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0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International
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0700 NEWS AVIATION - There have been big changes in the regulation of ownership in the aviation industry. Air New Zealand now owns at least half of Australia's Anset Holdings, and at the same time foreign investment rules have been relaxed for airlines here. Live i/v with economics correspondent Bronwen Evans, including audio of John Bradbury, general manager of international relations for the MOT. KIWI INTERNATIONAL - Kiwi International is confident now that flights have resumed and they have started clearing the backlog of up to a thousand passengers stranded on either side of the Tasman. Only last week the company announced the redundancies of more than a third of its 250 staff. Wrap with Patrick Pruett of Kiwi Int. and Sharon Collins, a stranded passneger. (Clare Silvester) KINDERGARTENS - About 1600 kindergarten teachers are striking today in support of their pay claim. 493 kindergartens will be closed, affecting 39,000 pupils. i/v with Associate min of ed Bill English. Live i/v with Joanna Beresford of the NZEI, the teachers' union. US/IRAQ - The United States is determined to punish Baghdad, despite the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from the northern city of Arbil. Bill Clinton is said to be examining a range of military and diplomatic options. Live i/v with Martin Walker from Washington.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS WHALE - Northland tribe Ngati Wai are angry they weren't consulted over the whale stranding at the weekend. Hamiona Munroe of the tribe's trust board says they should be able to use the whale's body in their traditional way, for bone carving and eating. Lois Williams i/v with Munroe. ELDERLY HEALTH - Labour's health spokesperson Lianne Dalziel has released documents she says prove RHAs are planning to cut home services to the elderly, but the RHA say they're just trying to stay within their budget. live i/v with Dalziel and the services for older people manager at the central RHA, Catherine Hall. ASIAPOWER - A large foreign contract including a New Zealand consortium may bring down the Indian government. Asiapower is made up of Brierleys, Southpac and ECNZ's Designpower and they have development rights for hydro power stations on the Upper Krishna River. But a decision to raise the level of the dams has caused a huge political row. Wrap with Indian correspondent Edmund Roy. (Mark Crysell) SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM - The prime minister arrives this morning in the Marshall Islands for the 27th Sth Pac Forum, where the main issue may be whether to let France back into their good books now that they've stopped their nuclear testing. Wrap from Marie Hosking previewing with Jim Bolger, Sarah Dennis and Gordon Schroff. NORTHERN IRELAND - Unionist politicians have asked British pm John Major to ban loyalist fringe party reps from peace talks which resume at Stormont next week. This follows an overnight bomb attack on a Belfast house owned by the parents of loyalist prisoner Alex Kerr. Wrap with audio of Kerr and Billy Wright. (Keith Chalkley) FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER KIWI INTERNATIONAL - has taken to the skies again after a Queensland court ruled Region Air must keep flying the plane they have leased to the NZ company. Chief exec of Kiwi, Ewan Wilson, flew to Brisbane yesterday to be in court. live i/v with him. And at Auckland airport the plane has touched down with its first load of passengers. It will now fly virtually non-stop clearing the backlog of passengers. Live i/v with Todd Niall at the airport. AVIATION - Returning to the story of foreign ownership restrictions lifted in the aviation market. live i/v with Doug Kidd, the minister with responsibility for the Kiwi Share in Air New Zealand, including audio of NZ First leader Winston Peters condemning the moves. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES RUGBY - 150 thousand people are expected at a parade in Auckland this afternoon to welcome back the All Blacks from their test series in South Africa and their season. Wrap with coach John Hart, captain Sean Fitzpatrick, Jim Bolger, franker Michael Jones and John May. live i/v with michael Jones, who celebrated his fiftieth test at the weekend against South Africa. WHALE - Returning to our story about the northland tribe wanting rights to a whale stranded in the Whangarei harbour. live i/v with DOC's protection manager in Whangarei, John Beacham.
0830 NEWS/WEATHER INSURANCE - State insurance managing dir John prichard says the company's employed 16 in-house investigators to deal with an estimated one claim in ten which is false or exaggerated. The insurance Council says fifty million dollars is lost annually by the industry and they've been looking at the problem seriously for five months. Live i/v with the council's chief exec David Sergeant. SEASONAL WORKERS - A shortage of 4000 in four years time of seasonal orchard workers in Hawkes Bay will only be averted if employer attitudes change, according to a survey. Hastings mayor Jeremy Dwyer says the survey has implications for other areas too. Wrap with Dwyer, Lou Bird and Barry Wilson. (Heugh Chappel) MENTAL HEALTH - The Mental Health Commission's met for the first time to investigate the mental health system, it's already come under fire, with people refusing to take part in it. Wrap with Dr Disley and Jim Crowe. LIGHTING - A New Zealander has invented a kind of lighting without wires, to be used for road and runway strips and lighting in mines. He is Dim Ramsteijn, New Zealand manager for Harding Traffic Systems. Live i/v with Ramsteijn. TENNIS - At the US Open at Flushing meadows, a Swedish fifteen year old has beaten world number two and third seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to reach the quarter-finals. live i/v with Judy Lessing from the stands.