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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY OTAGO FLOODING - flood waters continue to rise in Wanaka, Queenstown, and near Alexandra, forcing evacuation of at least 13 homes. More than 300 mls of rain has fallen in headwaters of lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka in past 48 hours. Lake Wakatipu now well over level recorded during 1994 floods. Live i/v with reporter Peter Wells. CHINA - TRADE DEAL - govt begins campaign to allay public fears that trade deal with US will lead to higher unemployment. (BBC)
0620 RURAL NEWS OTAGO FLOODING - several farms in Queenstown and Wanaka districts cut off from illegible access overnight. Levels of lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka steadily rising, as illegible various rivers. Routeburn Station farmer Anne Percy says she measured 270 mls or rain since Sunday night, most for some years; Matukituki Station farmer Barry Matthews is also cut off from road access. (Diana Leufkens) RATES - Fed Farmers wants tighter control on local govt to end "abuse" in rating systems applied to farmers, says some District Councils are ignoring legislation requiring transparency on how rate mony used and some rates set without consideration of who will benefit from council activities. (Diana Leufkens) WOOL EXPORTS - CHINA - Wool Board says prospects for unravelling obstacles blocking NZ wool exports to China looking more hopeful. Exports dropped by almost quarter in first half of year because of way Chinese officials allocate import quotas, giving priority to wool to be re-processed for export. Most NZ wool sent to China is processed for domestic use but manufacturers desperate for supplies have been unable to get quotas. China has given assurance quotas will be freed up. (Kevin Ikin)
0625 SPORTS STORY AUSTRALIAN SPORTS - i/v with correspondent Tim Gavel. (soccer - Brazilian team currently touring, some controversy) illegible NEWS/WEATHER illegible NEWS STORY U.N. - BOSNIA - UN blames itself and key govts for failing to use force and for appeasing murderous Bosnian Serb leaders in 1995 fall of UN-protected enclave of Srebrenica. Secretary General Kofi Annan says there are many lessons to be learned. (Georgina Cooper, Feature Story) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS TELECOM PROFITS - company posts flat profits for first quarter of $209 million, with growth in cell phone and data business offsetting falls in bulk commodity toll market, Company says it's not concerned overseas telecommunications companies may start eyeing it as possible target. Chief exec Theresa Gattung says Telecom has changed way it approaches business. (Gyles Beckford) GPG - OTTER GOLD complies with Stock Exchange request to provide information on wrangle for control of company with shareholder and listed investment concern Guinness Peat Group. (Helen Matterson) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW ELECTIONS - ECONOMIC/BUSINESS POLICIES - ALLIANCE - live i/v with leader Jim Anderton. SKY TV pay televisons company expecting to record bottom-line losses for at least the next year. Chief exec Nate Smith tells company's annual meeting in AK that acquiring decoders for digital satellite delivery in customer homes is creating big depreciation issue. (Helen Matterson) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS OTAGO FLOODING - volunteers sandbagging lower areas of Queenstown and Wanaka to protect shops and other premises. Low-lying parts of Alexandra starting to flood. Live report from Peter Wells in Queenstown; 6 homes evacuated in Earnscleugh. Live i/v with Martin McPherson, Central Otago District Council in Alexandra. WEBSITE - GREENS - Conservation minister Nick Smith accuses Green Party election candidate Nandor Tanczos of promoting sabotage and eco-terrorism. Guide to blowing up cars, sinking ships and disabling trucks and technology appears on link to Greens' website. Greens say over-enthusiastic young volunteer added document without authority. Live i/v with Nick Smith and Nandor Tanczos; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. NORTHERN IRELAND - PEACE PROCESS - rival parties give strongest indication yet they're close to compromise deal which could see coalition govt established within weeks. Unionists indicate they're prepared to share power with Sinn Fein if IRA opens discussions with province's disarmament commission. Live i/v with Correspondent David McKittrick.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE MONETARY POLICY - Reserve Bank expected to raise interest rates when it releases latest monetary policy statement later this morning. Live i/v with Business editor Gyles Beckford. OTAGO FLOODING - hydrologist Dave Stewart says although rain in Central Otago easing, lake and river levels could continue to rise for at least another 12 hours. He's i/ved live. JURIES - release today of in-depth study on the workings of the jury. Study carried out by VUW, became basis for Law Commission discussion paper, has been described as ground-breaking in attempt to discover how juries go about their task and the problems they encounter. Live i/v with Court reporter Merle Nowland. ELECTION - LEADERS - LABOUR - Sarah Boyd follows Helen Clark on the campaign trail. MENUHIN COLLECTION - violins and bows collected by late virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin over almost 70 years fetch $1.2 million at London auction. (AAP)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER OTAGO FLOODS - all roads in and out of Queenstown now blocked by flooding. Lake Wakatipu shoreline sandbagged but floodwater has flowed into some shops and 5 homes have been evacuted. Live report from Peter Wells; Alexandra also affected by rising floodwaters. Live i/v with Martin McPherson, Central Otago District Council; live i/v with Routeburn Station farmer Anne Percy. ELECTION - UNCOMMITTED VOTER PANEL - live discussion with Angelina Wilson, DN student and solo mother, Opunake pharmacist Grant Cavaney, AK marketing manager Adam Jones, and Betty Perkins, farmer's wife and former teacher from Paekakariki near WN. JURIES - VUW researchers followed 48 different jury trials, i/ved jurors and judges on all aspects of cases and looked at issues such as how well juries understood evidence, process of deliberations and problems with court procedures. Law Commission now seeking public submissions and comments. Live i/v with VUW law professor Warren Young and Law Commissioner Tim Brewer. TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS SOCCER WORLD CUP for under-17s - Junior All Whites beat Poland in 3rd and final game of championships, 2-1. I/v with SKY commentator Gordon Irving.(Mng Rpt) A.C.C. MOVES - ACC transfers management of 1100 long-term beneficiaries from WN to offices in other parts of country. Beneficiaries angry they'll how have to deal by phone with mangers to sort out case problems. Comment from claimant Alison Hepplestone, Catalyst insurance's Iwan Williams, VUW law lecturer John Miller, and compensation specialist Don Rennie. (David Passey) OTAGO FLOODING - James Morrison, Weather Workshop, i/ved live re when rain might stop. ELECTIONS - WHANGAREI - public meeting in Whangarei subdued. Audio of Alliance candidate trish Cutforth, Labour's Denise Jelicich, NZ First's Brian Donnelly. (Lois Williams) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS OPERA MERGER - WN and AK opera companies merging. Opera lovers says emergence of NZ Opera Co is significant step forward for arts in NZ. (Catherine Harris) PLANE CRASH - EGYPT AIR - FBI to take control of investigation into crash, treating it as criminal investigation. Investigators listening to cockpit voice recording heard a pilot say a prayer just before autopilot disengaged and plane went into steep dive and crashed. Live iv with correspondent Bill Wax.