NUCLEAR: One of the more sinster aspects of the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War, is the growth in a covert and deadly trade materials which can be used to make nuclear weapons. Jonathan Schwass
LANGE ON HAWKE: The memoires of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke continue to be a hot topic of discussion in the media across the Tasman. David Lange
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BIRTH DOWN: They say they can reach the pitch of a jumbo jet...babies that is [illegible] and the news is that fewer of them are coming into the world. Anna Kenna
GORDON BRAY PRE: Rugby is to have it's biggest night ever in Sydney tonight when the All Blacks go up against the Wallabies for the Bledisloe Cup. Gordon Bray
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GYMNASTICS: With only a few days to go before the start of the Commonwealth Games in Canada there are concerns about how much we're asking of some of our younger competitors. Mary Wilson
INTEREST: American interest rates have gone up again amidst growing expectations in New Zealand that our official inflation rate is about to rise above the Reserve Bank's two percent target. Bronwen Evans
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BOUGAINVILLE: The Papua New Guinea government says it's captured the Panguna copper mine in Bougainville which lies at the heart of the island's war of secession. Jonathan Schwass i/v Sean Dorney
BOUGAINVILLE ADD: Meanwhile, a New Zealand helicopter pilot injured by Bourgainville Revolutionary Army gunfire in Bougainville is reported to be in a satisfactory condition in Cairns base hospital.
REPRO-JULIE: This week's official report on fertility treatments has been welcomed by a Wellington couple who've spent at least 4 thousand dollars on treatment over the past year. Kerry Lamont.
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