Assignment Rough Justice / Death Sentence
An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
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1Rough Justice Steve Ogilvie claims he was jailed for a rape he did not commit. His sense of injustice was heightened after his sentencing judge spoke on "Assignment" last year (Nov 20). Justice Tomplins said that he believed he had sent an innocent man to jail for rape.
Reporters
- Rob Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Justice Tompkins (Judge)
- Steve Ogilvie (Convicted Rapist)
- Kelly Ogilvie (Daughter of Steve Ogilve)
- Pam Ogilvie (Wife of Steve Ogilve)
- Fergus Steedman (Lawyer)
- Jason Ogilvie (Nephew of Steve Ogilve)
- Brett Doolan (Former Police Officer)
- Bill Hodge (Auckland University Law Lecturer)
- Doug Graham MP (Justice Minister)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Death Sentence In Australia community anger about crime has prompted tough new sentencing laws but concern is rising about jail overcrowding and prison suicides.
Reporters
- Margot O'Neill (Reporter, ABC, Four Corners)
Speakers
- David Grant (Former Director-General WA Ministry of Justice)
- Bubba Davis (Friend)
- Barbara Holt (Mother)
- Kath Malliot (Deaths in Custody Watch Committee)
- Athol Jamieson (WA Ministry of Justice)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Rough Justice / Death Sentence
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 23 April 1998
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- An hour-long prime time current affairs programme featuring New Zealand stories. Assignment replaced TVNZ's long-running Frontline in 1995.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Richard Long (Presenter)
Reporters
- Margot O'Neill (Reporter, ABC, Four Corners)
- Rob Harley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Athol Jamieson (WA Ministry of Justice)
- Barbara Holt (Mother)
- Bill Hodge (Auckland University Law Lecturer)
- Brett Doolan (Former Police Officer)
- Bubba Davis (Friend)
- David Grant (Former Director-General WA Ministry of Justice)
- Doug Graham MP (Justice Minister)
- Fergus Steedman (Lawyer)
- Jason Ogilvie (Nephew of Steve Ogilve)
- Justice Tompkins (Judge)
- Kath Malliot (Deaths in Custody Watch Committee)
- Kelly Ogilvie (Daughter of Steve Ogilve)
- Pam Ogilvie (Wife of Steve Ogilve)
- Steve Ogilvie (Convicted Rapist)