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| Thread ID: 81911 | 2007-08-10 11:03:00 | NZ TV Programme "City Beat" | KenESmith (6287) | PC World Chat |
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| 579051 | 2007-08-10 11:03:00 | The New Zealand TV Programme City Beat is currently screening in Australia, thankfully at a late hour, because as publicity for New Zealand for potential tourists it gives a very negative message. I have no doubt that First Security do an excellent job as ersatz policemen but they do not have the powers of a police officer, if a situation gets out of hand, and to replace sworn police officers with civilian security guards to police the CBD of New Zealand's largest city after dark is nothing short of a cop out. Frankly what sort of message does that give out about the effectiveness of policing in Auckland. The second point, is that by portraying the dregs of Auckland's population doing their thing in the CBD on Fridays and Saturday nights, is surely not an image of New Zealand that we should broadcast to our potential overseas visitor market. Hardly the thing to make someone want to visit the place and spend their hard earned dollars as a tourist. All cities have their seamy side, with out of control drunken youths, petty criminals etc, but it is hardly a topic to show off to the world, in the manner that "City Beat" does for Auckland In Brisbane, we do have an element of undesirables, but what we have also is a very strong visible (armed) police presence on the streets, especially round the Queen Street Mall and in the Fortitude Valley (nightclub area), and it is a foolhardy lout who tries to take them on, and surprise surprise, people do feel relatively safe on the streets here - certainly more so than in Auckland. Queensland has a similar population to New Zealand, but the Queensland Police strength is just over 50% greater than the strength of the NZ Police - Somehow I don't feel Queensland is over-policed - but the public do get a good response, (and a very quick response by NZ standards) from the police for all crimes they report - not just a File number to advise their insurer. If you haven't watched "City Beat" it is worthy of a look, just to see the message it gives about Auckland. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 579052 | 2007-08-10 12:19:00 | That TV Programme "City Beat" is about 7 years old now. (It was made / on air here in NZ around about 2002) | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 579053 | 2007-08-10 20:11:00 | And things haven't changed for the better since that date... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 579054 | 2007-08-11 00:10:00 | Well it doesn't paint a flattering picture of Auckland | KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 579055 | 2007-08-11 06:14:00 | No program ever does sadly. It is a nice city to an extent. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 579056 | 2007-08-12 02:59:00 | That TV Programme "City Beat" is about 7 years old now. (It was made / on air here in NZ around about 2002) I'm glad stu provided this information, as I can't remember even this programe name - let alone anything about it. And I consider myself someone who keeps up with what NZ television channels pay for. So as it obviously sank without trace here years ago, which Oz channel is scraping the bottom of our old barrel? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 579057 | 2007-08-12 03:33:00 | Never heard of it. But if it was NZ made its about 99.9% chance I would not bother watching it anyway. Most of our NZ stuff is cr*p. Gloss was the last NZ TV Series i watched. |
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| 579058 | 2007-08-12 05:50:00 | Last NZ Show I watched and the only one I watch on purpose is Face Off on TV1. Absolutely hilarious:lol::lol: | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 579059 | 2007-08-12 05:51:00 | Never heard of it. But if it was NZ made its about 99.9% chance I would not bother watching it anyway. Most of our NZ stuff is cr*p. Gloss was the last NZ TV Series i watched. As Gloss screened in the mid-80s, you've missed rather a lot of good stuff since. And if you've not watched local drama for 2 decades, how could you know what "most of our NZ stuff" has been like? Sure, some wasn't great, but there have been some gems. (And this City Beat was apparently a "reality programme." That's shorthand in any country for " a pig in a poke," depending on your age & taste ) |
Laura (43) | ||
| 579060 | 2007-08-12 10:44:00 | The programme mercifully screens at 2330 on Channel 7 - it is a repeat - they must be desperate for programme schedule content to repeat this crap- Abusive drunks, street fighting, homeless people sleeping in the in the forecourts of building, people using doorways as toilets - polynesian street gangs - what a glowing picture of the CBD on NZ's largest city - and it is being policed by a security firm - the Police turn up when the good guys from First Security can't cope and call for backup- All in all, something to inspire a potential overseas visitor with a wallet full of dollars to spend, to go visit some other country. |
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