Checkpoint. 1990-02-08

Episode of news and current affairs programme 'Checkpoint' from 08 February 1990.
Presented by Jonathan Schwass.
Hewett Humphrey reads the day’s news headlines prior to the Checkpoint stories.

CYCLONE: Emergency supplies are now trickling into the Pacific Islands devastated earlier this week by Cyclone Ofa.
Report by Jonathan Schwass
Tunumono Apelu A'Avoa, Chief Information Officer, Samoan Government

NZ ANTI-NUKE STANCE: Former Defence Secretary Denis McLean has released a research paper for the Pacific Security Research Institute in Sydney which is highly critical of the government's handling of the nuclear ships issue.
Report by Martin Gibson
Denis McLean, Former Defence Secretary

PSA ON TELECOM SALE: One of the first steps to be taken by SOE Minister Richard Prebble after he's sworn in will be to appoint advisors to the government on the sale of Telecom.
Report by Bronwen Evans
Sue Piper, PSA

BELAU (Palau) REFERENDUM: The western pacific islands of Belau, have voted in a referendum to decide on their future ... and it seems that the Balauans have again rejected a proposed Compact of Free Association with the US.
Report by Sue Rhodes
Roman Bedor, Belauan Laywer

Jonathan Schwass concludes the programme and Hewett Humphrey wraps up with the day’s financial news. Theme music plays.