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0650 Business and financial news. David Jones illegible NEWS POLICE PURSUIT - new report from Police Complaints Authority Sir John Jeffries, on chase that ended in death last year in Rotorua, critical of police for nor changing car chase procedures despite repeated urgings from Authority. Since 1992. 12 people killed during police pursuits. (Karlum Lattimore); live i/v with deputy Police Commissioner Barry Matthews. LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP - supporters in Clark and Moore camps counting heads in advance of next week's caucus meeting. Comment from Mike hearne, Rongotai electorate committee, Bruce Raitt, Tukituki electorate committee, and CTU secretary Angela Foulkes. (Kathryn Street); live i/v with party president Michael Hirschfeld. NUCLEAR - China proposes 10 year ban on peaceful nuclear explosions, bringing Comprehensive Test Ban treaty step closer. Until now China has inssted peaceful explosions for civil engineering purposes should be allowed. I/v with Jack Mendelsohn, Arms Control Assn in Washington.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY - Winston Peters facing 3rd day in witness stand, has alleged former Inland Revenue Dept head David Henry and Serious Fraud Office head Charles Sturt either incompetent or corrupt in examination of documents. (Adam Hollingworth); live i/v with "National Business Review" investigations illegible Fran O'Sullivan. POL POT - unconfirmed reports former leader of Cambodia and Khmer Rouge head is dead. I/v with correspondent Trisha Fitzgerald. GANGS - lawyer representing Road Knights, David Ruth, doubts they'll get fair hearing if they appear before select committee. Police have issued summons to gang members after they failed to attend select committee hearing in CH. Comment from committee members Mike Moore and Paul East. (Mark Crysell) GANGS - select committee member Phil Goff calls for more powers for police and more help from city councils and central govt. He's i/ved live. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP - live i/v with political commentator Colin James about damage already done to Labour's election chances by the leadership struggle. HEALTH BUREAUCRATS criticised by outgoing head of AK Healthcare, Dennis Pickup. who's leaving after 3 years in job he describes as soul-destroying. He belives 4 RHAs should be combined into 1 and number of CHEs halved, says Northern RHA has failed to meet region's health needs. Also says Health ministry is incompetent. (Catherine Delore) POLICE PURSUIT - Police Complaints Authority Sir John Jeffries says he's repeatedly urged police to change rules on car chases, believing they're too complicated, unrealistic and often not adhered to. (q). Live i/v with Police Assn president Greg O'Connor. PAPERS/ASPC HEADLINES EUROPEAN UNION vice-president Sir Leon Brittan in NZ for consultations about trade with Europe. Sir Leon is EU's chief negotiator for World Trade orgn and OECD. He's i/ved live.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS RUGBY - first test of season tonight for All Blacks, against Western Samoa in Napier. Game is also first test for new coach John Hart. Live i/vs RNZ commentator Graeme Moody and Samoa Capital Radio's Ieti Tiatia. CHILDREN - Social Workers' Assn claims accommodation shortage for at risk children and children with severe behavioural difficultues is reaching crisis point. Labour Party has raised concerns that children in need of care are waiting on average 3 months to get into residential care units. Comment from Assn's Buster Curson and Mike Dooland of Children and Young Persons Service. (Lisa Owen) DAIRY COMPANIES - hundreds of jobs threatened with proposed merger of Kiwi Co-op and Tui Foods. Companies have combined turnover of more than 1 billion dollars and sevice some 4,000 farms. I/v with Rurals reporter Jill Galloway. (Mng Rpt) illegible HIGHWAY ONE - Friends of the Earth says rail network between Ak and Hamilton should be improved rather than spending $400 million into upgrading section of SH1 as Transit NZ plans. Comment from group's spokesman Jack Henderson, Colin Knagg of Transit NZ, Waikato District mayor Angus McDonald, and Leigh Auton of NZ Planning Inst. (Stephen Hewson) FILM - planned screening of controversial British film "Trainspotter" at WN and AK film festivals next month condemned by drug abuse counsellor. Claims that film glorifies drug abuse and hails heroin use as providing better high than sex. Comment from Boyd Klap, Life Education Trust, and Bill Gosden, NZ Film Societies. (Nick Hirst) COMMENT OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes about week's events across Tasman, (gun debate intensifying)