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0700 NEWS GUNMAN - full police inquiry underway into shooting of man in Whangarei. Man died in hospital after being shot in chest by police - he'd entered sports shop where he loaded gun he'd found there and then began shooting. Live i/v with District cdr Les Lilly. ILLEGIBLE - fatal shooting is third time this year police have used firearms against alleged offenders, bringing to 15 number of people police have shot dead since 1941. (Corinne Ambler) BOSNIA - faction representatives gathered together in Dayton, Ohio, given ultimatum by US to come up with peace settlement by this morning NZ time. Deadline passes, US says announcement on whether peace agreement can be reached will be made later in day. Live i/ with Dayton journalist Larry Gifford. HANDICAPPED PATIENTS - lack of adequate communication skills blamed for misdiagnosing of 2 handicapped patients at hospitals in past month. IHC chief exec J B Munro says medical staff don't always have right skills to communicate with disabled patients. (Sacha Hardy) THOMAS MURDERS TRIAL - jury resumes deliberations this morning after spending night in WN hotel. Live i/v with court reporter Merle Nowland. PRNCESS DIANA - "Panorama" i/v with Princess may end public's love affair with her. (Keith Chalkley)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS VIETNAM - PM Jim Bolger gets the red carpet treatment in Hanoi, first NZ prime minister to visit since reunficication of north and south Vietnam in 1975.(Janice Rodenburg); i/v with Geoff Robinson about reception given to Mr Balger. (Mng Rpt) COURT CASES - 3 high profile cases moving through courts today: in Hamilton, about 40 witnesses expected to give evidence in trial of Martin Roy Parsons accused of killing his father Alan in July last year. (Stephanie Baird); depositions hearing for former Auditor-General Jeff Chapman on 20 charges of fraud and theft charges hits surprise development when lawyer wins suppression until Wednesday. (Corinne Ambler); in DN, trial of deregistered surgeon Tony Guy under way at District Court, accused of indecently assaulting 7 female patients. (Gail Jefferies) US GOVT - more than 700,000 govt employees return to work after longest-ever federal shutdown. President Clinton makes agreement with Congress to balance budget by year 2002. Live i/v with "Guardian" Washington correspondent Martin Walker.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER MATERNITY SERVICES - RHAs defend themselves against accusations from doctors that health reforms driving obstetrics GPs out of delivery suites. (Alexia Russell); live i/v with Dr Philip Rushmer, Medical Assn's maternity services committee, about issue of maternity care. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADS PARLIAMENT resumes today for year's final sitting, last time MPs use debating chamber in modern building which has housed Parliament since renovation of old building began in 1991. (Anna Hughes) COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY gets back to work after delay caused by Commissioner Sir Ronald Davison stopping lawyers questioning witnesses. (Alexia Russell) BEATLES - new double cassette, CD, LP should be available in NZ this weekend. Music store owners expecting it to be very popular with those keen to revisit Beatle-mania. (Kiri Coughlan) MORTGAGE - WN man John Carter taking Housing Corpn to High Court over sale of his mortgage to Mortgage Corpn, argues sale was breach of contract. (Leigh-Anne Wiig) REGIONAL WEATHER
0830 NEWS/SPORTS BOSNIA - deadline for peace agreement extended, with reports of last minute demands surfacing over issues thought to have been resolved. Live i/v with Martin McCauley, Slavonic expert at Univ of London. FLIGHT COMBAT SIMULATOR - CH inventor Mike Dennis launches simulator he claims is most advanced of kind in world. Star Force game overcomes problem of 360 degree rotation which large US companies have been unable to solve. He's i/ved live. COMMENT BRITAIN - jury in trial of Rosemary West spends night in hotel after failing to reach verdict in first few hours of deliberations. Curiosity over Princess Diana about to be sated when programme screen in just over hour's time. Live i/v with correspondent Keith Chalkley.