6.30 NEWS AND TOP HALF. 05/08/1985

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1985
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Rights Information
Year
1985
Reference
F85233
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Series
6:30 NEWS
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Television
Duration
0:57:11
Broadcast Date
05/08/1985
Production company
TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:

New questions raised about NZ’s defence future and nuclear policies at Pacific forum.
Navy engineer in charge of salvaging the Rainbow Warrior says vessel may never sail again.
Stewart Islanders wait in vain for announcement of ferry replacement.
50 people injured in US state of Oklahoma when a military truck carrying bombs explodes after colliding with car.
Strike by black miners threatened in South Africa. Countries withdraw diplomatic representation.
Train disaster in France kills 30. Suggested as cause is a signalling mistake which sent a local train into path of a Paris express train .
Air traffic control officials in Texas say pilot of crashed Delta airliner ignored orders to abort landing.
Former PM Muldoon confirms rumours that he was asked to take over leadership of NZ Party after Bob Jones resigned.
Newly-elected NZ Party leader John Galvin interviewed on his Waikato farm.
NZ invention to protect fingers from hypodermic needles excites overseas interest.
Record number of murders arouses concern about level of violence in NZ.
Lucky Lotto shop in Christchurch gets orders from around the country.

Top Half:
Problems of balancing the protection of a national park and demand for increasing commercial development on Mt Ruapehu.
Interview with new Anglican Bishop of Auckland.
Police seek armed men who held up Richmond Post Office .
Going to school on the North Hokianga. Closure of roads by slips.