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0700 NEWS ICY WEATHER batters several parts of country, Christchurch one of worst-hit areas. Live report from Tracy Lyall. LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP - pressure now on new deputy leader Michael Cullen to swing whole caucus behind Helen Clark. He's i/ved live; live i/v with Political editor Karen Fisher. ICY WEATHER - live wrap of conditions around the country from Clare Sziranyi. TERESA CORMACK MURDER - letter handed to police may lead to significant new information about death of Napier 6 year old in 1987, features on "Crimewatch" TV programme. Inquiry head Det Sgt Brian Schaab delighted with response to appeal for information. He's i/ved live; Teresa's mother Kelly Piggott says new lead encouraging. (Nick Hirst)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS ICY WEATHER - live i/v with Met Service's chief forecaster Augie Auer. COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY - more revelations on identity of mystery witness, illegible of possible relationship between Sir Michael Fay and Serious Fraud illegible head Charles Sturt and walkout by David Richwhite and his legal team. Live i/v with "National Business Review"s Fran O'Sullivan. WAR PENSIONS - minister in charge, Paul East, tells RSA conference that sioldiers who fought in Malaya Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation may soon be eligible for pensions. (q). Comment from Peter Pexton, vice presidentof ex-Malayan servicemen's group. (Mark Crysell); live i/v with military historian Chris Pugsley about NZ involvement in Malaya and Borneo and long-awaited pensions. NORTHERN IRELAND - peace talks splutter on for 2nd day, hampered by haggles over positon of former US Senator George Mitchell as chair. 6 people arrested in connection with string of bomb attacks in London earlier in year. Live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ICY WEATHER - live i/v with Peter Owens of Pukerau, between Gore and Balclutha, who's never seen snow like it in the 20 years he's lived there. DAVID CAYGILL steps down after 18 years as MP in career that included cabinet posts as Health minister, Finance minister, and deputy leader. He's i/ved live. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES ICY WEATHER - live update on conditions from Clare Sziranyi. TELECOM WORKERS expected to vote this week on whether to strike over company proposal to place large proportion of staff on individual contracts. Workers are seeking wage increase of about 10% but talks have broken down over preservation of the collective agreement. Comment from Engineers' Union national secretary Rex Jones and Telecom spokesman David Bedford. (Kiri Coughlan) ELECTION BROADCASTING TIME - Electoral Commission worried its independence may be harmed by new Bill on how time is allocated. Bill gives Electoral Commission, instead of Broadcasting Standards Authority, power to allocate free time to political parties. Comment from Electoral Commission chair Justice John Wallace. (Stephen Parker)
0830 NEWS/SPORTS INDIA - scandal as Parliament debates motion of confidence in 11 day old centre-left minority govt. Allegations that Congress party, key govt supporter, involved in $40 million fertiliser import fraud. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. PRIVACY issues involving computers, telephones, hospitals, and workplaces under spotlight at CH forum tomorrow. Privacy Commissioner Bruce Slane says meeting designed to update people generally, and will look at protecting and secuting private information and legislation that allows information to be illegible out. (Karlum Lattimore) COMPUTER SECURITY - moves to control access to codes and "Keys" needed to decipher them are maor privacy issue for some people, with implications for business and individual computer system users. Live i/v with Dr Henry Wolfe, expert in computer encription. YOUNG NATIONALS send bill for $25 million to commercial arm of Radio New Zealand, which until recently employed Alliance candidate Pam Corkery. Bill covers value of free advertising Alliance allegedly gained on her talkback show. I/v with Young Nats national secretary David Farrar. COMMENT ISRAEL'S NEW PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to take care of Lebanese guerrillas following killings of Jewish couple in Israel and shooting of 5 soldiers in ambush in Israeli-occupied Lebanon. I/v with correspondent Robert Berger.