Morning report. 1987-10-16. 07:00-08:00.

1. DICK/LIVE - Queen accepts resignation of Governor General of Fiji...GRIFFIN LIVE/LANGE REACTION...00:06:05
2. LAST POST - thirds of country's Post Offices to close - news met by mixed reaction...VERSCHAFFELT/BURGESS/THOMAS/RAY/GRANT...00:04:40
3. HEADLINES AND WEATHER
4. PREBBLE/LIVE - Postmaster General Richard Prebble...PREBBLE LIVE EX STUDIO...00:05:00
5. CTU - inaugural conference of N.Z. council of Trade Unions...ANASTASIOU...00:01:46
6. NEWS AND SPORT
7. ABORTION - police investigating leak of information about abortion patients at Dunedin Hospital...FLYNN/MOANA HUGHES...00:02:36
8. LIGHTNING - boy still in intensive care after being struck by lightning...WARD/BOY/TONY STEELE...00:01:15
9. HEADLINES AND PAPERS
10. WILLIAMS/DRS - Chairman of Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Commitee says power to censure doctors limited and wants more accountability...WILLIAMS I/V GAISHAUSER...00:02:17
11. CAYGILL/DRS - Health Minister Caygill says Government intends to review disciplinary procedures...CAYGILL I/V FISHER...00:02:04
12. STUDENTS - tertiary students could see grants doubled and unemployed people under 18 could see their dole slashed...BARTLEY I/V GOFF...00:02:40
13. ELEPHANT SEAL - Department of Conservation making last ditch effort to remove...VERSCHAFFET/REX GREEN/MIKE DONOGHUE...00:01:26
14. CLOSING