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0700 NEWS BOSNIA - ambassador to UN, Ivan Micic, says UN peacekeepers should stay even if arms embargo lifted, says armed Bosnian forces would not pose threat to UN and its troops. (Mng Rpt) CROATIA - live i/v with Croatian ambassador to London, Dr Cicin Saen, about the situation re Croatia and rebel Serbs. SERBS - live i/v with Misha Gavrilovic, Serbian Information Centre in London. NUCLEAR TESTS - nuclear engineer expresses doubts on French television about competence of technical staff at Mururoa. Live i/v with correspondent Lynne Terry. RETIREMENT COMMISSIONER Colin Blair carries out study showing almost 40% of NZers have not made provision for old age. (Stephen Hewson); live i/v with Arthur Davis, chief exec of Life Offices' Assn.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS WAITANGI DAY - deputy PM Don McKinnon calls multi-party meeting to discuss future of Waitangi Day. Review committee was set up and public submissions called for following this year's cancellation. Comment from Speaker Peter Tapsell, Labour leader Helen Clark, Pauline Gardiner of United NZ, Tau Henare of NZ First and National backbencher John Carter. (Anna Hughes) FISHING COMMISSION - High Court hearing argument between Māori parties about how proceeds of fishing settlement should be shared out. Live i/v with court reporter Merle Nowland on who the main parties are and what the argument is. KINGSTON FLYER about to be put into storage. Manager Russell Glendinning told negotiations to keep the old loco and its carriages on rails have fallen through. He's i/ved live. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES
0800 NEWS/WEATHER CHILD PROSTITUTION - Parliament passes law making it possible to prosecute people in NZ for having sex with children overseas. Same Acrt will outlaw female genital mutilation in NZ. (Janice Rodenburg); live i/v with MP Nick Smith who introduced law on child sex. NUCLEAR TESTS - mounting protest in Germany against proposed resumption of French tests. Reinhardt Schultz one of 2 German Social Democratic MPs who've confirmed they'll join protest flotilla at Mururoa. He's i/ved as to what he hopes to achieve by this action. (Mng Rpt) NUCLEAR TESTS - Labour MP Chris Carter prepared to try to get through French exclusion zone at Mururoa. He's the first of 11 NZ MPs to announce plans to join nearly 50 Australian politicians and others from Japan and Europe in peace flotilla. Comment from Mr Carter, Chris Robinson of Greenpeace, and Evert van Renen, flotilla organiser. (Mark Crysell) MāORI HEALTH improving at slower rate than expected 10 years ago. Report by Māori' health Research Centre at WN School of Medicine says economic reforms and benefit cuts have hit Māori harder than other sectors of society. Live i/v with Centre's acting director Dr Paparangi Reid. TOPDRESSING AIRSTRIPS in Waikato left so sodden that Hamilton company Super Air is applying for permission to land planes on local roads instead. Live i/v with chief pilot Peter Whetton. REGIONAL NEWS
0830 NEWS/SPORTS CROATIA - reported attacks on Serb-held areas by Croat or Bosnian Croat forces. UNPROFOR's Christopher Gunness believes it's part of Croatian push against Serb-held region of Krajina. (Mng Rpt) COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY resumes next week, with extra powers to require witnesses to give evidence. Comment from NZ First leader Winston Peters. (Janice Rodenburg) KIWIFRUIT CASE - Fruitgrowers' Fedn and Kiwifruit Growers Inc tell Waitangi Tribunal that if Māori win case to export kiwifruit under Treaty of Waitangi it could ultimately lead to rule of law being threatened. (David Steemson) KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL to be dedicated in Washington tomorrow. NZ to have one of largest per capita representations, with 117 NZers present. NZ ambassador John Wood comments. (Connie Lawn) WAVE POWER - world's first commercial wave powered generatro to be launched next week off coast of Scotland. Live i/v with Allan Thompson, managing director of Applied Research and Technology which has developed the plant. COMMENT OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about week's events across the Tasman.