Richard Long and Judy Bailey present a look back at 1992 and the events and people who made the news.
One News staff also talk about significant news including: Lesley Boyles (Producer Foreign News), Richard Harman (Political Editor), Jim Hickey & Penelope Barr (Weather Presenters), Hunter Wells (Producer, One Network News), Richard Becht (Producer Sports News), Moari Stafford (Producer Te Karere).
National and international stories include:
Rodney King race riots in Los Angeles.
New Zealand politics: Tamaki by-election; rise of the Alliance party; Winston Peters claims of corruption and sacked from the National Party; electoral reform and vote for MMP; Chris Laidlaw’s victory in the Wellington Central by-election.
Death of Sir Robert Muldoon.
Other people who passed away.
Weather: snowstorms in Canterbury and the South Island; Hurricane Andrew in Florida; Hawaii hurricane.
New Zealand power crisis and Electricorp.
Famine in Somalia.
Cargo plane crash in Amsterdam.
Brian Schlaepfer and Raymond Ratima family murders.
White collar crime: Keith Hancox, Patrick Renshaw.
Child abuse: Centrepoint Community and Bert Potter, Christchurch Civic Creche and Peter Ellis.
Lighter moments.
Sports: All Blacks tour of South Africa, Richard Loe eye-gouging incident, Annelise Coberger Winter Olympics medal, David Tua Olympics and pro career, retirement of Susan Devoy, Eisenhower Trophy golf victory, Sri Lanka bomb blast during NZ cricket tour.
Health: new health charges and introduction of Community Services Card; meningitis epidemic; contaminated blood scandal.
Celebrity visitors to New Zealand.
Maori news: Sealord deal and settlement of fishing claims; South Pacific Arts Festival.
Race relations in South Africa.
Racial tensions in Germany.
Bosnian Civil War.
Bill Clinton’s election in the United States.
Royal news.
Feel good moments.