60 Minutes is an investigative television newsmagazine on United States television, which has run on CBS News since 1968. The program was created by long time producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. It has been among the top-rated TV programs for much of its life, and has garnered numerous awards over the years. It is considered by many to be the preeminent investigative television program in the United States. The fall of 2008 will see the program's 40th anniversary, and it currently holds the record for the longest running program of any genre scheduled during American network prime time; the longer-running Meet the Press has also aired in prime time, but not continually as 60 Minutes has done.

60 Minutes is the name of a television newsmagazine show currently broadcast in New Zealand on TV3. It began in 1989 on rival network TV One, based on an American programme by the same name.

The broadcaster of 60 Minutes has changed twice during the 1990s. It was one of TV3's flagship programmes when TV3 went to air in 1989. Then in 1992, TVNZ won the rights to the programme, but leased it back to TV3 for one year.

After being shown on TV1 from 1993 to 2002, TVNZ decided not to renew the rights the show from CBS, and the rights were reaquired by TV3. Following this, there was a fight over the www.60minutes.co.nz domain, which for a short time, redirected to the site on TVNZ's replacement Sunday. Currently, the domain redirects to the www.cbs.com website.

The show is presented by Mike McRoberts and also features Melanie Reid and Amanda Millar.

60 Minutes premiered 11 February 1979. It airs on Sunday nights on the Nine Network. It is a newsmagazine presented in much the same way as the American program of the same name, on which it was based. The New Zealand version of the show also used parts of the Australian show.

This series set the pattern for the TV news magazine. Each episode consists of several stories, each presented by a different reporter. Stories have included investigative pieces, celebrity profiles, background pieces on current events, and general human interest stories. The series has also featured "Point-Counterpoint" debates and humorous commentaries by Andy Rooney. Written by Eric Sorensen

rself - Reporter: [Tracey Curro interviews Pauline Hanson in 1997] Are you xenophobic? uline Hanson: Please explain? rself - Reporter: Xenophobia means a fear of all things foreign. uline Hanson: No, I don't think I am.