Checkpoint. 1995-05-08

Inquiry by a parliamentary select committee has found office of the Race Relations Conciliator wanting in a number of areas/JANICE RODENBURG
Jury selection and the Crown's opening statement dominate day one of trial of 23 year old David Cullen Bain at the High Court in Dunedin/TRACEY LYALL live
Complaint's being laid with Privacy Commissioner by AK man who says he was sent home from Western Samoa because he's HIV-positive/CLARE PASLEY
[illegible] LINDBERG live on above
1720 2.00 HEADS:
5.00 TODAY IN AUSTRALIA: main item; Arthur Tunstall gaffes again
Leaders from more than 50 countries in London for ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of end of war in Europe/ex BBC
Chirac wins French Pres election...impact in Pacific/JANICE APLIN
1737 3.00 SPORTS: Andrea Estrada
1740 2.00 NEWS:
National Party loses another of its MPs, Graeme Lee, making it a true minority government/ANNA HUGHES
Announcement Jim Anderton is to return to helm of Alliance follows strong lobbying for months, acc. to pol commentator Chris Trotter/DEBRA HARRINGTON
2.00 BUSINESS NEWS:
1800 6.00 NEWS, TRAIL AND WEATHER
Phillipines election/ex BBC
12.00 MANA NEWS:
5.00 PACIFIC NEWS