60 Minutes (New Zealand)
Encyclopedia
60 Minutes is the name of a television
newsmagazine
show currently broadcast in New Zealand
on TV3
. The show began in New Zealand in 1989 based on an American programme by the same name
.
The broadcaster of 60 Minutes has changed twice during the 1990s. It was one of TV3's flagship programmes when TV3 went to air in 1989. Then in 1992, TVNZ won the rights to the programme.
After being shown on TV1 from 1993 to 2002, TVNZ decided not to renew the rights the show from CBS
, and the rights were reacquired by TV3. Following this, there was a fight over the www.60minutes.co.nz domain, which for a short time, redirected to the site on TVNZ's replacement Sunday. Currently, the domain redirects to the www.cbs.com website.
The show is presented by Mike McRoberts
and also features Melanie Reid, Amanda Millar, Sarah Hall, Karen McCarthy, Rod Vaughan and Alison Horwood.
in 2005, the show won
At the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards, the show won
. They claimed it was unbalanced, inaccurate and unfair, but the Authority did not uphold the complaint as the EPFNZ had failed to participate in the item.
In July 2005, an interview with Ashraf Choudhary
, the only Muslim
Member of Parliament
in New Zealand was broadcast. In this Choudhary stated that he would not condemn the practise of stoning to death
some homosexuals and people who have extramarital affairs.
A story broadcast in 2005 on the South Pacific received criticism from the Vanuatu Tourism Office General Manager. He said that the story by Rick Williamson was disrespectful to South Pacific cultures, taking footage out of context. In one section chiefs and villagers drinking kava
are described as "really hammered" and "plastered on this stuff", while Williamson says when he partook in the kava that it was a "portal to the spirit world".
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
show currently broadcast in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
. The show began in New Zealand in 1989 based on an American programme by the same name
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
.
The broadcaster of 60 Minutes has changed twice during the 1990s. It was one of TV3's flagship programmes when TV3 went to air in 1989. Then in 1992, TVNZ won the rights to the programme.
After being shown on TV1 from 1993 to 2002, TVNZ decided not to renew the rights the show from CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, and the rights were reacquired by TV3. Following this, there was a fight over the www.60minutes.co.nz domain, which for a short time, redirected to the site on TVNZ's replacement Sunday. Currently, the domain redirects to the www.cbs.com website.
The show is presented by Mike McRoberts
Mike McRoberts
Mike McRoberts is a television and radio journalist.-Education:McRoberts attended Hillmorton High in Christchurch. He completed a journalism diploma from the Christchurch Broadcasting School in 1986.-Career:...
and also features Melanie Reid, Amanda Millar, Sarah Hall, Karen McCarthy, Rod Vaughan and Alison Horwood.
Awards
In the inaugural Qantas Television AwardsQantas Television Awards
The Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, formerly known as the Qantas Television Awards, are presented by the New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council...
in 2005, the show won
- Best Current Affairs Series
- Best Current Affairs Reporter for Amanda Millar
- Best Current Affairs Senior Camera for Ross Kenward on a segment called "Green Acres"
At the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards, the show won
- Best Current Affairs Reporting for a weekly programme or one off current affairs special—Sarah Hall, Paula Penfold, George Murahidy and Catherine Hallinan.
- Best Current Affairs Camera—George Murahidy
- Best News and Current Affairs Editing—Paul Enticott
Controversy
Some segments broadcast have received negative responses. After an item entitled "Fowl Play" aired on 20 September 2004 about battery farming of hens, the Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand (EPFNZ) complained to the Broadcasting Standards AuthorityBroadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority is a New Zealand Crown Entity created by the Broadcasting Act 1989 to develop and uphold standards of broadcasting for radio, free-to-air and pay television.The main functions of the BSA are:...
. They claimed it was unbalanced, inaccurate and unfair, but the Authority did not uphold the complaint as the EPFNZ had failed to participate in the item.
In July 2005, an interview with Ashraf Choudhary
Ashraf Choudhary
Dr Ashraf Choudhary, QSO, is a Pakistani-New Zealand scientist in agricultural engineering and a member of the Parliament in New Zealand. He is a member of the Labour Party, and is New Zealand's first MP from South Asia and Pakistan....
, the only Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in New Zealand was broadcast. In this Choudhary stated that he would not condemn the practise of stoning to death
Stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the...
some homosexuals and people who have extramarital affairs.
A story broadcast in 2005 on the South Pacific received criticism from the Vanuatu Tourism Office General Manager. He said that the story by Rick Williamson was disrespectful to South Pacific cultures, taking footage out of context. In one section chiefs and villagers drinking kava
Kava
Kava or kava-kava is a crop of the western Pacific....
are described as "really hammered" and "plastered on this stuff", while Williamson says when he partook in the kava that it was a "portal to the spirit world".