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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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FIJI CRISIS: To Fiji where the biziarre stand-off between the nation's military commander and the Prime Minister continues, with a new deadline for a coup now apparently extended until Monday lunchtime. The country spent the afternoon waiting to see what would happen after the Commodore Frank Bainimarama's one o'clock deadling expired. Finally after three hours he told local media his Government clean-up campaign would wait until after a rugby competition celebration tonight. So what does Prime MInister Laisenia Qarase think will happen now. PREREC
Joining us now is our correspondent in Suva Vijay Narayan. LIVE
HEALTH TATTOOS: A Wellington tattooist is under investigation by health authorities after one of his customers got the flesh eating disease necrotising fasciitis, and another almost died from septiceamia. A third man suffered a more minor skin infection - and authorities are also investigating whether another case is linked to the traditional Samoan tattoist who's business has been shut down while investigations continue. Margo Mclean is the Medical Officer of health for the Wellington Region, she says the man suffering from necrotising fasciitis is recovering well in hospital. I asked her about the other patient. PREREC
JUDGE ISRAEL: The Attorney General Michael Cullen is under fire for a controversial decision to order a stay of prosecution against a former Israeli General accused of war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Dr Cullen stepped in after an Auckland District Court Judge issued an arrest warrant against Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon, who was in New Zealand this week. Michael Cullen refused to come on the programme tonight while his critics are calling him a gutless political leader, acting as a chief ally of war criminals. But Sarah Bristow filed this report. PKGE
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1720 BUSINESS NEWS WITH BADEN CAMPBELL
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KEY CABINET: Political Correctness Eradication is gone and womens affairs is back as the National Party leader John Key continues to ring the changes. He's revealed a new shadow cabinet line-up - one he is promoting as a Government-in-waiting. And Dr Brash's resignation as opened up a position on the front bench for Maurice Williamson - an old foe of Mr Key's deputy, Bill English. Our political reporter Liz Banas has more. PKGE
FORUM FIJI: In Sydney, an emergency summit of foreign ministers from Pacific Island Forum nations has just broken up after discussing what action to take if there is a coup in Fiji. New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters was there and he joins us now. LIVE
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1730 HEADLINES
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SPORTS NEWS WITH STEPHEN HEWSON
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FIJI STALEMATE: The stalemate between Fiji's military commander and the nation's Prime Minister continues, with a new deadline for a coup now apparently extended until Monday lunchtime. Commodore Frank Bainimarama's coup deadline expired at one o'clock this afternoon and after three hours he told local media his Government clean-up campaign would wait until after a rugby competition celebration tonight. The Prime Minister Helen Clark has urged Fiji's leaders to make it clear to Commodore Bainimarama that they do not support his moves. She joins us now. LIVE
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WAATEA NEWS WITH ERU REREKURA
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GE CORN: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is investigating how almost 2000 kilograms of Genetically Modified sweet corn got into New Zealand. The two consignments of sweet corn seeds were inadvertantly cleared by MAF"s quarantine service in October. MAF is still trying to track it down. With us now is Pete Thomson from MAF. LIVE
HEALTH STRIKES: Senior doctors in Auckland are adding their voice to calls for the Government to make it harder for health workers to strike. Last month Christchurch District Health Board voted to call on the Government to make it illegal for health workers to go on strike, and that's been backed this week by the head of the Medical Council. The latest call from senior doctors comes on the third day of the nationwide lab workers' strike. Our Health Correspondent, Karen Brown, reports. PKGE
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