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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 Māori NEWS 1616 NEWS STORY TOUGHER SENTENCES - govt wants legislation bringing in tougher sentences for "home invasion" style crimes pushed through all Parliamentary stages next week but runs into opposition from ACT Party which wants Bill scrutinised by select committee. Comment from Justice minister Tony Ryall, National MP Bob Simcock, Labour's Justice spokesman Phil Goff, and ACT's Justice spokesperson Patricia Schnauer. (Sarah Boyd) BRITAIN - ADVERT PLACEMENT - highly competitive advert industry pursuing jaded illegible with peculiar placements, adverts down golf holes, painted on contact lenses, and even fastened on cows. (Catherine Jones, Feature Story)
0620 RURAL NEWS DROUGHT - OTAGO relief committee unhappy with govt requirement that community must match its relief contributions. Committee chair David Shepherd says region already strapped for cash and govt should contribute full amount itself. REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST - Otago Regional Council releases first of series of specially-commssioned regional weather bulletins to say. Forecast will explain what farmers and others in region can expect in way of crucial Autumn rain. (Catherine Harris) DAIRY GIANT - dairy farmers hold meeting today to explore idea of single giant dairy company, coincides with expected merger announcement from South Island Dairy Co-op which some observers believe will dictate future shape of industry. Comment from Greg Gent, Northland Dairy Co, Brad Banducci, author of performance audit of Dairy Board, and farmer Don Harvey.(Catherine Harris) WOOL PRICES take another hammering at Napier sale, with lambs' wool prices particularly suffering. (Kevin Ikin)
0625 SPORTS STORY illegible - live i/v with commentator John McBeth. (Super 12 due to start next weekend, all NZ teams playing warm-up matche this week, prospects for NZ teams.)
0630 NEWS
0635 NEWS STORY TURKEY - OCALAN - LONDON occupation of Greek embassy ends, with around 70 protestors leaving, escorted by riot police. Live i/v with correspondent Dominic Waghorn.
0640 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS AIR NZ - NORTH AMERICA market to be key part of future strategy. Airline posts slightly improved profit of nearly $83 million for half year ended December, helped by cheaper fuel costs, steady non-Asian international traffic and improved contribution from half share in Ansett Australia. Air NZ next month becomes full member of Star Alliance, which includes United Airlines, Luthansa and others. (Chris Roberts) QANTAS turns in impressive half year result, records net profit of $260 million. (Zandra Sharpe) NATURAL GAS CORPN wants to expand interests in energy sector and is waiting for another industry shake-out. NGC repositioning itself as broad-based energy company. Comment from chief exec Richard Bentley. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS indicators show average household regains some ground lost during recession. But WestpacTrust Household Savings indicators show total net worth of NZ households at end of 1998 still 4.6% lower than year earlier, mainly because of fall in house prices. Financial services general manager Girol Karacaoglu comments. (Chris Roberts) BANKRUPTCIES - Law Commission says NZ needs to develop strategy to deal with business bankruptcies in other countries, says fallout can hurt local economy and recommends adoption of UN model law on cross-border insolvency. (Chris Roberts) CURRENCIES - G7 meeting in Germany this weekend expected to see currency market showdown, with Europe and Japan pushing for new controls to limit fluctuations between top currencies. Wall St correspondent Richard Quest says Europe ready for fight. BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS TOUGHER SENTENCES for "home invasion" style crimes - ACT says legislation needs to go to select committee and won't support fast-tracking it. PM Jenny Shipley illegible it's not a great blow for the govt - i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Labour leader Helen Clark. POLITICAL WEEK - live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. TURKEY - OCALAN - GREECE - arrest of Abdullah Ocalan causes serious political fallout in Greece, where Foreign minister and 2 other cabinet ministers have resigned. Live i/v with correspondent Louis Economopoulos.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE AUSTRALIA - NSW BUSHFIRE rages in southern tablelands. State of emergency declared as more than 400 firefighters battle blaze with 60 tankers, plandes and helicopters. Live i/v with NSW Rural Fire Service's media spokesperson Kate Surrey. KOSOVO - YELTSIN - President Yeltsin apparently tells President Clinton he won't permit NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia, but US says Mr Yeltsin has neither spoken nor written to Mr Clinton in last week. I/v with Moscow correspondent James Rodgers about the confusion. (Mng Rpt) RAURIMU MASSACRE - Capital Coast health chief exec Dr Leo Mercer gives evidence today in massacre inquest. Stephen Anderson, paranoid schizophrenic, found not illegible of 1997 massacre on grounds of insanity. Live i/v with reporter Andrew McRae who's covering inquest. MATERNITY SERVICES - confusion over new system and new mothers under pressure to leave hospital quickly identified in new survey by National Council of Women. Live i/v with president of NZ College of Midwives, Sandy Grey; live i/v with Maggie Barry, chair of Maternity Services Review set up by National Health Committee.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER TOUGHER SENTENCES for "home invasion". Live i/v with Labour's Justice spokesman Phil Goff and Justice minister Tony Ryall. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Law Society review of 1996 Act finds that while legislation has improved situation for victims, whole system fails when police don't enforce protection orders. Senior AK lawyer Alister Wright, who helped co-ordinate review, says there are still instances where victims not given enough support, concern backed by Dame Ann Ballin, former head of Victims Taskforce. Comment also from Geoff Taylor, Police. (Merle Nowland) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS DROUGHT - OTAGO - PM Jenny Shipley to see firsthand how farmers coping. Drought Relief Committee meets to sort out how best she can assist. Live i/v with chair David Shepherd. TOHEROA - hundreds wash up along Waikanae Beach near WN but no signs of pollution or toxic algae. NIWA believes warmer coastal temperatures may have led to surfacing. Live i/v with NIWA aquaculture scientist Peter Retson.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS MENTAL ILLNESS - WEAPONS - leading forensic psychiatrist Prof Paul Mullen, head of Victoria's forensic mental health, gives evidence at Raurimu massacre inquest, says people with mental illness should be not be singled out when it comes to preventing access to weapons - i/ved live. TOUGHER SENTENCES for "home invasion". ACT balks at bid by National to push through legislation, says it should go to select committee. Live i/v with Justice spokesperson Patricia Schnauer. CLASSROOM HEAT - PPTA says heat stress caused by soaring Summer temperatures may be putting health and safety of students and teachers at risk, encouraging secondary schools to construct "heat stress index". (Cathy Carpenter) WEEKEND WEATHER AMERICAS CUP - NZ skipper Russell Coutts critical of some work being done by illegible in rival, foreign teams but Kiwi challengers say there are good reasons for being where they are. (Todd Niall) FRIDAY FEEDBACK OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (bushfires; NZ television being shut out of Australia; Opposition leader Kim Beazley says power has gone to PM Howard's head)