6.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin New Zealand Original network TV ONE First episode date 2004 Network TVNZ 1 | 6.8/10 IMDb Camera setup Multi-camera Picture format PAL Final episode date 30 November 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Mark Sainsbury (2007–2012)
Mike Hosking (back-up presenter)
Susan Wood (2004–2006) Running time 30 minutes (with commercials) Similar Back Benches, The Café, Let's Get Inventin', Intrepid Journeys, Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drilling programme on tvnz close up
Close Up was a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by Television New Zealand. The programme aired at 7 pm weeknights (straight after One News) on TV ONE and was presented by Mark Sainsbury with Mike Hosking as the back-up supporting host. The last edition was broadcast on 30 November 2012. Seven Sharp, a current affairs show aimed at a younger audience, took its place in 2013.
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- Drilling programme on tvnz close up
- Close up
- Close Up reporters
- Close Up producers
- Major New Zealand awards
- Previous version
- Close Up cancellation
- References
The show was the country's most watched night news and current affairs show.
The new Close Up began broadcasting on 2 November 2004 as a replacement for the Holmes show immediately after Paul Holmes announced his resignation from TVNZ and that he would be presenting a similar show on Prime in 2005. The show was originally branded as Close Up at 7 using the existing Holmes studio but when the show relaunched in 2005 it was just branded as Close Up with a new-look studio.
Close Up was hosted by Susan Wood from its first show in 2004 until 4 December 2006, when she resigned from TVNZ, citing health problems.
Close Up competed with the TV3 current affairs show Campbell Live, and shared the same time slot with TV2 drama Shortland Street.
Close up
Close Up reporters
Close Up producers
Executive Producer: Mike Valintine
Major New Zealand awards
Robyn Janes, Louisa Cleave (producer) and Corinne Ambler won Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme and the coveted Journalist of the Year awards at the 2009 Qantas Film & TV Awards. Robyn, Louisa and Corinne won for their series on the shocking state of two New Zealand schools - Wairoa's Tiaho Primary School and Whanganui Awa School. It was the second year in a row that Robyn has been recognised. She won the award for Best Current Affairs Reporting for a daily programme in 2008 as well.
Previous version
In the 1980s, Close Up was a weekly, hour-long current affairs' programme, looking more in depth into domestic news topics of the day, much in the mould of 60 Minutes.
Close Up cancellation
On 28 September 2012, TVNZ decided to cancel Close Up at the end of the year taking a new stance at the 7pm time slot. TVNZ head of news and current affairs Ross Dagan said "a new daily current affairs show with a distinctively different format." This also ended Mark Sainsbury's association with the state owned channel.
The show ended on 30 November 2012.