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0650 Business and financial news. David Jones
0700 NEWS CONSTABLE SHOT - massive manhunt in Hawkes Bay for killer of 25 year old Police constable Glenn McKibbin, shot in suburban road. Comment from Asst Police Commissioner Colin Wilson, Police minister John Luxton, and Hastings mayor Jeremy Dwyer. (Stephen Parker); live i/v with Asst Commissioner illegible Wilson. NATIONAL PARTY members seek to broaden party's appeal by putting number of Māori and other ethnic group candidates on list for election. Selection meetings at AK and Rotorua see 4 Māori, 1 Pacific Islander, and 1 Chinese NZer in list. (Janice Rodenburg); live i/v with president Geoff Thompson about weekend's conference. CRICKET - NZ woes continue in Barbados. West Indies finally dismissed for 472 while NZ loses a wicket with only 26 runs on the board. Live i/v with commentator Brian Waddle.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS ISRAEL/LEBANON - diplomatic efforts underway to try to end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas. Live i/v with correspondent Robert Berger. Māori Hui at Hirangi Marae continues push for self government, sets up working parties to look at ways to achieve constitutional change. Comment from convenor Archie Tairoa. (Peter Fowler) ETHNIC PARTY - group of Asians plans to form political party in response to what they see as anti-Asian feeling. Live i/v with leader, AK investment broker Robert Hum. (includes audio of PM Jim Bolger, Labour leader Helen Clark, and NZ First leader Winston Peters) UNIVERSITY - 2 new studies cast doubt on economic value of going to university, with 1 contradicting findings of Todd taskforce which justified tertiary charges because of private gain that comes from tertiary education. (Eric Frykberg); live i/v with co-president of NZ University Students' Assn, Grant Robertson. FINANCE - money markets with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER CONSTABLE - live i/v with Police Assn president Greg O'Connor about problems faced by police on the beat. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS SERVICE in DN decides to investigate only extreme child abuse cases, prompts Hamilton-based Parentline to offer to fly counsellors to DN to help out. CYPS says work limitation only temporary, taken for budgetary reasons and so staff can take leave. Comment from Maxine Hodgson of Parentline and Wayne Olson, DN Police. (Jonathan Schwass); live i/v with CYPS general manager Griff Page. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES SOCIAL WELFARE - United NZ Party policy suggests new approach based on communities taking bigger role in helping those who are long-term unemployed and those who've spend extended period inside welfare system. Live i/v with social policy spokesman John Robertson about "Finding Futures" policy. NATIONAL PARTY - live i/v with Chief Parliamentary reporter Janice Rodenburg about weekend's conference.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS CRICKET - NZ loses 4 wickets in first hour of second innings, chasing West Indies 472. Live i/v with commentator Brian Waddle. CONSTABLE - Selina Gentry reports live from police media conference re shooting of Glenn McKibbon. CARS - Campaign for Public Transport marks World Earth Day to highlight growth of "mad car disease", says NZ increasingly car-dependent and it's time people discovered the benefits of public transport. Comment from environmentalist John Fremont and Brian Gibbons, Automobile Assn. (Lisa Owen) FRUIT FLIES - hunt continues for colourful, furry caterpillars found in AK's eastern suburbs, possible relation of Asian Gypsy Moth. Live i/v with Forestry ministry's "response co-ordinator", Ross Morgan. QUEEN ELIZABETH celebrates 70th birthday quietly at private dinner, no national or official celebrations on her orders. Labour MP to present Bill to abolish monarchy. (Keith Chalkley) COMMENT Monday Oz Spot - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about weekend's events across Tasman. (defence cuts)