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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: SURGERY BOOKINGS - strong support among medical groups for WN specialist Prof geoffrey Horne who says he'll fiddle booking system so his patients get surgery. Comment from Prof Horne, minister of Health Bill English (q), patient Alister McLean, Dr Alister Scott of Coalition for Public Health, Dr Paul Malpass, Health Funding Authority, and Greypower's Health spokesperson, Dr Ron Baker. (Karen Gregory-Hunt)
0620 RURAL NEWS illegible BOARD DEREGULATION - hundreds of apple growers tell PM Jenny Shipley at weekend that apple exports won't be deregulated with their blessing during her visit to Hawkes Bay orchard. Spokesperson Brian D'Ath impressed with depth of feeling shown by fruitgrowers. (Catherine Harris) PRODUCER BOARD DEREGULATION - Te Puke kiwifruit growers form new group to fight deregulation, called United Kiwi. Chair Bruce Abrahams says most growers worried deregulation will see too many growers competing for lucrative markets and flooding market. (Diana Leufkens) SHAREMILKER - bitter dispute between Barry Barfoote and Russell McDonald takes another turn, with Mr Barfoote placing stop on Mr McDonald's cheques for last 2 months' milking. Fed Farmers' Northland president Ian Walker says dispute has become ridiculous. (Diana Leufkens) STOCK SALES - strong demand for good cattle and sheep in saleyards around country send prices soaring. Heavy prime male lambs have made up to $100 in recent weeks and large oxen fetches $1,000 each. (Jill Galloway) MANUKA HONEY, known to have many healing properties, also help with anaemia. Australian researchers have found ulcer-producing bacteria H pylori also scavenges iron from stomach and NZ honey industry researchers have found some manuka honeys are effective against H pylori. (Catherine Harris)
0625 SPORTS STORY MANCHESTER UNITED - media magnate Rupert Murdoch set to spend almost $2 billion to by football club. British Sports minister Tony Banks has reservations, says any deal would have to be closely scrutinised by competition authorities. (Keith Chalkley)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY: IRAN/AFGHANISTAN - thousands of Iranian troops mass on Afghanistan border, Western intelligence agencies say Iran poised to invade but Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini rules out any military confrontation. Comment from Dr Bill Harris, Otago Univ, Terence O'Brien, VUW Centre for Strategic Studies, and Taliban Spokesman Zadran Nurullah. (Tama Muru)
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS LAND SALES - more controversy over Crown selling land which has Waitangi Tribunal claims on it.
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: TREASURY UPDATE - economic commentators picking much reduced growth rate and likely deficit when Treasury delivers economic update tomorrow. Economist Nick Bennenbroek, Bankers Trust, says economic conditions have worsened because of situation in Asia and Russia and at home. (Karen Gregory-Hunt) U.S. ECONOMY - Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan hints Fed no longer sees inflation as primary threat to US economy and may cut key interest reates should global turmoil intensify and do serious damage. (RTR) FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD U.S. DOLLAR declines over past week. Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill says it's caused mainly be concern about prospects of US economy. BANKING SERVICES - traditional way of doing business fast breaking down. Visiting NCR senior vice president, Per Olaf Loof, says entry of companies such as Richard Branson's Virgin Group and British supermarket chain Sainsbury's into what was once preserve of banks shows selling and distribution of financial products will be more important than processing transactions. (Gyles Beckford) GLOBAL TOURISM MARKET unlikely to recover until turn of century, according to British group World Travel and Tourism Council. Group originally forecast tourism growth averaging 7% as year over next decade but Asian slump began to take steam out of market in 1997. MANCHESTER UNITED - media magnate Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB satellite television company confirms it's having talks with vies to buying club. (AAP)
0700 INTRO/NEWS SURGERY BOOKINGS - WN Medical School head of surgery Prof Geoffrey Horne says illegible cheat booking system to ensure his patients get operations. Health Funding Authority says hospitals will monitor sraff to ensure system not abused but errant doctors won't face legal action. Live i/v with Prof Horne and Dr Andrew Holmes, Health ministry's director of elective surgery policy; live i/v with Health correspondent Rae Lamb. IRAN/AFGHANISTAN - tension high despite Iranian leader ruling out military confrontation. Iran has sent 70,000 troops to carry out exercises near border, following disappearance of 11 Iranian diplomats last month. Pakistan's Foreign minister trying to mediate between sides. I/v with Islamabad correspondent Zaffar Abbass. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Prof Fred Halliday, London School of Economics, re implications of conflict. SWISSAIR CRASH - bad weather hampers divers in search for black box from plance. Submarine sonar has located signals emitted by 2 recorders in 60 metres in water and now divers have difficult task of scouring ocean floor to retrieve them. Live i/v with correspondent Stephen Puddicombe in Halifax.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS COMMONWEALTH GAMES - BADMINTON - profile of Rhona Robertson. (Stephen Hewson) FINANCE UPDATE illegible - CRISIS - President Yeltsin to meet parliamentary leaders later today for last minute consultations re choice of PM, preceding 2nd confirmation vote on Viktor Chernomyrdin. Mr Chernomyrdin has told Russian television that country needs govt in place quickly to restore order to economy. Did he come up with new initiatives? I/v with correspondent Paul Anderson. (Mng Rpt) CHILD ABUSE - major conference under way in AK, with 1200 delegates from more than 50 countries discussing effects of abuse and neglect on children. Det Chief Insp Bob McLaughlin, Scotland Yard, speaking on child pornography - he's i/ved live, along with Det Sgt mark Churches, AK Police child abuse unit. U.S. - CLINTON SCANDAL - President Clinton comes under attack for Lewinsky affair by long-time friend and ally Senator Joe Lieberman and shortly after by 2 other senior Democratic senators. Criticism comes as independent counsel Kenneth Starr hands over report to Congress about possible impeachment charges. I/v with correspondent Candice Smith. MONDAY OZ SPOT - i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (Sydney's water still polluted)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER SURGERY BOOKINGS - Coalition for Public Health predicts most doctors will cheat on new booking system to boost treatment chances for their patients. Dr Anton Wiles, Medical Assn chair, says doctors are likely to be caught and the more who do it, the more likely to plan is to backfire. He's i/ved live. IRAN/AFGHANISTAN - Taliban spokesman warns Iran it will "shed blood" to repel any invasion. Live i/v with Otago Univ's Dr Bill Harris. INDIA - FLOODS - death toll in worst floods for & decades rises to more than 1600, mostly in Uttar Pradesh although thousands of villages and millions of ha of land across 5 states affected. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. (Mng Rpt) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS HIKOI OF HOPE makes steady progress from both ends of country. Live i/v with Catherine Campbell in Whangarei and Rev Alec Clark in Gore. MANCHESTER UNITED - many fans dismayed club could be sold to billionaire businessman with few links to soccer. Live i/v with Jack dearden, BBC sports reporter in Manchester.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS TENNIS - U.S. OPEN - Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi move nearer t quarter-final showdown; defending champion Pat Rafter meets Goran Ivanisevic tomorrow illegible Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing. SWISSAIR CRASH - divers retrieve one of 2 flight recorders. Live i/v with correspondent Stephen Puddicombe in Halifax. CHILD ABUSE - Prof Bruce Perry, Baylor College of Medicine at Houston, Texas speaking at conference in AK today, says infants who are mistreated suffer not only emotional damage but damage to development of brain as well. He's i/ved live. CITIZENSHIP - celebrations held in WN and AK over weekend to mark 50th anniversary of British Nationality and NZ Citizenship Act. In WN, 50 candidates granted citizenship and in AK 3,000 people take part in biggest citizenship ceremony every to be held in NZ, with 900 people from 50 countries grantee citizenship. (Cathy Carpenter) OBITUARY - AKIRO KUROSAWA, Japanese film-maker, dies aged 88, Kurosawa credited with putting Japanese cinema on the map, has been called "the pictorial Shakespeare of our time". Live i/v with National Radio film critic Jonathan Dennis.