6.30 NEWS & TOP HALF. 20/05/1985

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:
Meetings between Government and unions on guidelines for the upcoming wage rounds.
Proposed changes to welfare for young people send shock waves through unemployed workers groups.
South Canterbury drought relief.
Irish President arrives in New Zealand.
British PM visits the Bradford soccer stadium after the blaze that killed over 50 people.
16 activists from the UDF in South Africa in Court for High Treason.
Police hold little hope of finding the body of man missing after rafting incident on the Tongariro River.
Government denies claims it has suspended submissions on the Homosexual Law Reform Bill due to the Timaru By-Election.
British expert Cliff Daloway holds seminars on GST.
Arts Council receives boost in payments. Film Commission receives boost but Bill Sheat claims it is not enough.