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0700 NEWS ISRAEL/LEBANON - Israel shells UN camp at Cana in south Lebanon where about 600 Lebanese had taken refuge. At least 75 people killed, and more than 100 wounded including 3 Fijian peacekeepers. Israel describes shelling as tragic mistake which occurred after hizbolah fired at Israeli forces from near the camp. I/v with correspondent Robert Fisk. (Mng Rpt); Israeli PM Shimon Peres says forces were retaliating for attacks and accuses Hizbollah of sheltering behind civilians. Live i/v with correspondent Robert Berger. ASSET TESTING - govt facing political balancing act which could end in embarrassing and costly defeat for it over policy. Problem arises because 1993 exemption for those resident in geriatric hospitals runs out on July 1. Comment from Labour leader Heleb Clark, United leader Clive Matthewson, NZ First leader Winston Peters, and Alliance leader Jim Anderton. (Anna Hughes); live i/v with Health minister Jenny Shipley. CALDER TRIAL - jury still out. Notes passed between judge and jury, and lawyers for defence and prosecution consulted. Justice Tipping paid careful attention to many points of scientific evidence in summing up. Live i/v with Court reporter Merle Nowland.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS ISRAEL/LEBANON - killing of more than 97 (updated figure) people sheltering in UN compound condemned by UN Secretary General Dr Boutros Boutros-Ghali. (Judy Lessing) EGYPT - 17 Greek tourists shot dead at Cairo hotel. Moslem fundamentalists blamed, police say they may have been targetting Israelis who'd been staying at hotel. I/v with reporter Barbara Flett. FIREFIGHERS' union calls for public inquiry into crash of fire truck near Taupo last year following release of Fire Service report. Report based on independent police and mechanical engineer's reports disagrees with OSH report and vindicates Fire Service and concludes driver error was cause of accident which left 1 crew member a paraplegic and another with serious head injuries. Firefighters accuse Service of going to great lengths to produce favourable result. Comment from Service's Geoff Wilson. (Maria Slade); live i/v with Chief Fire Officer Kerry Everson and union secretary Derek Best. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ISRAEL/LEBANON - Israeli shelling part of 8 day campaign aimed at wiping out Hizbollah guerrillas in south of Lebanon. Base attacked was run by Fijian UN troops. I/v with Timor Goksel, UNIFIL spokesman. ASSET TESTING - Grey Power closely following govt moves, says it's had just about enough of govt's treatment of elderly. Live i/v with president Jim Mckenzie. TRUSTBANK - FinSec says job losses inevitable if anticipated sale goes ahead. Board of directors has not yet finalised decision and staff told to go home without any news yesterday. Comment from FinSec's Paul Goulter, and Alliance leader Jim Anderton. (Stephen Hewson) PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES DOSLI STRIKE - CH only branch where workers have refused to resume work. Uncertainty hangs over property market deals as industry assesses extent of backlog caused by strike at Dosli's Land Titles offices. Comment from AK Furniture Movers' spokesman Trevor Shaw, and Law Society's property law spokesman John Greenwood. (Mark Crysell); i/v with Carmen Rask, PSA delegate for Land Titles Office in CH. CHINA TRADE - special conference to promote investment in NZ opens today in Shanghai. I/v with correspondent Jo Andrews about NZ's profile in Chinese business.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS CRICKET - NZers face tough test of skills and stamina when they meet the West indies in Barbados tomorrow, especially with loss of pace bowlers Chris Cairns and Dion Nash due to injury. I/v with commentator Brian Waddle. RACE RELATIONS Conciliator Rajen Prasad says NZ needs to accept position of tangata whenua before progress can be made in race relations, says NZ can be successful multicultural society but there's lots of work to be done. (Paula Penfold) NUCLEAR SECURITY conference this weekend in Moscow, seen as chance to integrate Russia and former Soviet states into club of "responsible nuclear powers". Submit to discuss dangers posed by generatuin of ageing nuclear reactors and how to prevent repeat of 1986 Chernobyl disaster. I/v with correspondent Michael Brissenden. KIWI INTERNATIONAL expands again. Chief exec Ewen Wilson says from July airline will add more planes to fleet and include Melbourne and Perth among destinations, also planning to fly out of CH as well as Hamilton and DN. Live i/v with Mr Wilson. COMMENT OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about week's events across Tasman. (euthanasia law in Northern Territory soon to come into effect)