Martin Crowe, Bob Hawke, and rape
The current affairs programme, “Close Up,” has moved to Thursday nights and along with .the move has come a slight change of direction.
The producer, Mark Westmoreland, says he sees the role of “Close Up” as veering slightly more towards public affairs as opposed to current affairs. As a result he will introduce a more populist element with such things as profiles of prominent personalities in the news. A profile of the cricketer, Martin Crowe, will be included in the opening programme, on One at 8.30 tonight.
Some cricket fanatics are saying Crowe is the greatest thing to happen to New Zealand cricket since the invention of the leather ball, says TVNZ. At 21, Crowe is
an established test player with 11 first-class and one test century to his credit, a record many older players could envy. They could also envy Crowe’s income, which is rapidly heading towards six figures. “We will still be doing the hard reactive current affairs stories,” says Westmoreland, “and with this year being election year we’re going to be extremely busy. I see 'Close Up’ as the programme which can look at the issues and the people involved.”
The frst programme will have an extended interview with the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke, about the relationship between Australia and New Zealand.
After one year in power, Mr Hawke is still preferred
as Prime Minister by 73 per cent of Australians. However, some people inside the Australian Labour Party would gladly cut his political throat, says TVNZ. Carole de Colville will give a profile of the Prime Minster who is winning the people, but making enemies inside his party. Phillip Melchior will report on rape in marriage. “Beat your wife and it’s a crime, indecently assault her and you can face charges, rape her ... and there’s nothing the law can do,” says . TVNZ. Sweeping changes to the law on rape have left a protective loophole for husbands who rape their wives. Melchior talked to those who have lived through that experience, and those who say it is not a matter for the law.
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