Close Up

Close Up is New Zealand's most watched nightly news and current affairs show. It screens at 7pm each weeknight on TV ONE. Catch us at

[Jehan Casinader @jehancasinader]

@Sainso on his last week at Close Up, doing his best impression of a call centre worker during our morning meeting

[Gareth Hughes @GarethHughesNZ]

Do you read, need or want a phone book every year? Tonight on Close Up I launched the Greens call to be able to opt-out of receiving one.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

Abusiing the Ref! Has it got to stop? Today a player got sentenced for punching one out. @MarkCrysell talks to the volunteer ref.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

ALSO TONIGHT: Just how far are we from cars that drive themselves? The brave new world of autonomous vehicles...

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

TONIGHT: We debate moves to reduce re-offending through keeping families together. Should prisons become more family-friendly?

[NZ Drug Foundation @nzdrug]

Tune in to @CloseUpTVNZ 7 tonight. Talking #parents #kids #alcohol. Should you supply alcohol to your teen?

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

Vote in our poll "should parents let their underage teenagers drink alcohol?" at http://t.co/FyGZkU7U or by texting 'yes' or 'no' to 8875

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

If you're a teenager or parent with teenagers, make sure you're watching tonight when we ask if parents should let their kids drink at home

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

@FlameyJamie You definitely should!

[James @JaaamesLi]

Interesting story on @CloseUpTVNZ tomorrow about teenage drinking... I'm not sure if I really wanna watch it...

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

TONIGHT: Is it buyer or seller beware? We investigate whether auctions are distorting the property market.

[Mark Crysell @MarkCrysell]

Award-winning @CloseUpTVNZ team watching the Melbourne Cup - Michael Holland tipped & won 1st & 2nd - me 3rd in sweep

[Mark Crysell @MarkCrysell]

As Super Storm Sandy smashes into the Big Apple have a think about what natural disaster awaits NZ's biggest city - @CloseUpTVNZ 7pm TV1

[MUSK OF TESLA CEO🇺🇸🚀 @spacex373]

@CloseUpTVNZ no. If govt want 2 make housing affordable then we need more employment & higher wages. Or doesnt matter how cheap housing is.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

The govt says supply is the big problem with housing affordability. Will making it easier to build help more kiwis into their own home?

[Jehan Casinader @jehancasinader]

PM, ministers turn up for photo ops with you. Then your funding disappears, forcing you to close. Who am I talking about? Watch @CloseUpTVNZ

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

See UC’s Lucy Johnston tonight on @CloseUpTVNZ talking about sports cheats – in relation to banned cyclist Lance Armstrong.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

PLUS... An American legal expert explains why the Lance Armstrong doping scandal goes all the way to the White House.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

TONIGHT: Fail to predict an earthquake... off to jail for manslaughter. We meet an an Italian scientist who worked with those convicted.

[Close Up @CloseUpTVNZ]

TONIGHT: Meet the Northland teenagers who're fighting back against our country's shocking rates of youth suicide. Truly inspiring.