| FILM ON GREAT ESCAPE HAILIFAX PILOT JOSEPH POHE FOR ANZAC DAY SCREENING
At the joint Canadian High Commission/National Press Club reception for the late Joseph Pohe's tail gunner Tom Thomson of Medicine Hat were Her Excellency Penny Reedie and National Press Club member and RAF World War 2 pilot Denis Adam.
RSA president and National press Club member Robin Klitscher with Tom Thomson at the Canadian High Commission/National Press Club reception. Mr Thomson described the film about the life of Joseph Pohe, to part of which he was eyewitness, as "true and unembellished." he said it would be an important contribution to the existing global cinematography about the role of allied bombing in World War 2.
Julian Arahanga of Awa International, producer of the film about Joseph Pohe's life, which will screen on Maori Television on Anzac Day morning with Mrs Jean Thomson and Pamela Deacon of the High Commission.
Cameraman David Holley with Keria Pongia, a descendent of Joseph Pohe, the 24 - mission Halifax bomber commander who was shot down on a raid, and who then participated in what became known as The Great Escape, and who was captured and then summarily shot.
Tom Thomson with National Press Club president Peter Isaac and World War 2 RAF veteran Jack Sharp, a member of the club.
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MEDIA SCRUM AT KEY EVENT
John Key the leader of the Opposition found himself hemmed in by a journalistic crush moments after he spoke to the National Press Club in what many saw as his campaign opening. Mr Key flayed the government for its wilful expnsion of the public service which he saw as taking up an ever-increasing ratio of the workforce, paying inflated salaries, and of serving itself instead of the public it was supposed to look after. Mr Key spoke to the National Press Club at Parliament.
HORTON URGES MEDIA TO CHECK PRINTED & BROADCAST CLAIMS IN EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING AT LAUNCH OF LINK-UP
Newspaper publisher Michael Horton with foreign correspondent Tony Haas and Hon Judith Tizard who was the host of the Parliamentary launch of the Triangle Stratos Television-National Press Club alliance.
Horton, the former proprietor of the New Zealand Herald and who spoke at the event urged the media to stop taking financial sector press releases and utterances at face value and to probe beneath the apparent "facts." He also urged the press to return to the era in which elements of the more blatant claims and promises from the financial sector did not have automatic access to the advertising columns. He said that the media had a duty to its readers and listeners to ensure that what was being proclaimed bore a relationship to the truth.
Trish Carter who launched Aljazeera in Malaysia was the keynoter for the Triangle Stratos Television-National Press Club alliance.
Triangle Stratos carries the Aljazeera feed among other global networks into New Zealand .
National Press Club members Dr Mohamed Abdel-Al and Carrick Lewis at the Triangle launch.
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