EYE WITNESS NEWS. 15/08/1989

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1989
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Rights Information
Year
1989
Reference
F97329
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Series
EYEWITNESS NEWS
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Television
Duration
0:30:18
Production company
TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND

News and Current Affairs.

Main Stories:
South Africa’s President P. W. Botha has resigned after losing a power struggle with new National Party leader F. W. de Klerk and his ministers.

The long smouldering differences between the country’s farmers and wharfies have flared up again. Three thousand watersiders walked off the job today, over a breakdown in award talks and a war of words has broken out. Speakers: Sam Jennings (Watersiders’ Union), John Button (Employers’ Representative), Brian Chamberlin (Federated Farmers).

A quiet revolution over the past few years has pushed New Zealand to become a technological world leader. New Zealanders own more electronic toys and tools per head of population than anywhere else in the world. A report on our appetite for gadgets and how we’ve been able to afford them. Speakers: Laurence Zwimpfer (Telecom), Brian Girdlestone (Newbolds), Mike Ridgway (Sealcorp), Tony Hicks (Noel Leeming TV), Gaie Ellis (Computer Show Organiser), Owen Fisher (Tech Pacific).

Other Stories:
Prison hostage drama in the Philippines.

Pressure is mounting on the Government to throw its support behind the ANZAC frigate project. Politicians, trade unionists and business leaders say it makes good economic and military sense. Speakers: Russell Marshall (Foreign Affairs Minister), Rex Jones (Engineers’ Union), Kim Beazley (Australian Defence Minister).

A Consumers Institute survey of garages has shown that motorists are being ripped off. Speaker: Doug McLaren (Motor Trade Assn Chief Exec).

Twenty years of British Army in Northern Ireland.

England vs Australia cricket.

Trans-Tasman badminton test match.

North Harbour vs Canterbury rugby union match.

International rugby players have arrived in South Africa for centennial matches there.