Checkpoint. 1989-11-08.

Episode of news and current affairs programme 'Checkpoint' from 8 November 1989.
Presented by Diana Burns.
Hewett Humphrey reads the day’s news headlines prior to the Checkpoint stories.

MEAT WORKER REDUNDANCIES: Five North Island towns are reeling tonight from heavy job losses at their local freezing works, following the announcement of restructuring plans by the Auckland Farmers Freezing Cooperative.
Report by Jonathan Schwass
Max Toy, Chief Executive, AFCO
Ian Mclain, interviewer
Roger Middlemass, Meatworker’s Union

BAVADRA'S FUNERAL: The funeral of deposed Fijian Prime Minister, Dr Timoci Bavadra, is being held today on the west coast of Vitu Levu, the main island of Fiji.
Report by Sue Rhodes
[Phil Twyford, correspondent]

PAY EQUITY: The biggest casualty in what all acknowledge was a difficult and complex series of trade-offs, was the original recommendation that individual women should be able to take pay equity claims.
Report by Jenny Davies
Liz Tennet, MP (Labour Women’s Caucus chair)
Martha Coleman, Trade Unionist, Coalition of Equal Value Equal Pay.
Jocelyn Fish, National Council of Women
Patricia Herbert, Interviewer
Helen Clark, Labour Minister
Sir Ron Trotter, Round Table chair

Hewett Humphrey wraps up with the day’s financial news. Diana Burns concludes the programme.