Morning report. 1996-12-23

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0600 Headlines/News/Sports Bulletin/short weather forecast
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. Gyles Beckford
0700 NEWS CONSERVATION DEPT - reported that new minister Nick Smith wants resignation of director general Bill Mansfield over 1995 Cave Creek disaster. Comment from Progressive Greens president Rob Fenwick, PSA president Tony Simpson, Labour spokesman Pete Hodgson, and Andrew McCarthy, father of Cave Creek Victim. (Corinne Ambler); Cath Wallace, ECO spokesperson and lecturer in public policy, says it's unacceptable for new minister to seek resignation of chief exec. She's i/ved live. NORTHERN IRELAND - fears of return to tit-for-tat killings. Less than 48 hours after IRA shot and wounded police officer in Belfast children's hospital, bomb explodes beneath car belonging to leading republican. (Keith Chalkley) PERU - HOSTAGES - 5 days on and Tupac Amaru still holding 340 hostages in Japanese ambassador's residence. President Fujimoro speaks publicly for first time about crisis, calls on rebels to lay down arms and free hostages. Live i/v with correspondent Peter Hudson. illegible SHOOTING - 2 people being questioned by police about incident in which 1 person was shot during confrontation with householder in Muriwai. Live report from Glenda Wakeham. CHRISTMAS - USA - Washington DC gearing up for holiday. Live i/v with correspondent Martin Walker.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS TRUCKS - in weeklong campaign almost 1200 trucks in lower North Island stopped and checked, 60 ordered off the road for being unsafe. Live i/v with Insp Merv Bassett. MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY - Appeal Court judgement rules future earnings are not matrimonial property but can be included in assessing worth of spouse's business. Comment from lawyers Helen Cull, Deirdre Milne, and Lynne Dempsey. (Karen Gregory-Hunt) HIKURANGI FOREST in Gisborne area sold to Malaysian company. Gisborne mayor John Clarke says that must mean work for region's people. Gisborne region hit this year by closures of Cedenco and Weddell. Mr Clarke i/ved live. TERTIRAY REVIEW - coalition deal includes review of all aspects of tertiary education sector but people in sector say review is waste of taxpayers' money aa work has already been done and now time for action. (Al Morrison) CHRISTMAS - India - many British traditions remain despite 50 years of independence. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. FINANCE - money markets latest with Gyles Beckford.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER CONSERVATION DEPT - Progressive Greens leader Rob Fenwick says director general Bill Mansfield needs to be replaced if DoC ever to regain confidence and restructure to improve accountability. He's i/ved live.
NORTHERN IRELAND - renewed violence. Live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick.
PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES MāORI HEALTH - Massey Univ study Oranga Kaumatua shows poor health in elderly Māori could be partly due to pressures placed on them by marae system. (Andrew Fleming) CHRISTMAS - live i/v with Alliance leader Jim Anderton about his holiday plans.
MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (3 Aboriginal children in custody for spitting at MP Pauline Hanson)
0830 NEWS/SPORTS CAPITAL COAST HEALTH - more details on restructuring revealed by exec chair Jack Jenkins. Major management changes - 13 special business unites to be established, led by medical specialists assisted by own management structures. (Stephen Hewson)
RED CROSS - funeral in Wanaka today of Sheryl Thayer, killed in Chechnya. Live i/v with Red Cross PR manager Martin Robinson. SPREADABLE BUTTER - following British Customs putting duty on Anchor's spreadable butter because it didn't fit European Union quota restrictions, 2 multi million plants have been idle. Northland Dairy Co decides to enter NZ market instead of waiting to see if EU will relent. (Sarah Willis) CHRISTMAS - live i/v with ACT leader Richard Prebble about his holiday plans. CHRISTMAS - GERMANY - traditional markets overflowing with gingerbread, tree ornaments and toys. Massive traffic jams. Live i/v with correspondent Geoff Rodoreda.