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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY TAX RETURNS - Inland Revenue Dept warns 100,000 taxpayers will receive incorrect statements this year, says faulty statements are part of teething problems of tax simplificatgion changes introduced this year. I/v with Economics correspondent Stephen Harris. (Mng Rpt) GREECE - OLYMPIC GAMES - govt promises to make organising 2004 games top priority after being warned by International Olympics Committee it risks losing event. I/v with correspondent Louis Economopoulos. (Mng Rpt) GENE THERAPY - French researchers say they've successfully treated 2 boys for rare, inherited immune system disorder using gene therapy. (RTR)
0620 RURAL NEWS BEE EXPORTS to main market Canada expected to resume in few days after being suspended when Varroa mite discovered in South AK apiaries. Canadian authorities wanted assurances mite wasn't resistant to treatment used for control in Canada. (Kevin Ikin) ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Parliament's Primary Production select committee told that conventional farming not sustainable in long term. Jim Kebble, organics retailer and representative of Bio Gro, says organic production may become mainstream farming method because it focusses on maintaining soil fertility. (Kevin Ikin) DAIRY BOARD BIOSCIENCE subsidiary embarks on first major project. Company, Via Lactia, contracts US firm Celera Genomics to use super-computers to sequence bovine genes. Dairy Baord spokesman Neville Martin says project should give NZ farmers information to help them improve selection of animals for breeding programmes and lift productivity. (Diana Leufkens) HAWKES BAY WINE INDUSTRY - Boston Consulting Group to conduct study of industry with aim of identifying new business opportunities. (Heugh Chappell)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - SUPER 12 - live i/v with commentator John McBeth about coming weekend's matches.
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0635 NEWS STORY PARENTAL LEAVE - Labour Dept figures show govt's proposals could cost $98 million and result in 950 job losses. Papers obtained under Official Information Act by National MP Bob Simcock. Comment from Mr Simcock, Associate Labour minister Laila Harre and Employers' Fedn head Anne Knowles. (Sarah Gregory) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA NEWS BROADCASTING SPECTRUM - Māori backbenchers dissatisfaction with govt's handling of issue spills into open. Alliance MP Willie Jackson comments.
0650 BUSINESS NEWS AIR NEW ZEALAND - Brierley Investments in no hurry to sell remaining stake and will wait until price is right. Chief exec Greg Terry comments. (Clare Sziranyi) FINANCE/MARKETS E-VENTURES - internet company has high-powered backers, including Sky TV founder Craig Heatley, Japanese internet company Softbank, News Corpn investment vehicle ePartners, and Todd Family. eVentures in midst of share float, will continue with it despite recent market volatiity. Comment from director Mark Booth. (Gyles Beckford) TMT VENTURES - new fund launched, with Telecom as cornerstone investor. Calling for corporations and investment institutions to stump up $110 million for the new venture capital fund. Comment from Telecom chief exec Theresa Gattung, and David McKenna, partner in Advent International. (Gyles Beckford) TAX RETURNS - IRD says too many employers failing to provide information needed by dept to complete earnings and personal tax summaries in coming months, says up to 100,000 taxpayers will receive inaccurate tax statements this year. (Clare Sziranyi) AUSTRALIA - FRONTIER PETROLEUM - NZ businessman Eric Watson at centre of move to transfrom small Australlian oil company into Australasia's largest credit services company. (AAP) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS TAX RETURNS - Inland Revenue Dept says problem of taxpayers receiving inaccurate tax statements is result of 1 in 10 employers not yet providing IRD needs to complete earnings and personal tax summaries. National Party introduce changes last year, says system is beginning to fail. Comment from Jared Mullen, a national manager with IRD, Employers Fedn policy manager, John Paske, and National Party list MP Annabel Young. (Stephen Harris); Revenue minister Michael Cullen declines comment, saying it's operational matter. Live i/v with National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young and ACT leader Richard Prebble. ZIMBABWE - CRISIS - police say they'll use special powers to crack down on political violence by restricting movement of party supporters and banning some meetings; i/v with Geoffrey Nyarota, editor of "Daily News" in Zimbabwe, which has been critical of govt and whose office has been target of bomb attack. (Mng Rpt) ZIMBABWE - CRISIS - British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook concludes meeting with Zimbabwe govt ministers. British govt says it's willing to pay for land reform, as demanded, but only if the violence stops and reform carried out in fair way with the poor benefitting. Live i/v with correspondent Dominic Waghorn. GUN THEFTS - police checking on staff inquries to Wanganui computer following suggestions police staff may be passing information on gun collectors to criminals. WN police currently investigating theft of up to 200 guns from collector's home, says it appears burglars knew what they were looking for. NZ First MP Ron Mark says guns being stolen to order, with thieves using information held in Wanganui computer. Comment also from Det Sgt Mike Oxnam and Bob Badland, Mountain Safety Council. (Julian Robins)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE VIETNAM WAR - 25th anniversary of fall of Saigon which ended war. NZ committed nearly 4,000 troops to the South Vietnamese cause and veterans say they're still counting the cost. (Mark Torley) CANCER SMEARS INQUIRY - Inquiry suppresses identity of other laboratories where there are concerns about accuracy of smear readings. Live i/v with Health correspondent Rae Lamb. ASYLUM SEEKERS - Green Party calls on govt to distance itself from Australia over its recent treatment of asylum seekers. Immigration minister Philip Ruddock in NZ for talks with NZ minister Lianne Dalziel. Green Party spokesman Keith Locke accuses Australian govt of trying to strip asylum seekers of basic rights under international law. Live i/v with Philip Ruddock.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER TAX RETURNS - IRD admits tup to 100,000 taxpayers will receive incorrect tax statements this year, blames employers for not providing information needed. How can you ensure you've paid correct tax? Live i/v with tax expert John Shewan. WAITING LISTS - govt boosting funding by $21 million to reduce surgery waiting lists. Health minister Annette King says it's first step in honouring election pledge but Medical Assn and Northland Health say increase of around $200 million a year needed to properly manage elective surgery, Comment from Medical Assn's Dr Pippa Mackay, Health minister Annette King, and National's Associate Health spokesperson, Dr Lynda Scott. (Blair McLaren) TAINUI EXECUTIVE - tribal parliament this weekend, with votes being cast for executive. 24 people vying for 11 position. Votes expected to go to new and younger people to manage tribe's affairs. Live i/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira. ACCOUNTABILITY - Justice minister Phil Goff says public should be able to sue govt departments in bid to make them more accountable. Comments come on 5th anniversary of Cave Creek tragedy in which 14 people died following collapse of Conservation Dept viewing platform. Inquiry held into deaths but DoC never held accountable. Live i/v with Mr Goff. IMMIGRATION Service being asked to put more effort into helping new immigrants settle successfully. Immigration minister Lianne Dalziel concerned about briefing papers showing immigration falling well short of annual target of illegible new immigrants. (Barbara Dreaver)
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS PARENTAL LEAVE - Labour Dept figures released under Official Information Act show paid parental leave could cost up to 950 jobs. I/v with National Party spokesman on Employment, Bob Simcock, and Associate Labour minister Laila Harre. (Mng Rpt) ASTHMA - PETS - WN asthma researcher Prof Neil Peawrce, WN School of Medicine, challenges widely held view that family pets can cause babies to develop asthma, says there's evidence to suggest that exposing children to allergens may protect them from developing asthma in later life. He's i/ved live. INTERNET McCAHON - more than 1600 reproductions of Colin McCahon paintings to be launched in cyberspace today. Colin Mccahon Database being published by Te Papa on behalf of Colin Mccahon Research and Publication Trust. Live i/v with Te Papa's Humanities Concept curator Ian Wedde. BRITAIN - NUDE WOMEN'S INST - middle-aged members of Women Inst branch who posed nude for charity calendar find they've become international pin-ups. (Paul Chapman) OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes. (PM John Howard kiboshes apology by Governor General to Aborigines)