0600 News/Sport
0615 Good Morning "Rural" NZ : See Rural Report Rundown
0630 News/Weather/Māori News
0640 Report from our Mana News team
0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International
0650 Business and financial news. David Jones
0700 NEWS minimum wage raised by $5 a week to $250 for 40 hour week. Comment from illegible Peter illegible PSA President Tony Simpson, and Employers illegible President Richard Tweedle. (Mark Torley) illegible illegible illegible by Govt department heads - independent inquiry carried out by Auditor General Brian Tyler finds no evidence of it but recommends new guidelines of chief exec discretionary spending. Comment from State Services Commission head Don Hunn. (Stephen Parker)
NEW AUDITOR-GENERAL- David MacDonald, formerly of Touche Ross Tohmatsu, appointed to post. interview live.
CREDIT RATING - Standard and Poors upgrades NZ from double-A-minus to double-A. Standard and Poors spokesperson, suggests Jim Anderton's retirement helped rating. Comment also from Finance minister Bill Birch. (Stephen Parker)
HOTLINE - Auckland Healthcare operates hotline following release of name of convicted pedophile Peter Liddell, who worked in the hospital as a social worker for more than 15 years. Live i/v with Auckland Healthcare spokesperson Michael Aitken
SETTLEMENT - live i/v with Tainui advisor Prof James Ritchie about the iwi's plans for the future after their settlement.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORT
REVIEW 1994 - what's happened and the challenges ahead. Live i/v with Prime Minister Jim Bolger and the Labour leader Helen Clark.
ASPAC PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER
REVIEW 1994 - What's happened and the challenges ahead. Live i/vs with NZ First leader Winston Peters and Alliance leader Sandra Lee.
OPTION - Court of Appeal due to release verdict today on Māori electoral action which some Māori claims was inadequately carried out. Mark Torley reports.
Review of 1994 with reporters: - live i/vs with Business reporter David Jones, Rural Report editor Wendy McGregor, Māori news presenter Hemana Waaka, Karen Mangnall, Mana News presenter.
REGIONAL NEWS
KIM HILL PREVIEW
0830 NEWS SPORT
SAMOAN HERO - Philip Field Otara MP is working on project to return the body of Samoan national hero Lauaki Namulaululu Mamoe to a resting place within Samoa. He was a chief who resisted takeover of Samoa by German colonialists and was exiled to Saipan by German authorities. He was bureid on Tarawa in Kiribati. Interview with Philip Field.
NEWSPAPER Mountain Scene newspaper has been shut out of civic affairs by Queenstown local council with no exploration for action. Paper takes case to Ombudsman. Interview with publisher Frank Marvin.
MORNING COMMENT Penny Jackson
OZ SPOT - live i/v with Australian correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about events across the Tasman.