Morning report. 1996-08-12

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Year
1996
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58931
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RNZ Collection

0600 Headlines/News/Sports Bulletin/short weather forecast
0608 News in Māori
0614 Headlines/Paper Report illegible Rural News illegible News Update
0640 Report from our Mana News team
0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International
0650 Business and financial news. David Jones

NB. ARCHIVAL RECORDING ONLY BEGINS HERE...

0700 NEWS 1981 SPRINGBOK TOUR - PM Jim Bolger returns from South Africa tonight to face growing calls for pardoning of those convicted during tour protests. Mr Bolger says only history books will make it clear protestors played a role in ending apartheid and it will be left at that. (q) Comment from Raymond Mhlaba, Eastern Cape premier, Grant Cole - piloy eho flourbombed Eden Park during tour, John Minto of HART, Labour leader Helen Clark, and National Party president Geoff Thompson. (Peter Fowler); live i/v with HART protest organiser in 1981 Dick Cuthbert and with MP Ross Meurant, police Red Squad leader in 1981; live comment from Justice minister Doug Graham. DNA TESTING - new law comes into effect, Criminal Investigations Act, allowing police to forcibly take blood smaples for DNA testing. Civil liberties groups concerned about abuse of privacy but police adamant there won't be widespread abuse of individual's rights. Comment from Det Insp Cam Ronald and Barry Wilson, AK Civil Liberties Council. (Kiri Coughlan); live i/v with Justice minister Doug Graham.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FORESTRY CORP SALE - memo leaked to Alliance reveals govt will announce sale of cutting rights later this week - biggest state asset sale since 1990 sale of Telecom. Comment from Alliance leader Jim Anderton, Barry Akers of Fletcher Challenge (likely successful bidder), and Finance minister Bill Birch. DRIVE-BY SHOOTING in Invercargill last Friday being treated as attempted murder. 2 men, one a Black Power member, shot as walking down suburban street. John Goldsmith, Māori warden, says worst is yet to come - he's i/ved. 1981 SPRINGBOK TOUR - PM Jim Bolger's visit to South Africa highlighted divisions remaining in NZ over tour, rather than the foreign policy success and springboard for election campaign he wanted it to be. Comment from Mr Bolger, Trevor Richards, former HART organiser, and President Nelson Mandela. (Kathryn Street) U.S. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION - Bon Dole chooses former Housing secretary Jack Kemp as vice presidential running mate, putting focus of campaign back on economy. Kemp a keen advocate of tax cuts. Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing. ELECTION - minor parties step up efforts to win place in first MMP parliament, with recent polls indicating Christian Coalition and United stand good chance of either 5% of vote or one electorate seat. Comment from John Jamieson, Christian Coalition, Rasik Ranchod of Abundant Life Centre, Coalition president David Brown, ACT leader Richard Prebble, and United's Peter Dunne. (Janice Rodenburg) FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones
0800 NEWS/WEATHER DNA TESTING - concerns raised by scientists over Criminal Investigations Act, over reliability of DNA testing, especially in NZ. Live i/v with Lione l Sharman, general manager of forensics at Environmental Science and Research Inst. 1981 SPRINGBOK TOUR - issue of pardons for protestors. Justice minister Doug Graham says it would be impractical to find relevant files (q) but criminal lawyer Marie Dhyrberg says that doesn't necessarily mean pardons are impossible. She's i/ved live. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES PROZAC - Pharmac concerned about 40% jump in prescribing of drug, says it's being handed out too freely. Mental health professionals disagree, say Prozac better than earlier drugs still being prescribed. Coment from Prozac user Neomi, Dr Peter McGeorge and Geoff Bridgeman of Mental Health Fndn. (Lisa Owen) MONDAY OZ SPOT - federal govt says it has to save $8 billion, plans to raise tertiary fees as one way of doing it. I/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS BLOOD PRODUCTS - continuing drop in number of blood donors resulting in growing shortages of blood and blood products. "Kids With Immune Deficiencies Fndn" says there's a variety of reasons, including myths about donors contracting diseases. (Eileen Cameron) GREEK CYPRIOT man dies and 15 people wounded in clashes with Turkish Cypriot troops across ceasefire line in Cyprus. UN says incident worst intercommunal clash since 1974 Turkish invasion. I/v with Nicosia correspondent Colin Smith CANADA GEESE - Canterbury game shooters angry about proposed cull of geese on Lake Ellesmere. Local Fish and Game Council planning to shoot thousands using helicopters and groundshooters in cull designed to lower population to manageable level. Local shooters demanding resignation of organisers. Live i/v with game shooters spokesman Bruce Thomson; live i/v with North Canty Fish and Game Council Spokesman Brian Webb. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - American Socialist Workers' party candidate James Harris, long time civil rights activist and union militant, currently visiting NZ. He's i/ved live. NORTHERN IRELAND - thousands of nationalists march through Belfast in noisy but non-violent demonstration marking 25th anniversary of introduction of internment. I/v with correspondent Chris West about the weekend of protest in province.

[NB. Digital Audio Tape recording degredation towards end of recording and final interview incomplete]