Cooler temperatures and conservation measures have saved Auckland's central business district from threatened power cuts today. The crisis was revealed yesterday on Checkpoint, when authorities admitted that two out of three cables supplying the city were damaged. They warned that could result in electricity cuts because the heat wave was boosting power demand as people turned on their air conditioners. PACKAGE FROM Nicola Pauling
Does this mean customers will have to pay for this emergency? LIVE IV WITH chief executive of the Consumers Institute David Russell
LIVE IV WITH chief executive of the Electricity Supply Association John [illegible]
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Tourists heading for Fiji are being warned to steer clear of remote country areas and Suva as the island nation's dengue fever epidemic worsens. The tropical disease - which is spread by mosquitos - has just claimed its ninth victim. But authorities fear up to 20 thousand people are suffering from dengue or carrying the virus. IV WITH superintendent of Suva's Colonial War Memorial Hospital Dr Mary Shramm
The Government's being urged to extend its proposed code of social responsibility to itself - and big business. The call's been made by prominent Wellington academic Jonathon Boston but the idea isnt favoured everywhere. PACKAGE FROM Eric Frykberg
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As the Iraq crisis continues, New Zealand has been formally approached by the United States and asked for help in the event of military action against Baghdad. The request came during a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon and United States ambassador Josiah Beeman today. IV WITH DON MCKINNON
To health now - and doctors are calling for new strategies to control the sexually trasmitted disease Chlamydia. Doctors from sexual health clinics in Auckland, Hawkes Bay and Christchurch have written an article in the latest Public Health Report calling for a fresh approach. They say the current practice of relying on patients to seek treatment isnt adequate because there are often no symptoms. IV WITH one author Dr Rick Franklin
The plight of drought-stricken farmers in Marlborough has been making headlines for months. But as well as affecting stock and crops, the drought is impacting on the environment, affecting the region's wildlife and plants PACKAGE FROM Michelle McGuinness
While El Nino is starving New Zealand of rain, it's brought a week of storms to California. Near record rainfall has caused widespread flooding, mudslides and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. IV WITH Los Angeles correspondent Richard Arnold
1745 SPORTS
As we've just heard, New Zealand's taken a hiding in the one day cricket match against Australia at the Basin in Wellington Set a formidable 298 to beat Australia, New Zealand was out just a few minutes ago for 231 in the 47th over. LIVE IV WITH cricket commentator Brian Waddle.
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Princess Diana's life might have been saved had French paramedics rushed her to hospital instead of trying to treat her at the scene of the Paris car crash- [illegible] so claims a new book by two Time magazine journalists The book - Death of a Princess: An Investigation - is the first comprehensive account of the tragedy. But some of its more controversial claims are being strongly debated - PACKAGE FROM Keith Chalkley
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