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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 Māori NEWS 1616 NEWS STORY TURKEY - OCALAN - arrest of fugitive Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan leads to wave of protests throughout Europe, demonstrators invade Greek embassies and missions in 17 European cities believing Greek govt behind capture. Until Monday, Ocalan had been sheltering in Greek embassy in Nairobi. (BBC)
0620 RURAL NEWS DROUGHT - OTAGO - DoC decision to allow drought-afflicted farmer to graze illegible ewes in Rock and Pillar scenic reserve criticised by Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. Otago regional conservator Jeff Connell says DoC has taken severity of drought and fire risk into account in allowing application. (Kevin Ikin) DROUGHT - PASTORAL LEASES - drought causes some South Island high country farmers to reconsider whether they want to take part in govt's tenure review programme for pastoral leases. John Miller, chair of High Country Trustees' Orgn, says drought has graphically demonstrated value of having high altitude land available for Summer grazing. (Kevin Ikin) GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD - first 2 modified foods to be tested by Australian NZ Food Authority given approval. ANZFA finds Roundup Ready soy beans and Ingard cotton seed present no public health or safety concerns. Safe Food campaigner Sue Kedgely angry, says testing methods are inadequate and rely on data supplied by company making the products. (Caitlin Cherry) FOOD BUYING - Sue Suckling, head of new body responsible for food safety - Agriquality NZ - says people in future will buy from home rather than supermarket, says global trends suggest people won't need social interaction of shops. (Jill Galloway)
0625 SPORTS STORY AUSTRALIAN SPORTS - i/v with correspondent Tim Gavel. (Wallaby captain John Eales concedes shoulder injury will put him out of action for months rather than weeks)
0630 NEWS
0635 NEWS STORY YACHT RESCUE - French Around the World Alone competitor Isabelle Autissier rescued by fellow competitor Giovanni Soldini after yacht overturns in Southern Ocean. (Todd Niall)
0640 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS TELECOM RESULT - posts third quarter profit of $202 million, expects gradual improvement in earnings and profits over next couple of quarters. Chief exec Rod Deane comments. (Gyles Beckford) PORTS OF AUCKLAND reports half year profit of $17.5 million, drop of $3 million. Chief exec Geoff Vazey says it reflects reduction in income from property and marina berths although container and bulk cargo traffic up substantially. (Chris Roberts) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW FARMERS MUTUAL GROUP sets up retail property investment syndicte, Superstore Properties, which has 3 buildings in AK< CH and Tauranga. (Chris Roberts) AUSTRALIA - ONETEL share price soars after Murdoch and Packer families join forces to take major stake in company. (Zandra Sharpe) AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL TIES - VUW Finance professor Roger Bowden says cards stacked against NZ, time to look at financial integration with Australia. (Chris Roberts) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS TURKEY - OCALAN - capture of Abdullah Ocalan sparks violent protest by Kurds across Europe. Diplomatic correspondent for Turkish "Daily News" in Ankara, Saadet Oruc, says Ocalan captured after elaborately planned operation. (Mng Rpt); in London, demonstrators occupying Greek embassy say they're prepared to burn themselves to death. Hundreds of demonstrators massed outside embassy. Live report from Leigh-Anne Wiig; live report from BBC reporter in Bonn, Terri Steiastrny. CRIME SQUADS - govt's crime-fighting initiatives include 8 special policing squads which will act as crime-solving and crime prevention units and will boost police numbers by almost 100 at cost of $6 million. Critics says squads no substitute for proper police resourcing. Comment from North Shore mayor and former police officer George Wood, VUW criminologist Warren Young, and Pat Moore, Northland Police district manager. (Karen Gregory-Hunt); live i/v with police Commissioner Peter Doone. YACHT RESCUE - Giovanni Soldini battles strong winds to reach Isabelle Autissier, whose yacht believed to have capsized midway between Ak and South America. Live i/v with Around the World Alone race organiser Dan Miller.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE TURKEY - OCALAN - SYDNEY - about 50 Kurdish protestors armed with molotov cocktails and drums of petrol storm and occupy Greek consulate in Sydney. Live i/v with Zahed Kachalia, ABC news editor. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS - Associate Health minister Tuariki Delamere says Australian and NZ ministers likely to agree with ANZFA's recommendation to approve Roundup Ready soy beans and Ingard cotton seed for sale to public. Announcement causes anger among groups campaigning against genetic engineering. Comment also Mr Delamere, Lydia Buchtmann of ANZFA, Safe Food campaigner Sue Kedgely, and Mary-Anne Howard of RAGE. (Caitlin Cherry); live i/v with Hugh Baber, NZ representative on ANZFA. ANTARCTIC - US Navy makes last flight out of Antarctica today, ending 44 year mission and end of US Navy's Antarctic Development Sqdn. US Air Force takes illegible Operation Deep Freeze. (Lauren McKenzie)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER TURKEY -OCALAN - LONDON - Greek embassy still occupied by Kurdish demonstrators, with hundreds protesting outside. Live report from Leigh-Anne Wiig. TURKEY- OCALAN - i/v with Misgin Sen, Brussels spokesman for National Liberation Front of Kurdistan, re effect Ocalan's arrest will have on leadership of PKK. (Mng Rpt) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS CRIME SQUADS - squad destined for North Shore and Waitakere will concentrate only on motor vehicle crime. Live i/v with North Shore mayor George Wood, former police officer. NEW HOSPITALS initiative announced by PM Jenny Shipley in govt programme for next 12 months. Mrs Shipley says plan for AK should be announced in few weeks; live i/v with Health correspondent Rae Lamb. EAST TIMOR - new report into killing of 5 journalists when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 links current Indonesian minister and group most likely to have killed NZer Gary Cunningham and his Australian colleagues. But author of Australian report does not back claims of East Timorese witess who says Yunus Yosfiah, now Information minister, ordered killings. Live i/v with Canberra correspondent Michelle Grattan.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS - Youth Law advocacy group says Education ministry failing suspended students because it won't direct other schools to enrol them. Comment from parent John Eggo, David Fleming of Youth Law, Greg Taylor, AK principals' assn, and Helen Sturm, Education ministry. (Mary-Jane Aggett) DROUGHT - OTAGO - DoC allows farmer to graze sheep on scenic reserve. Forest and Bird Society's southern conservation officer Sue Maturin says decision makes mockeery of purpose of having reserves which have been set aside to allow ecosystems to recover from previous grazing. She's i/ved live, along with Otago regional conservator Jeff Connell. U.S./NZ DEFENCE - Gen Joseph Ralston, vice chair of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in NZ for 3 day visit, here to further thaw relationship. Live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. TURKEY - OCALAN - GREECE at centre of row over capture of Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan. Live i/v with Athens correspondent Louis Economopoulos.