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0600 NEWS/WEATHER
0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 Māori NEWS 1616 NEWS STORY KOSOVO - NATO ambassadors meet overnight to consider air strikes against Yugoslav military targets. US special envoy Richard Holbrooke being sent to Belgrade to issue President Milosevic with "final warning". Live i/v with Brussels correspondent Martin Walker.
0620 RURAL NEWS DAIRY BOARD - ANCHOR - Board still considering whether to appeal against British High Court injunction stopping sale of Anchor Food Co in UK to another subsidiary. Injunction latest development in dispute with British Customs over whether spreadable butter is eligible for inclusion in NZ's European Union butter quota. (Jill Galloway) FARM FORESTERS holding back from committing themselves to proposed new forestry marketing body Wood New Zealand. Farm Foresters' Assn president John Prebble says some livestock farmers have reservations based on experiences with Meat and Wool Boards. (Kevin Ikin) GREEN ROUND TABLE - Meat Board chair John Acland, who floated idea last year, says there's still a lot interest in setting up Green Round Table orgn to promote views of rural and regional people and agribusiness, says it works in Italy. (Jill Galloway) FARM COMPUTERS - Lincoln Univ survey shows more than 43% of farmers now have computer, almost double percentage of 5 years ago, and main use is for farm finances. (Kevin Ikin) MALAYSIA - PIG VIRUS - troops step up cull of pigs in 3 villages about 100 kms south of Kuala Lumpur in operation to wipe out almost half pigs in country's largest pig-breeding region, responding to outbreak of Japanese encephalitis. (AAP)
0625 SPORTS STORY BRITAIN - SPORTS - live i/v with correspondent Paul Newman. (Manchester United plays Everton in premier league; Worthington cup final between Tottenham Hotspurs and Leicester City; rugby - England defeats France in 5 Nations match)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY ACT PARTY CONFERENCE - welfare beneficiaries emerge as major political target in election campaign. Chair David Schnauer says party now at stage 2 of evolution where it will push reforms to "sacred cows" of welfare, health and education. Comment from leader Richard Prebble, Patricia Schnauer, Muriel Newman, Sir Roger Douglas, delegate Stephen Franks. (Kathryn Street)
0640 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS CONTACT SHARE FLOAT - unprecedented wave of public interest, more than quarter of million people pre-register. Cornerstone shareholder expected to be announced within week, TransAlta most often mentioned as likely successful bidder. Disquiet continues over whether TransAlta will end up with undue influence in electricity industry. (Helen Matterson) U.S. - WALL ST - Dow Jones INdex peaks at 10,085 points but closes at 9,903. 10,000 mark proving real psychological barrier. Many analysts say sharemarket not looking as rosy as 10,000 would suggest with more stocks declining than advancing. Bullish cheerleader, Abby Joseph Cohen of Goldman Sachs, not worried. FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD RISING INFLATION greater threat to economic recovery than Reserve Bank making out according to ANZ Bank which predicts inflation will be at 2% by end of year and climbing. Comment from senior economist Roger Drage. (Helen Matterson) OIL PRODUCTION - OPEC members meet this week to ratify production cuts announced last week in bid to push up prices. Analysts sceptical about Opec's willingness and ability to follow through with cuts. BRITAIN - SHAREMARKET expected to get big injection of money over next few weeks as investors rush to take advantage of tax-free investment plans. Savers rushing to buy personal equity plans, PEPs, before replaced next month. BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS KOSOVO - REFUGEES - thousands flee villages after attacks from Serbian security forces. Live i/v with Joe Heganauer, UNHCR spokesman in Pristina. ACT PARTY CONFERENCE - party aiming for 15% of vote in election. Live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison, with comment from leader Richard Prebble and Nic Stravs, Australian consultant. FIRE SAFETY - Fire Service says it can't afford to spend any more money on illegible this year, despite deaths of 4 children in house fires over weekend in Cromwll and South AK. Comment from Cromwell constable Ken Terry, Derek Best of Firefighters' Union, school principal Richard Scott, and Fire Service Commissioner Roger Estall. (Blair McLaren) SURGERY LOANS - CH private hospital, Oxford Clinic Day Hospital, under fire for offering unsecured loans to patients to help pay for surgery. Coalition for Public Health spokesman Dr Alister Scott believes scheme is sign public health system leaving some people high and dry. Green Party co-leader Rod Donald outraged that private clinic would team up with financial institution (BayCorp) and charge high interest rates to vulnerable patients. Live i/v with clinic director, surgeon Richard Perry. INDONESIA - BORNEO - REFUGEES - thousands of people flee ethnic violence that's left more than 70 dead. Local Malay and Dyak people trying to drive out Madurese who originally came from another island in Indonesia. I/v with correspondent Jonathan Head. (Mng Rpt)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE CONTACT SHARE FLOAT proving most popular of govt's big privatisation projects. Govt pleased although admits selling state assets on sharemarket more costly than one-off sales. Comment from Contact's shareholding minister, Lockwood Smith, investment writer Frank Pearson and share analyst Brian Gaynor. (Eric Frykberg) WELLINGTON HOSPITAL - Health and Disability Commissioner Robyn Stent again raises concerns about faciities at Accident and Emergency dept, critical of delay allocating funds for upgrade. Health minister Wyatt Creech says final funding of $20 million should be approved within next few months. Capital Coast Health also dissatsifed with facilities. Live i/v with clinical director of emergency services, Geoff Hughes. GALLIPOLI - British study claims poor quality maps largely to blame for campaign which cost Allies 42,000 lives in WWI. NZ military historian Chris Pugsley disagrees with British geographers Peter Doyle and Matthew Bennett - i/ved live.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER KOSOVO - SERBIAN ATTACKS - Serbian army using departure of international observers to make further advances against KLA. I/v with correspondent Jackie Rowland. (Mng Rpt) CROMWELL FIRE - fire investigation officers today examining scene of house fire which killed 3 children - 13 year old William McNoe, 9 yearold Benjamin McNoe and Diana Barry, aged. Boys' mother escaped along with 2 youngest children. Fire Safety officer Barry Gibson says cause of fire not yet clear - i/ved live. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS ACT PARTY CONFERENCE - ACT positioning itself to become 3rd main political parpty, sets goal of 15% of vote in next election, also promises to push harder for reforms to health, education and welfare. Beneficiaries emerge as one of party's main election targets. I/v with leader Richard Prebble; live i/v with social policy researcher Charles Waldegrave. CRICKET - NZ needs 59 runs with just 3 wickets in hand to make South Africa bat again on eve of last day of deciding cricket test. I/v with coach Steve Rixon. (Mng Rpt)
0830 NEWS/WEATHER AUSTRALIA - CYCLONE VANCE bearing down on northwest coast. Hundreds of residents of town of Onslow evacuated as cyclone pummels several small settlements with winds of almost 290 kms an hour, causing widespread damage. Live i/v with Les Watkins, Western Australian state emergency services. MALAYSIA - PIG VIRUS - troops culling thousands of pigs in effort to stop spread of virus that's killed more than 50 people, Japanese encephalitis. I/v with correspondent Frances Harrison. (Mng Rpt) UNDERSEA VOLCANOES - overseas geologists showing intense interest in discovery of 5 active underwater volcanoes northeast of White Island. Volcanoes are "black smokers", throwing out mineral-rich hydrothermal plumes. Live i/v with Dr Cornel de Ronde, Inst of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, leader of joint NZ/US expedition which has mapped and taken samples of plumes. OBITUARY - ERNIE WISE, of Morecambe and Wise double act fame, dies aged 73. (Keith Chalkley) U.S. - OSCARS award ceremony scheduled for this afternoon. Competition for Best Picture is between "Shakespeare in Love" and "Saving Private Ryan". Live i/v with Los Angeles correspondent Richard Arnold. MONDAY OZ SPOT - i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (Mng Rpt) (IOC to inquire further into allegations Phil Coles received jewellary worth $10,000 during Athens' bid for 1996 Games).
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