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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: ELECTRICITY CRISIS - AK Univ decides to proceed with enrolments next week even though inner city facing rolling power cuts. Univ one of several large institutions hit hard by crisis. (Stephanie Baird)
0621 RURAL NEWS
0626 NEWS STORY: NORTHERN IRELAND - IRA repeats its ceasefire remains intact, hours after car bomb explodes in Portadown. Unionists don't believe IRA truce is firm and small loyalist paramilitaries say their ceasefire is close to breaking point. (Keith Chalkley)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: ELECTRICITY CRISIS - AK central business district business people and residents preparing for tonight's public meeting at town hall where mayor and councillors will front up to what's expected to be angry crowd. Sean Plunkett live from downtown AK.
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: TOWER CORPN should unveil details of plan to become public listed company by middle of year. Policyholders told at AGM that demutualisation scheme now with High Court. Guinness Peat Group execs and supporters at meeting expected row over merger proposal didn't occur. (Gyles Beckford) ELECTRICITY CRISIS - credit rating agency standard and Poors says Mercury Energy financially strong enough to withstand most pressures despite suffering lost revenue, repair costs and possible claims from customers. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/ MARKETS BUS COMPANY - Commerce Commission refuses Scottish-based Stagecoach company permission to buy AK's Yellow Bus company. Stageoah operates some AK suburban services through Cityline subsidiary and most of services in WN and Hutt Valley. Commission says door open for Stagecoach to resubmit modified proposal. (Gyles Beckford) STRABUCKS - first outlets of North American coffee shop chain should be open in NZ by end of year. (Gyles Beckford) OIL PRICES FALL again with reduced prospect of hostilities in Middle East Chicago-based oil analyst John Salzer, of Smith Barney, says current world market in sloppy and believes prices will keep falling over time. PHARMACEUTICAL MERGER between Smithkline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome collapses, amid accusations of bad faith and reneging on agreements. HONG KONG BANK - Local NZ branch reports after tax profit of $12.4 million for year to December, rose more than 50%. (Gyles Beckford)
0700 INTRO/NEWS ELECTRICITY CRISIS - indications that electricity only one of AK's services facing rocky future (see next item). Todd Niall reports live on continuing power crisis. AUCKLAND REGIONAL SERVICES - clear that PM Jenny Shipley's promise to announce decisions this week on services owned by AK Regional Services promise to announce decisions this week on services owned by AK Regional Services trust won't be met. Issue has divided AK MPs and party. Live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison; live i/v with Local Government minister Maurice williamson. ELECTRICITY CRISIS - Mayor Les Mills calls public meeting this evening to discuss what more can be done for retailers and residents in central business district. Live i/v with Les Mills, resident and apartment block manager Ron Holmes, and Alex Swney, representing Heart of the City retailers organisation.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE IRAQ - CRISIS - UN Security Council briefed on agreement made with Iraq. Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives at UN to cheers and applause from staff. Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing. ELECTRICITY CRISIS - live i/v with Jim Macauley, chair of Mercury Energy board. ELECTRICITY CRISIS/POLICE - concern raised about ability of AK police to cope with emergencies during power crisis. Labour's Justice spokesman Phil Goff says resources have been stretched to snapping point, claims one of his constituents unable to get police help after being assaulted. Live i/v with Phil Goff and AK Police regional commander, Asst Commissioner Bruce Scott. DRIVER' LICENCES - tests cost to rise nearly 50%. AA appalled at amount of rise. (Corinne Ambler); live i/v with Land Transport Safety Authority's Alwoodisde, and AA' s Geordie Cassin.
0800 NEW/WEATHER AUCKLAND REGIONAL SERVICES - deep divisions between National MPs over wheather to give away shares in assets such as port, watercare services and public transport, or sell them, or keep some form of public control. Live i/v with AK Regional Council chair Phil Warren. IRAQ - CRISIS - NZ defence personnel due to arrive in Kuwait. PM Jeny Shipley says it would be premature to bring them home until UN Security Council has fully considered deal with Iraq. (q). Comment from Labour's Defence spokesman Geoff Braybrooke, RNZAF spokesman Flt Lt Glenn Gowthorpe, and Brian Craies, father of Orion pilot. (Caitlin Cherry) ELECTRICITY CRISIS/AK UNIVERSITY to decide today how to respond to further delays in restoring full power. Live i/v with registrar Warwick Nicoll and student president Mark O'Brien. ELECTRICITY CRISIS/TOURISM - Australians officilly advised by Australian govt to avoid travelling to centre of AK. Tourism minister Murray McCully returns from discussions with Australian counterpart Andrew Thompson - i/ved live. WN TOURISM - hotel accommodation in WN squeezed. Workers relocated from AK to avoid power cuts just as WN packed with tourists. (Andrea Rush) NORTHERN IRELAND - SINN FEIN leader Gerry Adams meeting Irish PM Bertie Ahern over expulsion from peace talks etc. I/v with correspondent Mark O'Connell. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0830 NEWS/SPORTS MELLENIUM - CH children making plans for own celebrations. Youth 2000 and Children 2000 2 key parts of year-long celebrations CH plans to hold. (tania Oolders) DN MAYORALTY - former MP Clive Matthewson plans to stand for mayoraity in October elections - he's i/ved live. HAMILTON/HOMELESSNESS - social service agencies join forces to highlight what they see as growing crisis of homelessness in city. Combined Housing Action Research Group says 160 adults with 120 dependent children either living in substandard conditions or in the open. (Andrew McRae) WAIKAREMOANA CLAIM - Conservation minister Nick Smith travelling to waimoko marae today to meet local Māori and discuss land occupation. I/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira. LIZARD - DoC trying today to bring back 3 rare species to WN area. Lizards to be set free on Mana Island. Live i/v with DoC's Dr Colin Miskelly. ELECTRICITY CRISIS - AK inner city workers seem to have adapted to situation. Live report on situation with Todd Niall. SOUTH AFRICA - P W BOTHA, former apartheid-era president, appears in court, pleads not guilty to allegations of refusing to co-operate with Truth and