6.30 NEWS & TOP HALF. 25/03/1985

News, current affairs, sport and weather.

Main stories:
PM Lange hints Rugby Union may forfeit government grants, and All Blacks who are public servants their jobs, if a rugby tour of South Africa proceeds.
Aftermath of police killings of black demonstrators in Uitenhage, South Africa.
NZ dollar float leak furore. PM Lange comments.

Top Half:
Relief effort for famine stricken Ethiopia, ‘Operation Hope’. Interviews with crew of the ship ‘Ngahere’ due to sail to Africa with supplies.
Need for more hotels in Auckland. Competitors bid for council tender to build hotel near Aotea Square.