Checkpoint. 1990-04-20

Episode of news and current affairs programme 'Checkpoint' from 20 April 1990.
Presented by Sue Rhodes.
Hewett Humphrey reads the day’s news headlines prior to the Checkpoint stories.

ALLIANCE: The Alliance redundancy dispute has now kept nine of the company's ten South Island freezing works closed for five weeks.
Report by Patricia Herbert
George Morrison, Federated Farmers
Sid Slee, Farmer

LITHUANIA: The closure of Lithuania's giant oil refinery at Magiceye, has seen an angry reaction to the energy blockade.
Report by Martin Gibson/Sue Rhodes
Wires

FIJI: The Commonwealth Law Conference has wound up in Auckland, with a rousing call not to forget human rights in Fiji.
Report by Bronwen Evans
Richard Naidu, Fiji journalist

TRIBAL RULE: Tribal government and justice systems are well known issues in the United States and Canada...representatives from North American Indian Tribes are presently in New Zealand speaking about their experiences and relating them to present Māori initiatives.
Report by Martin Gibson
Doug Sanders, Constitutional Negotiator, Canada
Tim Coulter, Potawatomi Tribe, Lawyer, USA
Ian Cowie, former Director General, Department of Indian Affairs, Canada

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