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0700 NEWS WAIKATO UNIV students set to take legal action against univ if academic staff strike this morning as planned. Live i/v with Students' Assn president Ben King; live i/v with Vice Chancellor Bryan Gould AIR NZ ground staff set to strike this morning for 2 hours in AK, WN, CH in support of demand for 2 year contract with 3% pay rises each year. Have been offered 2% a year. Live i/v with public relations director David Beatson. CYPS REMOVES 6 children from parents because of safety concerns, following ongoing problems with Hokianga family for past 18 months. Comment from CYPS Northland manager Trevor Wi-kaiatia, and Children's Commissioner Laurie O'Reilly. (Lisa Owen) JUNIOR DOCTORS' strike in WN region going ahead despite 11th hour bid by hospital management to resolve dispute. Capital Coast Health and Hutt Valley Health resident doctors striking for 48 hours over contract dispute and concerns over long hours and understaffing. Live i/v with Deborah Sidebotham, Resident Doctors'; Assn, and Jane Holden, Hutt Valley Health. TOURISM board warns provincial NZ to wake up ideas if it wants share of tourism dollar. Deputy chief exec Chris Ryan comments. Also comment from Hospitality Assn chief exec Bruce Robertson and Buller District Council mayor Pat O'Dea. (Clare Sziranyi)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS ELECTION - 5 large groups, representing tourism, fishing industry, farmers, forest owners, and manufacturers, call for bottom line positions in post electora wrangling which largely contradict Alliance and to some extent Labour Party, say they want policies supporting "entreprenmeurial and outward looking society". Live i/v with Malcolm Bailey, Federated Farmers president. CAMPAIGN - live i/v with Political editor Karen Fisher about last few days of election campaign. ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW taking place this year on edge of specially declared biosecurity area re tussock moth spraying. Biosecurity Act forbids plant matter being removed from within such a zone which could stop flower sales at show. Live i/v with Forestry ministry communications manager Jane Roskruge. PACIFIC ISLANDS - questions asked in number of states re how free local media are from political interference, following jailing of journalists in Tonga. (Lualemana Tino Pereira) BRITAIN - CONSERVATIVE PARTY begins last conference before trying to win 5th successive election. Party split over Europe and demoralised by new allegations of political sleaze. I/v with correspondent Des Fahy. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER CYPS REMOVES - service says it had no choice but to take strong action and remove children from parents in Hokianga case. Live i/v with CYPS regional manager Trevor Wi-Kaitaia. WAIKATO UNIV academic staff striking this morning and manning picket lines re pay dispute. Live i/v with Assn of University Staff exec director Rob Crozier. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES ELECTION - some smaller parties struggling to get media mention. Progressive Greens and Conservatives focussing on electorate rather than party vote. Comment from PG's Mark Bellingham and Conservatives' Trevor Rogers, Independent Ross Meurant, Ross Gardner of McGillicuddy Serious, and Tim Shadbolt, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis party. (Clare Pasley) PROJECT K launched by mountaineer Graeme Dingle, urban-based youth development programme aimed at Improving self esteem and developing goals and life directions. He's i/ved live.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Yasser Arafat pays visit to Israel's president Ezer Weizmann, pledges to pursue peace without resorting to violence. (BBC) SALARY LEVELS SURVEY shows pay rates of top execs rising faster than those of general staff, by 6.5% cf under 5%. Live i/v with Kevin McBride, PA Consulting. WN'S SINGING COWBOY "Kenny" petitions mayor after City Council took away his amplifier and his livelihood. (Mark Torley); live i/v with mayor Mark Blumsky. MEXICO - murder and fraud trial of Raul Salinas keenly anticipated. Salinas is brother of fled former president Carlos Salinas and is accused of masterminding murder 2 years ago of fellow politician Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu and of committing massive fraud. Live i/v with correspondent James Blears.