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0700 NEWS OLYMPICS - athletes determined to carry on despite bomb in park, which killed 2 people. I/v with Atlanta correspondent Bert Roughton; live i/v with Max Yates, one of NZ police contigent in Atlanta. SUNNYSIDE HOSPITAL - discussion document from Healthlink South suggests reducing acute admission beds in the psych hospital because of funding lack. CH North MP Mike Moore comments; live i/v with Healthlink South chief exec Paul Wylie. HEROIN CHARGES - N.Z. woman arrested in Greece. 18 year old detained month ago and charged with importing from Turkey to Greece 3.5 kgs of heroin worth $20 million, could be in prison another 2 years before case is heard. Comment from local MP Nick Smith, Donna-Maree Reid (who was imprisoned in Athens herself) and her mother Pamela, and Honorary NZ Consul General in Athens, Costa Cotsilinis. (Corinne Ambler); i/v with correspondent Louis Economopoulos. (Mng Rpt) COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY - Fay Richwhite has until noon today to decide to defend itself or admit contempt of Inquiry, has been told it has case to answer after misleading Inquiry about involvement with company filming Winston Peters' evidence. Peter Williams QC says people can expect to be dealt with severely if they try to deceive court. Live i/v with reporter Maria Slade.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS GAMBLING LAWS - proposed changes could seriously jeopardise arts spending, according to chair of Creative NZ, Brian Stephenson. He's i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Internal Affairs minister Peter Dunne. SECONDARY TEACHERS go back into negotiations with State Services Commission tomorrow. Both say they're keen to settle but are still $20 million apart. Comment from Education minister Wyatt Creech and PPTA president Martin Cooney. (Marguerite Fahy) ACCIDENT COMPENSATION - some NZers paying more than 8% of incomes for ACC levies, according to figures released by Choice in Accident Compensation Campaign. Spokesperson Simon Arnold says it's ridiculous that govt should have monopoly on what is essentially insurance. Coalition on Accident Compensation disagrees, says privatising ACC would defeat reason it was set up in first place. Live i/v with spokesperson Ross Wilson and Simon Arnold. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER OLYMPICS - in this Games' first drug scandal, 2 Russian athletes and a Lithuanian stripped of medals after failing dope tests; update on how NZ athletes are faring in events with Gordon Irving. HEROIN CHARGES - 18 year old's plight has echoes of case when young Northland woman Donna Maree Reid was arrested on charges of alleged theft from employer. Ms Reid now back in NZ. Live i/v with her NZ lawyer Noel Cocurullo, about difficulties of representing client in Athens. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES RUGBY - should Wallaby Michael Brial have been sent off after punching All Black Frank Bunce? Bunce later admitted he had elbowed player and "deserved all he got". No citings resulted. Live i/v with John Boyd, spokesman for Hullary Commission, who says Brial should have been sent off. CAVE CREEK - family and lawyer of tetraplegic victim Stephen Hannen agree to compensation payout from govt. Agreement includes never making public the amount of compensation paid. Comment from Attorney General Paul East. (Kathryn East) MONDAY OZ SPOT - PM John Howard's wife suddenly taken ill, causing PM to cancel planned trip to Indonesia and Japan. I/v with corresponent Phil Kafcaloudes.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS BARLOW APPEAL - 3 Court of Appeal judges today begin considering appeal of John Barlow, convicted in 3rd trial of killings of Eugene and Gene Thomas in WN in illegible 1994. (Merle Nowland) illegible - i/v with BBC correspondent Jane Standley in capital Bujumbura about situation following military coup. (Mng Rpt) CRIME VICTIMS - Labour Party policy get approval from Victims' Support. Comment from spokesperson Shirley Williams and Labour's Justice spokesperson Phil Goff. (Lisa Owen) RUAPEHU - Ohakune residents and businesses say they've lost a lot because of eruptions continuing into ski season, but re-opening today of Turoa field raising hopes of return to business as usual. Live i/v with Ohakune lodge owner Murray Swan. COMMENT RUSSIA doing well in Olympics medal tally. I/v with correspondent Michael Brissenden. (also discusses navy's 300th anniversary).