren forming a giant Kotuku (White Heron/Egret) with light sticks.
- Start 00 : 18 : 31
- Finish 00 : 19 : 01
- Duration 00 : 30
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has beefed up its arguments for taking control of the Warrant of Fitness (WOF) and vehicle registration business from New Zealand Post.
- Start 00 : 19 : 01
- Finish 00 : 19 : 26
- Duration 00 : 25
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8Scotch whiskey is experiencing a boom, especially in Japan where tax on the imported drink has been reduced. Scotland is now reopening a number of distilleries that were forced to close in the slump of the early 1980s.
- Start 00 : 19 : 56
- Finish 00 : 21 : 27
- Duration 01 : 31
Reporters
- David Chater (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Willie Porter (Stillman, Glen Scotia)
- Jim Grogan (Stillman, Glen Scotia)
- John McDougall (Distillery Manager)
Locations
- Campbeltown, United Kingdom (Scotland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9With the superpower summit being held in Malta, the country hoped its tourism would be boosted. However, all the publicity was centred on the ferocious storm that hit the country.
- Start 00 : 21 : 27
- Finish 00 : 23 : 04
- Duration 01 : 37
Reporters
- Jack Smith (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
Associated
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
Locations
- Malta
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10The annual Christmas Charity Variety Show was held last night at Parliament.
- Start 00 : 23 : 04
- Finish 00 : 24 : 21
- Duration 01 : 17
Reporters
- Jo Malcolm (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Breakfast News
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 5 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
- Barrie Dunsmore (Reporter, ABC)
- Bill Retecker (Reporter, ABC News)
- David Chater (Reporter, ITN)
- Jack Smith (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
- Jo Malcolm (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Maxine Clayton (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Mike von Fremd (Reporter, ABC)
- Rick Inderfurth (Reporter, ABC News)
Speakers
- David Johnson (Former Chairman, Commonwealth Games Company)
- George Bush (United States President, Republican Party)
- Jim Grogan (Stillman, Glen Scotia)
- John McDougall (Distillery Manager)
- Sir Earl Richardson (Chariman, 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games Committee)
- voxpop
- Willie Porter (Stillman, Glen Scotia)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Brussels, Belgium (Brussels Capital)
- Moscow, Russia (Moscow)
- Manila, Philippines (Metro Manila)
- Prague, Czech Republic (Praha)
- Berlin, Germany (Berlin)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Campbeltown, United Kingdom (Scotland)
- Malta
Contributors
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)