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0650 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FINANCE illegible - strong support and market reaction to speech by Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash in which he said Bank will continue to aim for middle of new inflation band and that he believes economic growth of around 3% is possible. Labour's Finance spokesman Michael Cullen says speech denial of much of policy aims of Treasurer Winston Peters. (q)Maria Slade NZ DOLLAR - ManFed releases study commissioned from Bankers Trust on effect of govt's planeed $1.2 billion extra spending. Study concludes if spending halted there could be easing of monetary conditions and fall in dollar value but concedes stimulus to economy from spending could have significant effects on domestic producers. (Gyles Beckford) TRADE - Foreign minister Don McKinnon says calls for freeze on tariff cuts to protect Australian car industry threaten trade liberalisation in region. (Gyles Beckford) BUSINESS CONFIDENCE - latest survey by NZIER points to modest rise in confidence but not uniformly across all sectors. NZIER senior economist Phil Briggs believes survey results indicate turning point in economy. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX - Business Round Tabler describes Alliance's election policy as "something out of the Social Credit ark". FTT was meant to apply to financial deals including bank withdrawals at rate of
0.1% and Estimated to bring in more than $7 billion in first year. (Gyles Beckford) NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK, owner of BNZ, lifts net profit for 1st quarter by 13.5% but warns competitive pressure on interest margins remains in all markets. (Zandra Sharpe) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS ARMED HOSTAGE REPORT - Police Complainst Authority report on armed hostage incident in Avondale dairy last year vindicates officer who shot and injured woman who held dairy owner at knifepoint for hour but is critical of some decisions made by senior officers. AK Police Asst Commisioner Brion Duncan lessons have been learned. Live report from Glenda Wakeham. AUSTRALIA - EUTHANASIA - passionate debate in Darwin, with more than 400 people attending, over voluntary euthanasia legislation. Meeting preceded public hearing of senate committee inquiry into a federal anti-euthanasia Bill which could overthrow Northern Territory law. Live i/v with journalist Corinne McGuinn. NORTH HEALTH RHA's decision to bail out AK Hospital criticised by South Auckland CHE officials. They say they also have huge surgery waiting list but haven't asked for more cash because they believe problem has to be managed. (Iain Gracie) RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - UN Committee takes NZ to task on commitment to UN Convention, asks questions about poverty, discrimination against Māori, and youth suicide. I/v with NZ delegation head Catherine Gibson, chief exec of Youth Affairs ministry. (Mng Rpt), about lack of official poverty line demarcation in NZ. CRICKET - test between NZ and England starts today in AK. Whos' going in as favourites? Live i/v with commentator Brian Waddle and Chris Lander, "Daily Mirror"
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS HELICOPTERS - industry members say only way to ensure they're safe is for owners to buy parts from reputable suppliers. Opotiki man has been charged with 2 counts of manslaughter after 2 men died in crash in October 1995 and it was later found helicopter had been fitted with rotor from another crashed helicopter. (Claire Silvester); "Flight International" editor David Learmont says bogus airline parts problem around work and helicopters particularly Vulnerable to parts failure - i/ved. (Mng Rpt) RWANDA - army kills up to 80 people in last few days in northwest of country, Hutu extremist stronghold. Vice president Maj-Gen Paul Kagame says govt illegible to impose peace, by force if necessary. (BBC) CHARITIES CODE - Cancer Society calls for charities to develop voluntary code of practice so they account for fundraising in same way. Exec director Jeff Brown says figures from Cot Death Assn's Red Nose Day appeal shows differences in accounting practices. Live i/v with David Robinson, Accountability for Charities Working Group. TRANZRAIL - formal hearing into application to build new port and ferry terminal at Clifford Bay south of Blenheim begins on Monday. Issue has caused divisions between north and south Marlborough with many Picton people bitterly opposed to loss of TranzRail service. (Robyn Cubie) ITALY - CONSITUTIONAL REFORM - lower house of Parliament votes overwhelmingly in favour of special commission to draft proposed reforms to end political instabiity, gives 70 member commission only 5 months to come up with proposals for change. Live i/v with correspondent Frances Kennedy. FINANCE
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ARMED HOSTAGE REPORT - dairy owner held hostage, Suresh Patel, pleased Police Complaints Authority vindicated actions of police officer who shot and wounded his captor Tracy Spiers. Mr Patel i/ved live. MISSING BOYS - 2 young boys missing near Timaru found safe and well. (written) AUSTRALIA - EUTHANASIA - those supporting voluntary euthanasia adamant it's the best solution for many terminal patients. Melbourne Urologist Rodney Syme, one of seven health professionals who admitted using euthanasia, says and interference in Northern Territory law by federal govt could be undemocratic; Dr Robert Marr, National Coalition for Voluntary Euthanasia, says current debate is important political issue that must be settled in rational way. (Mng Rpt) PAPERS TRANSTASMAN TRADE - NZ Foreign Affairs minister Don McKinnon returns from 2 days of talks with Australian counterpart Alexander Downer, discussing issues including aviation rights and speed of tariff reductions. Major differences remain unresolved. (Zandra Sharpe) NZ DOLLAR - Bankers Trust report released by ManFed says govt must find billion dollars in savings to peg back rampant dollar. CTU economist Peter Harris says govt spending not cause of over-inflated dollar which would fall if Reserve Bank sent correct signals. Live i/v with Mr Harris and David Plank, Bankers Trust chief economist.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS JAPAN - ECONOMY - govt pulls back from restructuring in spite of intense pressure from media and economists. (Eric Frykberg) AUSTRALIA - EXPLOSION in outback almost 4 years ago still cause of speculation. I/v with Greg van der Vink, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, whcih has been investigating, about original suggestion that Japanese Supreme Truth cult had been involved and that explosion may have been nuclear blast. (Mng Rpt) YOUTH OFFENDERS - AK lawyer Geoff Wells says funding increase for CYPS promised by Social Welfare minister should be used to address shortage of beds for growing number of youth offenders. (Andrew Fleming) FEEDBACK - listeners' letters. OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Pru Goward about week's events across Tasman. (Victoria fires, Melbourne heat)