Ava Buzzard presents more news in NZSL during the weekly News Review TV show. This segment covered a news report that aired directly after partial coverage of the 16th World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch. Topics covered include the death of Emperor Hirohito, a Government programme to limit the use of geo-thermal bores in Rotorua, Far North flooding, changes to crewing on New Zealand ships, a serious UK aeroplane crash (the Kegworth air disaster), and reprisal killings in India.
News Review covers some difficult topics
1989 •
- TV/Media
Ava Buzzard presents more news in NZSL during the weekly News Review TV show. This segment covered a news report that aired directly after partial coverage of the 16th World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch.
Taonga source:
Rodney Roberts
Produced by:
News Review, Television New Zealand
Original format:
VHS-C
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, RR24-03-TV89
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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This item has been compressed and/or edited.
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