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Ian Johnstone

Presenter

The voice and face of Ian Johnstone are a familiar part of the New Zealand television landscape. Since the early 60s, his work as a reporter, presenter and producer has allowed him to document many key events from the first four decades of local television.

The power of television is not to change us, but to throw light on things we might wish to change. It can let us see places where change may be needed, and hear from people who want it and those who don’t. Ian Johnstone, writing in his book Stand and Deliver

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Interview

RNZ Interview: The 1984 Leaders Debate - Jim Curry & Ian Johnstone

Interview, 2022

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Interview

RNZ Interview: Compass - Ian Johnstone

Interview, 2022

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Interview

Ian Johnstone: TV legend...

Interview, 2011

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Hillary: Ocean to Sky

2019, Original Narrator - Film

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Great War Stories 2 - William Malone

2015, As: William Malone - Television

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Hot Air

2014, Consultant - Film

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50 Years of New Zealand Television: 1 - From One Channel to One Hundred

2010, Subject - Television

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50 Years of New Zealand Television: 2 - The Whole World's Watching

2010, Subject - Television

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50 Years of New Zealand Television: 6 - A Sense of Identity

2010, Subject - Television

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Anzac Day National Wreathlaying Ceremony

2008, Presenter - Television

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In a Land of Plenty

2002, Narrator - Film

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Children of Gallipoli

2001, Narrator - Television

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A Whale Out My Window

1996, Writer - Television

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Someone Else's Country

1996, Narrator - Film

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Rimutaka Incline

1991, Narrator - Film

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Kiwi - A Natural History

1991, Narrator - Television

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To Live in the City - 24 Years On

1991, Writer, Narrator - Television

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Wonderful World - TV One Channel ID

1991, Subject - Television

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How D'ye Do Mr Governor

1989, Presenter - Television

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A Master of Light - The Life and Work of Brian Brake Photographer

1987, Narrator - Television

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25 Years of Television - Part One

1985, Subject - Television

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Wellington - Promises, Promises

1985, Narrator - Short Film

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The Beginner's Guide to Visiting the Marae

1984, Producer, Reporter - Television

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The 1984 Leaders Debate

1984, Presenter - Television

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Pioneer Women - Ettie Rout

1983, As: General Richardson - Television

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Pioneer Women

1983 - 1990, As: Lieutenant General Richardson - Television

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Speakeasy

1983, Presenter - Television

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Speakeasy - Breaking In

1983, Presenter - Television

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The Beginner's Guide to...

1983 - 1986, Producer, Reporter - Television

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The Beginner’s Guide to Prisons

1983, Presenter - Television

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Cinema

1981, Presenter - Television

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Close Up

1981 - 1987, Presenter - Television

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Telethon - 1981 show

1981, Presenter - Television

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From the Ocean to the Sky

1979, Narrator - Film

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Johnstone's Journey - Settling for Suburbia

1978, Presenter - Television

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Johnstone's Journey

1978, Presenter, Writer - Television

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Johnstone's Journey - A Century of Wendelkens

1978, Presenter, Writer - Television

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The Making of The Governor

1977, Presenter - Television

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Seven Days: South Africa - The Black Future

1976, Writer, Director, Reporter - Television

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Seven Days: South Africa - The White Future

1976, Reporter - Television

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Kaleidoscope

1976 - 1989, Narrator - Television

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Telethon

1975 - 1993, Presenter - Television

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Seven Days

1975 - 1977, Reporter - Television

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Tonight at Nine

1975 - 1976, Presenter, Narrator - Television

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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary

1974, Narrator - Television

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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary - The Kaipo Wall

1974, Narrator - Television

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Survey

1970 - 1972, Narrator - Television

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Through Japanese Eyes

1968, Narrator - Television

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Compass - First Five Years of Television

1966, Reporter, Assistant Producer - Television

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Town and Around

1965, Presenter (Wellington) - Television

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Compass

1964 - 1969, Producer, Presenter, Reporter - Television