600 News/Sport 615 Good Morning Rural NZ : See Rural Report Rundown 630 News/weather/Māori News 640 Report from our Mana News team 645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International 650 Business and financial news. David Jones. 700 NEWS illegible - strongest earthquake in country's history hits Hokkaido, measuring
00:08:2 illegible cnter scale. BBC Tokyo correspondent Philip Short says there's been illegible little damage and only 2 fatalities reported. (Mng Rpt) illegible ELECTORAL OPTION - Māori leaders looking at possible further action after aliure of High Court case on way govt funded and conducted MMP option programme. Background to challenge and summary of decision. (Merle Nowland); illegible Cl chair Sir Graham Latimer says Cl will discuss further action with ther national Māori organisations. (Adam Gifford); live i/v with Justice illegible Doug Graham. PUBLIC SERVICE - political row over appointment of sacked RNZAF Ohakea commander Frank Sharp to top Civil Defence job deepens, after Defence/Internal affairs minister Warren Cooper admits he sought to become involved once he earned Mr Sharo was in line for the job. Comment from Mr Cooper and Labour MP Trevor Mallard. (Kathryn Street) illegible CORPORATION MORTGAGES taken over by Mortgage Corporation have interest illegible increased from
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00:10:8%, 1% above current market trend. Comment from consumers Inst chief exec David Russell. (Kerry Lamont) LOYDS NAMES win landmark claim for damages against insurance market professionals in London High Court. (Keith Chalkley) illegible/WEATHER/SPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH figures hailed by PM Bolger as best in a generation, enough to beggest govt will be able to deliver tax cuts in 1996 but not enough to justify any increase in social spending before next budget. Comment from Labour leader illegible Clark. (Kathryn Street) POLICE QUESTIONING PROCEDURES - police express concern about Law Commission propsal for change. One recommendation is that adults be informed of rights as soon as suspected of crime or feel they've been detained. Comment from police egal adviser David Kerr and Criminal Bar Assn president Isaac Koya. (Gyles illegible) illegible DIANA book seen as major publishing coup. I/v with London ITN political correspondent Des Fahy about possible political repercussions from book. (Mng Rpt) ASPAC/PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER LOYDS NAMES - Names successful in case for negligence following series of claims in late 1980s which saddled them with huge losses, sending many illegible. I/V with Independent (London) business reporter Diana Coyle about illegible of the High Court Judgement. (Mng Rpt) illegible of AG AND FISH - PSA and environmental groups have concerns over decision to carve up ministry, fears some services will be contracted out to other agencies, leading to job losses and minister not getting best advice. (Mary Tait): Fisheries minister Doug Kidd says he's wanted change for long time illegible there won't be major job losses. (Jonathan Schwass) OZONE LAYER HOLE over Antarctic larger and more intense this Spring than last year, according to Scott Base scientists. Comment from NIWAR scientist Sylvia illegible. (Mary Tait) AUTOMOBILE ASSN pleased with drop in ACC charges which will mean cheaper licencing fees for motorists. Comment from AA general secretary George illegible. (Kerry Lamont) FAMILIES WITH PROBLEMS aren't seeking help until crisis point, according to research carried out for International Year of the Family. Live i/v with Heylen research director Jill Caldwell.
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0830 NEWS/SPORT illegibleTH ANNIVERSARY of ending of WWII in 1995, with big celebrations planned. Live i/v with Australian minister for Veterans Affairs, Con Sciacca, who's in NZ illegible breif govt on Australian celebration plans. TSUNAMI - preparations under way in Hawaii to evacuate north shore of island because of tsunami as result of major earthquake in Japan. (BBC) COMMENT FRANCE - Justice ministry orders new investigation into funding of Republican illegible in latest of long series of corruption probes. Live i/v with Paris correspondent Lynn Terry.