BEATLES SAID HELLO, GOODBYE
The arrival of the Beatles in Wellington certainly brought the city to a halt for a short while. Everything they did was news . . . world news and widely reported. They were interviewed on radio, and booked for a live interview on TV after the 6 o’clock news the night they arrived.
Staff at WNTV1’s new television studio in Waring Taylor St were on standby for this historic event and soon it
And in spite, also, of the network terminating well short of where many more potential users would benefit from it going.
Often in the face of hostile governments and visionless councils, rail in Wellington remains a success story for the city, and one that embarrasses those with an agenda against it. DAVID BOND
Ngaio was whispered that the Beatles had arrived. TV newsreader Brian Hudson completed the early evening news bulletin, and TV reporter John Forster took his place in front of the cameras. They entered the studio and the cameras rolled.
John Forster began with introductions . . . firstly Ringo Starr . . . who bowed, turned and immediately walked out. Each Beatle did exactly the same when introduced, choosing a different studio corner for each dramatic off-camera exit.
End of Beatle interviews. They were spirited away, and the TVNZ broadcast team was left to laugh or cry. . .
Historic? Hysteric? Brian and John ad-libbed on camera until they were rescued by a commercial break. ROSE HUDSON
Karori of Business, Innovation and Employment found that in terms of the total amount of fuel used for a year compared with the number of passenger kilometres travelled, buses in New Zealand are more than 21⁄ times more efficient than private cars, while rail is more than twice as efficient as private car use.
ELIZABETH YEAMAN General manager transport, EECA