A Current Affair
Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show.
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1The Greenpeace vessel The Rainbow Warrior is back in Auckland Harbour, four years after French agents Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart blew up the original Rainbow Warrior. The second vessel sailed up the harbour to an emotional welcome today.
- Start 00 : 00 : 35
- Finish 00 : 06 : 56
- Duration 06 : 21
Reporters
- Keith Davies (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Margaret Mills (Crew Member, Rainbow Warrior)
- Captain Peter Wilcox (Skipper, Rainbow Warrior)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Four year old Jessica Burridge is missing from her home in Christchurch and her mother Angela Burridge says her ex husband has abducted her and fled to the United States. New Zealand authorities say there is nothing they can do.
- Start 00 : 10 : 04
- Finish 00 : 14 : 53
- Duration 04 : 49
Reporters
- Rose Daly (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Angela Burridge (Jessica's Mother)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3British rock star Roland Gift bought a Coromandel bush hideaway but now a company called Welcome Gold wants to search his land for gold. He has joined with his neighbours to protest about the prospecting.
- Start 00 : 18 : 16
- Finish 00 : 26 : 24
- Duration 08 : 08
Reporters
- Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Roland Gift (British Musician)
Locations
- Coromandel, New Zealand (Waikato)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4The New Zealand Pohutakawa tree is being threatened by possums, disease and people and have all but been wiped out in some areas. There has been a research project established to preserve the trees.
- Start 00 : 26 : 24
- Finish 00 : 28 : 08
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Sandra Ericson (Reporter, TV3)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- A Current Affair
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 21 December 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)
- Rose Daly (Reporter, TV3)
- Sandra Ericson (Reporter, TV3)
- Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Angela Burridge (Jessica's Mother)
- Captain Peter Wilcox (Skipper, Rainbow Warrior)
- Margaret Mills (Crew Member, Rainbow Warrior)
- Roland Gift (British Musician)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Coromandel, New Zealand (Waikato)