Checkpoint. 1995-08-23

South Auckland serial rapist, Joseph Thompson may have committed even more crimes against women, than the 128 he's now in prison for/DET SEN SGT PETER MITFORD BURGESS pre-rec
Concern from our scientific community that our native forests could be a huge source of greenhouse pollution/MARY WILSON
Bitter six-year-long civil war on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville flares into life again/BRUCE HILL, RNZI
1720 2.00 HEADS:
5.00 TODAY IN AUSTRALIA: main item; France's ambassador in Canberra accuses Aus of dirty tricks campaign in row over nuclear testing.
US warns that there's disaster brewing on Rwanda-Zaire border, following ongoing moves by Zaire to expel Rwandan Hutu refugees/JONATHAN SCHWASS
Man from OXFAM in Washington says arguing about blame for latest crisis on the Zairean border detracts from bigger question/JUSTIN FORSYTH pre-rec
1737 3.00 SPORTS: Gary Ahern
1740 2.00 NEWS:
Feelings run high over Govt's proposed plans to restructure our National Archives/JOSELYN RITCHIE
Min of Internal Affairs, Warren Cooper, on above/LIVE
Why teachers think they should get 21 per cent pay hike/CLARE PASLEY
2.00 BUSINESS NEWS:
1800 6.00 NEWS, TRAIL AND WEATHER
With handover to China now less than two years away, some business people in Hong Kong are optimistic, while others are fearful about China/ex BBC
12.00 MANA NEWS:
5.00 PACIFIC NEWS