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0700 NEWS FOREST CORP SALE - A Fletcher Challenge-led consortium gas paid the government just over two billion dollars for Forestry Corp and the future of the corporation and its workers is now the topic of much debate. Opposition parties and mill workers are unhappy, but Fletchers says the move will actually create more jobs. Wrap from Carol Stiles with driver Eddie McFarlane, Waipa worker Pat Walker, Wood Industry union official Matt Tupene, Alliance's Keith Ridings and vox pops. Live i/v with Fletchers' corporate communications manager Barry Akers, including audio of Winston Peters, who opposes the sale. AUSTRALIAN BUDGET - The Coalition's first budget in 14 years was released last night in Canberra, and it's designed to get the country out of the red in two years, by way of cutting federal spending, social services and job programmes. Audio of treasurer Peter Costello and Doug Cameron, leader of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. Live i/v with correspondent Pru Goward. MISTRIAL - The Law Society and the head of a journalism school believe news organisations are testing the boundaries of court coverage. Yesterday a Christchurch judge ruled a mistrail for the case of a man charged with murder after being involved in an accident where a woman died, following coverage on TVNZ and TV3. Wrap with Austin Forbes of the law society and university journalism tutor Jim Tully. (Karlum Lattimore) Live i/v with TVNZ's managing ed of news and current aff's Shaun Brown and TV3's dir of news and current aff's Mark Jennings.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS RUSSIA - Thousands of refugees are fleeing the Chechan capital Grozny, following an attack from Russian forces against the rebels in control of the city. Live i/v with Andrew Harding from the Chechan border. FOREST CORP SALE - The sale price of Forestry Corp was tipped to be 1.7 to 1.9 billion dollars, but it sold for over 2 billion. Bronwen Evans wrap looking at the price and the other bidders. With audio of Carter Holt Harvey's Devon McLean, forestry analyst David Stanley and Fletchers' Mike Andrews. INTERNET/TELECOM - Internet providers are appealing to the Commerce Commission to investigate telecom's place in the internet market, claiming they can affird to set up a company that can't pay its way, and offer the lowest price. Live i/v with Plains Communications' chief exec Robert Hunt and Telecom's Clive Litt. PAEDOPHILIA - Save the Children, Christian Aid and Barnados in London are calling for tougher international laws on paedophilia. Save the Children has issued a report called 'Kids for Hire' - i/v with one of the authors Marilyn Thompson. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER FOREST CORP SALE - The Prime Minister has described the sale of Forest Corp as "a defining moment in New Zealand politics" but polls show considerable opposition among the public to the sale. Audio of Jim Anderton, who mobilised a lot of opposition. Live i/v with Jim Bolger. MISTRIAL - There have been suggestions news organisations are taking things too far when it comes to court reporting, and are influencing trials too much. Live i/v with Scott Opticon, lecturer in criminal procedure at Auckland, talking about the New Zealand and the United States systems. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES PETROL PRICES - Caltex has raised the wholesale price of its regular and premium petrol and diesel, saying that realistically they should have done it months ago. Audio of their corporate affairs manger Peter Hazael. Live i/v with Bronwen Evans.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS WHITEWATER TRIAL - Susan McDougal, a former business partner of Bill Clinton, has been sentenced to two years jail in the Whitewater trial. And again questions are being asked about whether the trial will hurt Clinton's reputation in the run-up to the election. Live i/v with washington correspondent Martin Walker. DAIRY MERGER - The merger between two of the country's biggest dairy companies, Tui Milk Products and Kiwi Dairies, is off. Tui shareholders failed to give the move the 75% support it needed to go ahead. (Jill Galloway) SHARKS - Scientists believe ground shark cartilage could inhibit the growth of blood vessels that feed cancerous tumors, but they're not hailing the find as a cure for cancer yet. Wrap from marguerite fahy with Baguley from the Cancer Research Lab, Croft manager of MacFarlane Labs and researcher Paul Davis. PARALYMPICS - Australia ahave taken control of the medal table at the Paralympics in Atlanta, but New Zealand are also doing well. Live i/v with chef de mission Bruce Tocker. BRITAIN - The debate is on over reforming the monarchy, some changes supported, others not. And the royals are trying to control media access to their lives once again. Live i/v with Keith Chalkley.