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0630 News/Weather/Māori News
0640 Report from our Mana News team illegible Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International illegible Business and financial news. David Jones
0700 NEWS WINTRY BLASTS causing havoc in DN and surroundings. Live i/v with reporter Gail Jeffries. LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP - leadership vote at today's caucus meeting now off because of collapse of challenge but another poor poll result (16%) means dissatisfaction with Helen Clark's leadership will continue. Party discipline expected to be top of today's agenda, with Phil Goff likely to be punished for his part in challenge. Comment from Mr Goff and Mike Moore. (Janice Rodenburg); live i/v with leader Helen Clark. FOREIGN INVESTMENT - Telecom chair Peter Shirtcliffe warns voters against supporting political parties which advocate strict controls on foreign investment. Comment from Alliance leader Jim Anderton and Hong Kong investment manager S K Lim. (Bronwen Evans); live i/vs with Mr Shirtcliffe and NZ First leader Winston Peters.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NORTHERN IRELAND - peace talks begin in Belfast, but Sinn Fein excluded by Britain and Ireland because of failure to restore truce. Also trouble over choice of chairman, former US senator George Mitchell. Ulster Unionists object to him because of his Irish-American background. Live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick. ICY WEATHER hits Central Otago - live i/v with Kitty Yardley, principal of Oturehua School near Ranfurly. FLETCHER HOMES - more than 200 home-owners join action group set up to take claims against alleged over-valuations. Fletcher Homes says it's committed to fair, open dealings with customers, and Inst of valuers says it's making inquiries. Comment from David Lucas, Fletcher Homes, and Iain Gribble, president of Valuers' Inst. RUSSIAN ELECTION - President Yeltsin appears to have engineered 11th hour turn-round in run-up to presidential election, with 3 separate polls lately favouring him. I/v with correspondent Tracy Sutherland. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER PAM CORKERY gives up talkback host role to take up politics - highly ranked list candidate for the Alliance. She's i/ved live. TARANAKI CLAIM - Waitangi Tribunal rules on the giant claim on Friday, decision will be unveiled in Taranaki by tribunal members to representatives of 8 iwi involved. Live i/v with Taranaki Negotiation Alliance spokesman Peter Adds. GANGS - Wanganui police set up special unit to work solely on policing city's gangs, believed to be first gang task force and is expected to be followed by others if successful. Live i/v with Det Snr Sgt Graham Matthews. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES U N HABITAT CONFERENCE - US attempts to block proposal calling on nuclear powers to fund clean-up of land and resettlement of people in South Pacific affected by nuclear testing, including Bikini Atoll. NZ and Solomon Islands objected and proposal back on agenda. Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS AK POLICE want to recruit extra 200 police officers in next 6 months, following restructuring exercise which has seen other police districts lose positions. Live i/v with Asst Police Commissioner Brian Duncan. NATIONAL MāORI CONGRESS office in WN attacked for 3rd time, sustains about $30,000 worth of damage, Computer equipment containing sensitive information on Waitangi claims and political issues is missing. Comment from chief exec Tu Williams. (Andi Brotherston) RETURNED SERVICES ASSN members make it clear to PM Jim Bolger what they think of health, tax and superannuation policies at RSA's annual conference. Comment from Mr Bolger, RSA president David Cox and vox pops. (Mark Crysell) illegible fanciers form national association. Nominee-president Robin Whitta illegible there are already 60 paid-up members. He's i/ved live. COMMONWEALTH GAMES - WN understood to be making bid to host 2006 Games. Meeting giving details of what's been decided by working party underway - Andi Brotherston reports live. COMMENT EUROPEAN CUP soccer underway - sell-out crowds around Britain, but disappointment at England only managed draw with Switzerland in 1st round game. I/v with "Liverpool Echo" sports editor Ken Rogers.