Nightline
TV3's late night news show, providing a mix of credible news and entertainment. As well as presenting the serious news of the day, this show has the freedom to push traditional journalistic boundaries.
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1There has been a large earthquake in the central North Island, causing some damage, but there have been no reports of injuries yet.
- Start 00 : 00 : 47
- Finish 00 : 02 : 48
- Duration 02 : 01
Reporters
- Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Dr Warwick Smith (Chief Seismologist, Seismological Observatory)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Supplies of clean drinking water in several Northland towns are under threat due to a deliberate pollution spill by a Northland quarry.
- Start 00 : 02 : 48
- Finish 00 : 05 : 45
- Duration 02 : 57
Reporters
- Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Antony Lipanovich (Sacked Manager)
- Warwick Cookson (Farmer)
- Gary Olsen (Site Manager)
- Melville Collie (Quarry Owner, Atlas Concrete)
- Bob Cathcart (Spokesman, Northland Regional Council)
Locations
- Waipu, New Zealand (Northland)
- Maungaturoto, New Zealand (Northland)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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3A deadly outbreak of botulism is killing ducks and other birds around the North Island.
- Start 00 : 05 : 45
- Finish 00 : 06 : 17
- Duration 00 : 32
Speakers
- Arthur Roberts (Sewage Plant Worker)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Television licenses have been approved for UHF broadcasts around New Zealand. 2. Seven men have appeared in court on charges of threatening behaviour following a gang party in Christchurch. 3. Boeing and United Airlines have settled with the family whose son was killed in the Flight 811 disaster.
- Start 00 : 06 : 17
- Finish 00 : 07 : 25
- Duration 01 : 08
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- UHF - ultra high frequency
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5Queen Elizabeth II was so impressed with a cartoon she spotted in Wellington's Dominion newspaper, that the cartoonist gifted her the original.
- Start 00 : 07 : 25
- Finish 00 : 08 : 11
- Duration 00 : 46
Speakers
- Eric Heath (Cartoonist, The Dominion)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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6There has been a large earthquake in the central North Island, causing some damage, but there have been no reports of injuries yet.
- Start 00 : 09 : 57
- Finish 00 : 10 : 23
- Duration 00 : 26
Reporters
- Chris Bishop (Reporter, TV3)
Locations
- Dannevirke, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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7World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Thousands of anti-Communist demonstrators have swept through the streets of Bucharest protesting against Romania's provisional Government. 2. A huge fire in a tire dump on the outskirts of Toronto is expected to burn for months. 3. Operation Moose Lift is underway in Utah in an effort to stop them disrupting the breeding season of cattle.
- Start 00 : 10 : 23
- Finish 00 : 11 : 36
- Duration 01 : 13
Locations
- Bucharest, Romania (Bucureşti)
- Toronto, Canada (Ontario)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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8A group of Christians in Sydney believe they had some Divine intervention to help them protest the annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
- Start 00 : 11 : 36
- Finish 00 : 12 : 18
- Duration 00 : 42
Locations
- Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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9A look at the red tape plaguing small business owners as they try to navigate the tax system.
- Start 00 : 15 : 21
- Finish 00 : 20 : 04
- Duration 04 : 43
Reporters
- Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Chris Mardon (Small Business Owner)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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10Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. Will Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer follow Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke's lead and call an early election? 2. National Party prepares for the 1990 election by courting the Business Roundtable 3. Latest poll results show Labour resurgence 4. State Opening of Parliament
- Start 00 : 20 : 04
- Finish 00 : 25 : 43
- Duration 05 : 39
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Akoko Doi (Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister)
Contributors
- Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
- Queen Elizabeth II (Reigning British Monarch)
- David Lange (Former Prime Minister, Labour Party)
Associated
- John Carter (Bay of Islands MP, National Party)
- Helen Clark (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
- Winston Peters (Opposition MP, National Party)
- Ruth Richardson (Opposition Finance Spokesperson, National Party)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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11The latest sex survey suggests Americans find sex boring.
- Start 00 : 25 : 43
- Finish 00 : 26 : 22
- Duration 00 : 39
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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12Earlier in the bulletin NIghtline reported on a deadly outbreak of botulism which is killing ducks and other birds around the North Island. A look at the lengths the crew went to to get the story.
- Start 00 : 26 : 22
- Finish 00 : 27 : 06
- Duration 00 : 44
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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13There has been a large earthquake in the central North Island, causing some damage, but there have been no reports of injuries yet. Exclusive pictures.
- Start 00 : 28 : 48
- Finish 00 : 29 : 45
- Duration 00 : 57
Reporters
- Chris Bishop (Reporter, TV3)
Locations
- Dannevirke, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Nightline
Date Broadcast
- Monday 19 February 1990
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
- TV3's late night news show, providing a mix of credible news and entertainment. As well as presenting the serious news of the day, this show has the freedom to push traditional journalistic boundaries.
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
- Joanna Paul (Presenter)
- Belinda Todd (Presenter)
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, TV3)
- Chris Bishop (Reporter, TV3)
- Ian Wishart (Reporter, TV3)
- Neil McKay (Reporter, TV3)
- Warren Berryman (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
- Akoko Doi (Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister)
- Antony Lipanovich (Sacked Manager)
- Arthur Roberts (Sewage Plant Worker)
- Bob Cathcart (Spokesman, Northland Regional Council)
- Chris Mardon (Small Business Owner)
- Dr Warwick Smith (Chief Seismologist, Seismological Observatory)
- Eric Heath (Cartoonist, The Dominion)
- Gary Olsen (Site Manager)
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
- Melville Collie (Quarry Owner, Atlas Concrete)
- Warwick Cookson (Farmer)
Locations
- Waipu, New Zealand (Northland)
- Maungaturoto, New Zealand (Northland)
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
- Dannevirke, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
- Bucharest, Romania (Bucureşti)
- Toronto, Canada (Ontario)
- Sydney, Australia (New South Wales)
Contributors
- Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
- David Lange (Former Prime Minister, Labour Party)
- Queen Elizabeth II (Reigning British Monarch)