Checkpoint. 2000-08-09

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Year
2000
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143680
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National Radio (N.Z.) (estab. 1986, closed 2007), Broadcaster

HEADLINES & NEWS
DOCTORS SAY UNLESS THEY'RE PAID THEY'LL GO
Three health authorities across the country have confirmed they are facing strike action by junior doctors, who are seeking a 20 per cent pay rise. And the action looks likely to snowball as pay negotiations reach a critical stage. The Resident Doctors Association, which represents junior doctors, says unless they get a substantial pay increase, more doctors will leave the country for higher paying jobs overseas. But hospitals say they have little room to increase pay under current budgets. Leigh-Anne Wiig reports. PKG
We asked the Health Minister Annette King to appear on Checkpoint to discuss the situation, but she declined. But Senior doctors say a political solution is needed to solve what they say is a looming crisis in the public hospital system. The Excecutive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Ian Powell, beleives the junior doctors strike will soon spread throughout the country. He says the shortage of resident doctors and nurses means extra work for senior doctors, and this is putting patient safety at risk. Mr Powell is with us now...LIVE
MORE RESPONSE NEEDED FOR MāORI HEALTH
The Associate Minister of Health and Māori Affairs, Tariana Turia, put Crown agencies on notice today that they had to be more responsive to Māori health providers, and says she wants to hear about any problems. Mrs Turia was speaking at a health and indigenous poeple conference in Wellington. Our Māori Issues Correspondent Chris Wikaira joins me now. LIVE
BUSINESS NEWS with GILES BECKFORD
CLARK CHALLENGED ON REINSTATMENT
The Prime Minister faced questions in Parliament today about why she would not [illegible] Dover Samuels as the Minister of Māori Affairs. The questions follow the police decision not to charge the Te Tai Tokerau MP with rape or sex with a minor.
Helen Clark stands by her judgement that Mr Samuels could not stay on in his job because of the allegations swirling about him. Meanwhile, Māori leaders in the North have mostly welcomed the news that Dover Samuels has been cleared of the serious allegations made against him. Lois Williams has been canvassing reaction in the North. PKG
HOMICIDE ENQUIRY SEEKS EVIDENCE IN GANG STYLE SHOOTING
A homicide enquiry into the shooting of a 26-year-old Christchurch man is focussing its investigation on the city's gangs. Max Andrew Shannon was shot at close range after a rugby league practice at Woolston Park last night and witnesses report seeing shots fired from a car. Within minutes, a stolen car was set alight several blocks away. Detective Senior Sergeant John Ell says police have spent today searching both cars and talking to eye witnesses, amid concern that gang violence in Christchurch could escalate. PREREC
5.30 NEWS HEADLINES
SPORT with RICHARD CROWLEY
PRESIDENT BREAKS SILENCE OVER STIGLEY SACKING
The president of Local Government New Zealand Louise Rosson is breaking her silence over the political row which has erupted over the departure of the organisation's cheif executive, Carol Stigley. Local Government New Zealand's ruling council is meeting tomorrow to try to resolve the debate over the Chief Executive's forced resignation and 120-thousand-dollar payout. Several mayors have told Radio New Zealand News that they want to hear Ms Rosson's explanation of how she was involved in the chief executive's resignation. Ms Rosson joins me now
MASSEY COUNCIL SAYS STAFF TO GO
Massey University's governing Council has voted in favour of restructuring the University, with the loss of 79 jobs. The Council met on Friday, and held most of its discussion on down-sizing in private, excluding staff, students and the media. The Council's decision was released a few minutes ago, after staff were told of their futures by letters recieved earlier in the day. Jill Galloway reports.
NZ FIREFIGHTERS COULD HELP FIRE CONTOL IN US
New Zealand firefighters could soon be heading to the United States to join the 22 thousand people already battling blazes raging out of control there. New Zealand's top rural fire officer, Murray Dudfield, is in Montana observing the firefighting effort - he hopes to get the "green light" for the firefighters deployment within 48 hours. There are now 68 major wildfires raging in the western states - in Montana, where 19 fires are burning, up to 300 homes have been evacuated. Expatriate New Zealander Jenny Taber lives with her family near the fires - she says the flames are moving closer and closer.
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