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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS 1616 NEWS STORY KOSOVO - AGREEMENT - President Clinton urges Serb troops to withdraw rapidly now that NATO air strikes suspended. Live i/v with Washington correspondent Robin Brandt.
0620 RURAL NEWS ANIMAL REMEDIES- Agriculture ministry warns farmers they may face prosecution if they use unlicensed remedies, following 2 cases in Waikato where large herds went to works with lesions caused by injections of unlicensed remedies. Comment from Debbie Morris, Animal Remedies Board. (Catherine Harris) SPREADABLE BUTTER - Dairy Board still has some loose ends to tie up re exports illegible Europe. (Catherine Harris) DAIRY GROUP, country's biggest dairy company, appoints Graeme Milne as chief exec. (Catherine Harris) GRAPE HARVEST an all-time record this year, according to Wine Inst, with almost 80,000 tonnes coming off vines. Chief exec Philip Gregan says major feature is dominance of sauvignon blanc vaqriety for first time. (Heugh Chappell) WOOD NZ, new wood industry orgn, to open first overseas office in China. Gerald Wood, chair of Wood NZ implementation group comments. (Catherine Harris) WOOL PRICES fairly static at Napier sales. 14% of 13,000 bales passed in. (Catherine Harris)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - ALL BLACKS - first line-up for season plays New Zealand A tonight. Coach John Hart says All Blacks treating it as a test - i/ved. (Mng Rpt)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY MANA WAHINE PARTY - fledgling party holds conference this weekend at Kahumatamomoe marae near Rotorua. Founder Alamein Kopu i/ved. (Chris Wikaira) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI: illegible CLAUSES - have they passed their "use by" date in legislation? UNITED MāORI - former Parliamentary Speaker Sir Peter Tapsell says there's no hope of united Māori voice in Parliament.
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS ANSETT AUSTRALIA - sale of half share off for the moment. News Corpn calls off sale citing squabbling between Singapore Airlines and co-owner Air NZ. (AAP) A.C.C. SPLIT - details announced re Corpn's 3 new subsidiary businesses and fourth company in which ACC will have interest. Chief exec of ACC Group Gary Wilson says change will mean each entity will have to be more effective on their own commercial terms. (Helen Matterson) FINANCE MARKETS MARKET REVIEW ECONOMIC FORECAST - BERL says current environment is one full of potholes, says striking point is lack of across-board upturn, with domestic growth maintainig economy in absence of any strong improvement in export performance. Economist Ganesh Nana comments. (Gyles Beckford) SUPERMARKET BUY-OUT - Australian company Foodland Associated gives notice it wants to buy all remaining shares in Progressive Enterprises supermarket chain. (Helen Matterson) TELECOM - INTERNET CHARGES - Telecom to begin charging heavy internet users a per-minute charge to access their service provider through local telephone voice network, wants them to switch to separate data network service which will be free to "all" users. If they don't switch, they'll be charged at 2 cents a minute after 10 hours on-line. Spokesperson Glen Sowry explains. (Helen Matterson) CLOTHING FIRM BUY-OUT - CHL New Zealand take-over bid for LWR Industries appears not to be going well. Brierley Investments has offered its 66% stake to CHL and has said LWT should significantly reduce current level of dividends, LWR independent directors concerned at statements made by BIL, fear they may have detrimental effect on value of shares. (Helen Matterson) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS KOSOVO - AGREEMENT - conflict effectively over, with NATO suspending air strikes and UN voting for peace deal. NATO steps up preparations for deployment of peacekeeping mission KFOR once Serb forces depart. Brussels correspondent Martin Walker says NATO ground forces should have commanding presence inside Kosovo in just a few days - i/ved. (Mng Rpt); President Clinton says end to conflict brings hope of new start but President Milosevic refuses to see withdrawal of his troops as a defeat; UN Security Council approves peace plan. Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing; in Belgrade, announcement of peace deal is sinking in after 78 nights of air strikes. Correspondent Mike Williams says many of those celebrating say that apart from imminent relief there is little to be happy about - i/ved. (Mng Rpt) MāORI SEATS - Labour MP Tariana Turia wants number of Māori seats to be doubled, says present system in unfair and wants number determined by number of people identifying themselves as Māori on census rather than how many choose Māori electoral roll. Social Services minister Roger Sowry says that's undemocratic and Labour leader Helen Clark also unimpressed with proposal; live i/v with Tariana Turia and Roger Sowry. AUCKLAND - SEX INDUSTRY - AK City Council backs down from imposing restrictions on sec industry, had planned to use Resource Management Act to prevent new commercial sex premises opening up but votes for less controversial approach following deluge of opposition from community. (Eileen Cameron)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE CRICKET WORLD CUP - NZ beaten by 74 runs by South Africa. South Africa now illegible for semi-finals while NZ must now beat India to have any chance of reaching final four. Live i/v with correspondent Martin Crowe. FOOD SCARE - Health ministry outlines at-risk foods which arrived before ban imposed on products from France, Holland and Belgium that may contain dioxin, wants retailers to remove them from shop shelves. Comment from director of Public Health Gillian Durham, Barry Hellberg of Retail Merchant Assn, and Sue Kedgeley, Safe Food Campaign. (Bryan Crump) FAULTY FORDS - up to 100 police cars among batch of new model Ford Falcons recalled after several found to have faulty bolt connection in front suspension. Livei i/v with Ford NZ managing director Nigel Wark and National Road Safety Manager, Supt Neil Gyde. NEIL DIAMOND in NZ for four sell-out shows in CH. (Shona Geary)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER KOSOVO - AGREEMENT - focus turns to massive peacekeeping operation which will shortly begin. Former BBC war correspondent and independent MP Martin Bell saus NATO has a lot to learn from peacekeeping experience in Bosnia - i/ved. (Mng Rpt) KOSOVAR REFUGEES - further group of 50 arrives tomorrow. Live i/v with Flamur Krasniqi, AK Albanian community re how peace agreement affects things. MET SERVICE - govt gives assurances Met Service will continue to provide weather information to public even if put up for sale. Treasury has appointed international accountancy firm to do scoping study re whether to put it on the market. Comment from State Owned Enterprises minister Tony Ryall, Met Service chief exec John Lumsden, and Brett Mullan, past president of Meteorological Society. (Mark Torley) MāORI SEATS/MANA WAHINE - live i/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira re Tariana Turia's call for more Māori seats and Alamein Kopu's Mana Wahine Party hui. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS INDONESIA - ELECTION - ruling Golkar Party making strong gains as counting crawls towards final results but pro-reform Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle, lead by Megawati Sukarnoputri, remains well in front. I/v with RNZ reporter in Jakarta, Eric Frykberg.
0830 NEWS/WEATHER CRICKET WORLD CUP - NZ must beat India, after being defeated by South Africa, to have any chance of making last four. I/v with NZ's star performer in match against South Africa, Geoff Allott. (Mng Rpt) RUGBY - ALL BLACKS match against New Zealand A tonight expected to be a thriller. I/v with commentator John McBeth. TELECOM - INTERNET USE - Telecom about to start charging heavy users a illegible-minute charge to access service provider through local telephone voice network, wants them to switch to separate data network "free' service. Live i/v with Telecom media communications manager Glen Sowry. WEEKEND WEATHER MURIWHENUA CLAIM - Māori leaders in Far North meet in Kaitaia tomorrow to try to resolve problems caused by conflict between Muriwhenua runanga and tribal alliane over who should handle the settlement. Live i/v with reporter Lois Williams. FRIDAY FEEDBACK OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes, 10th anniversary. (what's happening with imprisoned Australian aid workers in Yugoslavia; Adelaide city council inadvertently aids car thieves)