Morning report. 1996-07-23

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0600 News/Sport
0615 Good Morning "Rural" NZ : See Rural Report Rundown
0630 News/Weather/Māori News
0640 Report from our Mana News team
0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International illegible Business and financial news. David Jones
0700 NEWS DOCTORS STRIKE - More than a hundred doctors from Dunedin and Wakari hospitals went on strike for a week yesterday morning, sparking concerns for the safety of patients. Other doctors around the country have settled on a 6% pay rise and Terry Powell, resident doctors' national advocate says these doctors may just be trying to highlight the health funding problem and get more money from the government. Wrap from Nick Hirst with Otago HealthCare's John Ayling, chair of general medical staff, Dunedin Hospital Professor Barbezat and striking dr Andrew Carll. Live i/v with Ayling. OLYMPICS - Some athletes and security staff are leaving Atlanta in disgust at chaotic travel arrangements and computer communication breakdowns. Live i/v with New Zealand's cheif de mission Dave Gerard. And on the events side, New Zealand's had a bad day at the pool, all four swimmers failing to qualify for this afternoon's finals. Live i/v with Andrea Blackshaw. BAIN - Supporters of David Bain, found guilty of murdering five family members, have new hope after evidence was released yesterday that was ruled inadmissable during his trial. Bain has already been denied appeal to the Privy Council, but illegible hope the new evidence may lead to even more information coming to light. Wrap from Clare Silvester with Bain's friend Rebecca Greet and Joe Karrum from the group campaigning for a review of the case. Meanwhile police think they have a watertight case against Bain. Live i/v with det sen sarg Jim Doyle of Dunedin police.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS OLYMPICS - Now that Danyon Loader has won a gold medal, will it mean lucrative deals for sponsorship and advertising? Live i/v with gold medallist Ian Ferguson and Neil Purdon from international sportspeople's management company IMG. PLANE CRASH - A major part of the fuselage of the TWA plan which crashed last week has been found, along with more bodies. The discoveries were made at the same time as a memorial service was being held for victims. Live i/v with Judy Lessing from new York. POLITICS - Despite further comments from New Zealand First that they would not form a coalition with a party that includes Jim Bolger, Bill Birch or jenny Shipley in their current positions, a coalition between them and National is still a possiblity. Wrap from Marie Hosking with Jim Anderton and comments from Michael Cullen, Jim Bolger and national Party president Geoff Thompson. And the latest TV3-CM pollshows support for NZ First has dropped to 20% from a high of 28%. Live i/v with Karen Fisher. DOLLAR - The New Zealand dollar continues to rise meaning bad news for exporters, good news for importers. Wrap from Bronwen Evans with chair of Meat and Wool division of Fed Farmers Edward Orr and head of Imported Motor Vehicle association John Nicholls. FINANCE
0800 NEWS/WEATHER DOCTORS STRIKE - The nurses at Dunedin and Wakari hospitals support the doctors there who are currently on strike and they say they aren't noticing much strain on resources ... yet. Live i/v with Glenda Alexander from the Nurses Organisation. BAIN - The evidence released yesterday concerning the David Bain murder trial was made public after TVNZ took a case to the court of appeal. Live i/v with managing editor of news and current affairs for TVNZ, Shaun Brown. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES CHRISTCHURCH GANG - Depositions are underway for three Road Knights gang members concerning a drive-by shooting which wounded a passer-by in April. And security is tight for the witnesses giving evidence against them. Voicer from Tracey Lyall. RETIREMENT - A survey done by Westpac Bank shows that nearly half of New Zealanders would have no savings at all if they had to sell up and settle their debts. But it also shows NZers aren't relying on the government to get them through their retirement. Live i/v with Westpac financial services manager Mark Pickering. UNITED STATES - Republican presidential hopeful Bob Dole has just turned 73 and voters have been reminded about the fifty year age gap with Bill Clinton. A recent poll shows voters are concerned about the age of the man who wants to be the US's oldest president. Wrap ex BBC with Bob Dole and John Zogby.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS OLYMPICS - The transport nightmare continues in Atlanta, where spectators are beginning to flood the city. Live i/v with Bert Roughton. FRAUD - Former NZ softball player Kevin Herlihy has pleaded guilty to fraud charges and may be ousted from the Sports Hall of Fame. Keith Hancox was thrown out, after defrauding the sports foundation, in 1992. Wrap from Karen Turner with Hall of Fame Chairperson Trish McKelvey and Trevor Morley, investigator with Sun Alliance. EQUITICORP - The 190-million dollars the government must pay back over the NZ Steel / Equiticorp deal in 1987 may more than double if a bid for interest and legal costs is sucessful. Voicer from Lisa Owen. SMARTCARDS - Smartcard use is on the increase. A British expert on SMartcards is in this country for a conference and he says major corporations are in danger of missing the boat. Live i/v with Dr Peter Harrap. COMMENT SOUTH AFRICA - The Truth Commission, headed by Bishop Desmond Tutu and set up to hear about crimes under apartheid, has heard about human rights abuses in Soweto. i/v with Richard Downes who's been at the hearings.