Rodney Roberts

Early 1989: News Review of local and world events

1989
News Review segment focusing on New Zealand and world news including the collapse of a New Zealand company ‘Equiticorp’, an accident at a nuclear reactor in USA, Prime Minister David Lange discussing record high unemployment figures, as well as an earthquake in Russia, among other updates.
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News Review segment focusing on New Zealand and world news including:

  • EQUITICORP – Collapse of the company.
  • USA – Nuclear reactor accident and company response
  • MICHAEL ETON – Troubled investor returns to NZ
  • UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES – Reaches 160,000, PM Lange responds.
  • ILLEGAL DRUG CAPTURES – latest figures
  • RUSSIA – Major earthquake hits Tadzhikistan region
  • DUNEDIN – International sailing regatta
  1. Ava Buzzard

Donated by Rodney Roberts
Produced by News Review, Television New Zealand
Original format VHS-C
Reference number RR09-03-TV89