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0700 NEWS SELWYN BY-ELECTION - on eve of election, candidate reflecting on where campaigns could have been improved. Comment from Tim Shadbolt, David Carter, John Wright, and Marian Hobbs. (Kathryn Street) SELWYN BY-ELECTION - live i/v with Political editor Karen Fisher. SECURITIES COMMISSION activities exposed following sale of surplus equipment, including computers which had not had memories erased. (Peter Fowler) SECURITIES COMMISSION - executive director John Farrell i/ved live about the exposure of sensitive details. RICH LIST - National Business Review's annual list of who's got the money. 77 year old Douglas Goodfellow tops the list, with $290m made from Sanford fishing company and Fernz chemical business. (Stephen Parker) RICH LIST - live i/v with NBR editor Graeme Hunt.
0729 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORT PAPUA NEW GUINEA facing bankruptcy because of govt over-spending, according to Finance minister. (Sean Dorney) SELSON DEEP WATER PORT viability in question. Port proposed by group of local businesspeople headed by former Federated Farmers president Owen Jennings, but group representing exporters and Port of Wellington say new port can't be justified. Comment from Michael Barnett, Export Inst., Nigel Gould of Port of wellington, and Ken Plowman, exec director of Shipping Fedn. (Mary Tait) illegible HEALTH WANGANUI - Rob Manos, at centre of waiting list dispute with CHE, critical of health system where patients have to go to media to fight their battles. Mr Manos had been told by CHE it would not give him sight-saving operation he's waited 4 years for because last year he moved just outside its boundaries. Comment from from Mr Manos and CHE chief exec Ron James. (Kerry Lamont) ASPAC/ PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER SELWYN BY-ELECTION - live i/v with AK Univ political scientist Raymond Miller who's been following the campaigning. CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE makers claim imports of illegal confectionary could threaten jobs in local industry. Company has found huge increased in foreign products which don't meet NZ food regs. Comment from Cadbury's scientific services manager Mike Crashley. (Helen Matterson) EDUCATION MINISTER Lockwood Smith says he'll continue to use ministry staff to provide information about schools and other parties' policies, says State Services Commissioner has checked Labour Party complaints about ministry survey of schools in Selwyn electorate and found he's done nothing wrong. (Kerry Lamont) LANGUAGES IN SCHOOLS - Education minister wants to make it compulsory to teach language other than English and Māori from Form 1, with emphasis on Asian languages. CH College of Education principal Dr Colin Knight says policy will create financial problems for teacher training colleges and could lead to friction among staff. (Chris Forster) SCHOOL TRUSTEES refusing to take part in plans to make immunisation condition of school entry as suggested by Public Health Commission. Deputy president of STA, Yvonne Rae, says Assn wants no part in forcing parents to immunise children. (Mary Tait)
0825 REG/NEWS/SPORT PUBLIC HEALTH REFORM - Victorian system developed to meet needs in public health system, Casemix Management, being introduced into NZ. I/v with one of experts in NZ to help local administrators learn system, Dr Stephen Druckett, dean of faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe Univ in Melbourne. (Mng Rpt) PACKAGING TECHNIQUE being developed by ICI in Australia which could enable NZ exporters to be more competitive in marketing fruit and vegetables overseas - illegible film which seals a climate inside wrapping, slowing down rate of illegible. ICI marketing manager Terry Buckingham explains. (Mary Jane Rendle) HORROR FILM ACTOR Peter Cushing dies in Britain at age of 81. (Keith Chalkley) COMMENT KIM HILL PREVIEW OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about events of the week in Australia.