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0700 NEWS HELICOPTER CRASH - 2 Australian Army Sikorsky Black Hawks collide in Queensland during training exercise involving counter-terrorist SAS group. 18 soldiers killed and 10 injured. I/v with Townsville ABC reporter Robert Dark. (Mng Rpt) FLU VACCINE - GPs annoyed they were not told about concerns re flu vaccine they've been administering since March. Govt abandoned plans to buy large quantities, earmarked for free vaccination of elderly people, after WHO advised caution but warning not passed on to doctors who continued to buy it. (vaccine now cleared for use). Comment from GPs Assn vice president Dr Branko Sijna and Age Concern president Jim Currie. (Helen Matterson); live i/v with Health minister Jenny Shipley. GREENPEACE ship boarded by Chinese officials and escorted from Chinese waters. I/v with Tanya Potts, NZer on board M V Greenpeace. (Mng Rpt) ASSET TESTING - Labour MP Annette King succeeds in getting private member's Bill scrapping asset testing of elderly referred to select committee. Govt likely to lose vote on issue. Comment from Labour leader Helen King, Alliance leader Jim Anderton, and Health minister Jenny Shipley. (Stephen Parker) illegible expected to improve from today. Desert Road still closed but most roads illegible, ferries are sailing and airports are operating. Live i/v with Met Service chief forecaster Augie Auer.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS RUGBY - breakthrough on issue of whose boots are allowed on the All Blacks' feet. Live i/v NZRFU chief exec David Moffatt. MELBOURNE - 12 hour standoff between man armed with semi-automatic shotgun and police ends without injury when tear gas used to subdue. Incident comes as debate rages in Australia about govt plans to ban rapid-fire weapons. Live i/v with Melbourne radio reporter Ron Burke. NATIONAL PARTY - place of Māori within party to be discussed this weekend. Incoming Māori vice president Peta Butt says some Māori on candidate list are devastated by low placings. She's at 56, AK Divisional Māori chair is at 55, while current Māori vice president is at 63. She's i/ved live. COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY - AK lawyer Marcia Read on witness stand today. Winston Peters claims she can link Sir Michael Fay and Serious Fraud Office head Charles Sturt. Live i/v with "National Business Review"s Fran O'Sullivan. FINANCE - money markets latest with David Jones.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER MEDICATION - conflict between GPs and pharmacists about scheme to allow pharmacists to play greater role in managing medication of some patients. GPs Assn says there are concerns about patient records and who takes responsibility, but pharmacists say they don't want open access to records or propose to take diagnostic role. Live i/v with Glen Caves, Pharmaceutical Society, and Branko Sijnja, GPs Assn. NORTHERN IRELAND - former US senator George Mitchell will finally chair peace talks after 2 days of wrangling. Compromise has split Ulster Unionists. (Keith Chalkley) PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES MOTH - Forestry ministry officials say native red beech is under threat from outbreak of white spotted tussock moth, relative of Asian Gypsy moth. Officials giving information about what to do if insect is found. Comment from operations general manager John Handiside. (Mark Crysell) WEATHER - live report from Clare Sziranyi about ice on roads. FIELD DAYS - live i/v with Chief Rurals reporter Wendy McGregor about the agricultural field days at Mystery Creek.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS - security nightmare for police trying to ensure hooligans don't blight tournament. Psychic Uri Geller has offered to help English team, offer politely declined. (Keith Chalkley) illegible AFFAIR - 14 months of hearings end without securing immunity that illegible have allowed President Clinton's chief accuser to testify. Senate committee expected to recommend perjury investigations of testimoney by 2 White House officials and confidante of Hillary Clinton. I/v with "Guardian" Washington correspondent Jonathan Friedland. (Mng Rpt) BROADCASTING HOUSE - application lodged to register it as historic place, described as one of first modernist buildings in NZ and now threatened with demolition to make way for expanded Parliament Buildings. Live i/v with Stephen Rainbow, heritage conservation manager for Historic Places Trust. COMMENT FRUIT AND VEG REPORT with Jack Forsythe.