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0608 News in Māori
0614 Headlines/Paper Report
0618 Rural News
0630 News Update
0640 Report from our Mana News team
0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International
0650 Business and financial news. Janice Aplin
0700 NEWS IRAQ - President Clinton declares US missile strikes a success; US has launched total of 44 Cruise missiles against militray targets in Iraq over past 2 days. What next? live i/v with Washington correspondent Martin Walker; i/v with Wng Cdr Ken Petrie, defence analyst with International Inst for Strategic Studies in London, re military targets US has been attacking. (Mng Rpt) TAMIHERE CASE - Police Complaints Authority completely clears police of any misconduct in dealings with secret witness at David Tamihere double murder trial. Witness has again changed his story, now says he lied in affadavit. Comment from David Tamihere's brother John. (Corinne Ambler); i/v with Police Commissioner Peter Doone. (Mng Rpt) WEATHER - Winter of 1996 brings record rainfall and some of coldest temperatures ever recorded. Live i/v with chief forecaster Augie Auer.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS CALICIVIRUS - introduction of rabbit disease moves step closer. Group of South Island councils and farmers has formally applied for release and MAF now calling for public submissions. Environmental groups and some iwi still have fears of the virus jumping species. (Sarah Willis); live i/v with John Sanders, co-owner of Matangi Station in Little Valley in Alexandra. TANIA FURLAN MURDER - police hope to hear in next few days if South AK health authorities will release patient information they're seeking, thought to relate illegible who've lost children and may have psychiatric history. (Andrew Freming) U.S. TENNIS OPEN - live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing. (Stefan Edberg doing well) ISRAELI PM Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat meet for first time across negotiating table, opening way for resumption of full peace talks. (BBC) SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM agrees to allow France to resume role as dialogue partner, and rule that while French Polynesia representatives won't be part of normal post-forum dialogue briefing they will be given separate briefing in near future. Comment from PM Jim Bolger, PNG's Sir Julius Chan, and Bunny McDiarmid of Greenpeace. (Marie Hosking) FINANCE - money markets latest with Janice Aplin.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER TAMIHERE CASE - secret witness again changes story. Validity of evidence given by him at Tamihere's High Court trial raised in subsequent appeal against conviction for murders of Heidi Pakkonen and Sven Hoglin. Live i/v with David Tamihere's lawyer Murray Gibson. IRAQ - US Defence Secretary William Perry briefs reporters on latest US activities; what about the Kurds, why are US, Iraq, and Iran supporting their various factions? I/v with Prof Fred Halliday, London School of Economics. (Mng Rpt) PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES HOUSING NEW ZEALAND - Alliance candidate Keith Locke raises concern at what he says is sale of underpriced property by Housing NZ, says state house in AK area of Hillborough was bought and onsold a few days later for much higher sum. He's i/ved live. RNZAF says plane carrying PM Jim Bolger home from Marshall Islands now on way to WN, had been delayed in Apia with engine problems. 3rd time plane problems have affected PM. Live i/v with Sdrn Ldr Paul Harrison, RNZAF.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS HOUSING NEW ZEALAND communications manager Brett Sangster responds to claims by Alliance candidate Keith Locke about onselling of state houses at much higher prices than paid to Housing NZ - live i/v STRANDED RUSSIAN fishing crew hopes to be finally flying home within week after illegible stuck aboard arrested vessel at Timaru, with no wages. (Raewyn Reese-Jones) SPLIT VOTING - Colmar Brunton poll gives United MP Peter Dunne 46% of electorate vote while his party has only 1%. Live i/v with political commentator Colin James about the poll and a rough guide to strategic voting. CENTRAL AMERICA - Mexico and Colombia both facing violence from rebel groups. Live i/v with correspondent Neil Wiese. FRUIT AND VEG REPORT with Jack Forsythe.