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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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The New Zealand journalist detained by the Fiji military and then deported says he feared he would be attacked or thrown in prison as he was held in a so called "Black Room " at the immigration detention centre in Nadi. Michael Field who works for Fairfax arrrived back in Auckland late this morning. PRE-REC
A relative of a South Auckland couple yelled abuse at them in court today as they were sentenced for subjecting a child to a tragic life of cruelty and abuse. The pre-schooler died after being beaten by his 32-year-old mother Maine (ma-eenee) Ngati, and her 27-year-old partner Teusila Faasisila in their Otara home last year. They were convicted of manslaughter, and today sentenced to aneight-and-a-half-year prison term. Jean Edwards reports.PKGE
Just three days after a double fatality at a railway crossing in the Bay of Plenty - train and track officials report a near miss today at another crossing just over a kilometre away. Brother and sister, Ryan and Keeley Jamieson, were killed when they failed to stop at a crossing at Maketu, near Tauranga, despite warning lights and bells. Today two cars sped through a nearby crossing ignoring lights, bells and barriers arms. Here's Sue Foley from the train company Toll. PRE-REC
For the first time, the sons of Diana, Princess of Wales, have expressed their feelings publicly about the loss of their mother. As the tenth anniversary of her death approaches, Princes William and Harry want people to remember the good things she did for others. They hope a charity concert marking the occasion will go someway towards doing that. From London, here's the ABC's Stephanie Kennedy. PKGE
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BUSINESS NEWS WITH EMILY GIBBS
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What's the difference between filleting a fish and trimming a fish? According to Talley's Frozen Fish Limited one job is women's work and the other men's. However the High Court doesn't agree. The case was taken to the High Court after a complaint to the Human Rights Commission from Motueka woman Caitlin Lewis. She claimed she had been stopped from moving onto the better paid position of fish filleter purely because of her sex. Ms Lewis's case was led by Catherine Rodgers, the assistant director of the Office of Human Rights Proceedings, and she joins us now. LIVE
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17.30 HEADLINES
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Gaza is now operating under a state of emergency, but there is no sign of the conflict between Fatah and Hamas slowing down. Hamas has effective control of Gaza. But the President, Mahmoud Abbas, has dismissed the Hamas led government and spoken of new elections. Those actions have failed to quell Hamas, as the ABC's Simon Santo reports: PACKAGE
A new multi-storey jail is planned to replace Auckland's aging Mount Eden Prison. The Corrections Department has applied to the Auckland City Council for permission to revamp the current jail. Beverley Tse reports. PACKAGE
Fiji has featured prominently in discussions between the Prime Minister Helen Clark and the Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Sydney today. Miss Clark joins us now. LIVE
Veteran broadcaster Haydn Sherley has died at the age of 83. Haydn Sherley's career helped shape the sound of New Zealand radio. Andrew McRae compiled this report. PKGE
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WAATEA NEWS
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In the US state of Mississipi, a former Ku Klux Klansman has been found guilty of kidnapping two black teenagers murdered in 1964. A federal jury deliberated for just two hours before convicting James Seale, who was also charged with conspiracy in the killings of 19-year-olds Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore. According to the indictment, Seale trained a shotgun on the teenagers while his companions beat them. They then attached heavy weights to the pair and threw them alive into the Mississippi River. Jerry Mitchell, a reporter with the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi reports. PACKAGE