6.30 NEWS & TOP HALF. 08/05/1985

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:
PM addresses the FOL in Christchurch.
Drought striken south Canterbury to get extra relief from Government.
Timaru By-Election. Bob Jones challenges opposition leader Jim McClay to a debate.
Police and anti-springbok tour meet in Wellington to discuss proposed tour to South Africa.
Homosexual Law Reform Bill submissions before Parliamentary commitee.
40 people injured in violence in New Caledonia.
Spanish protests against Ronald Reagan.