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0700 NEWS COALITION CABINET has first meeting this morning, faces problems with high kiwi dollar, teacher shortages and pay claims, and claims for more official action against ship carrying nuclear waste past NZ. Live i/v with PM Jim Bolger. CHILD SAFETY - South AK police astonished at " total disregard" for child safety. In last 4 weeks Otara police have issued more than 220 tickets to drivers carrying unrestrained children, many of whom had car seats in their vehicles. (Lisa Owen) ADVENTURE TOURISM SAFETY STANDARDS questioned again following 2 incidents yesterday - near Queenstown suffers severe bruising after falling into Kawerau River during bungy-jump and on Waikato River, 10 passengers and jetboat driver involved in sinking of tourist jetboat while negotiating rapids. live i/v with Rob Higham, Taupo-based Excalibur NZ which aims to help adventure tourism operators gain safety skills. AIR NZ plane involved in minor accident at Los Angeles aiport - 400 passengers illegible after plane bound for AK clips empty, parked Continental Airlines jet. illegible Wakeham)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS PRESIDENT CLINTON inaugurated for 2nd term. I/v with correspondent Martin Walker. TEACHER SHORTAGE - new Education ministry initiative to deal with AK's chronic shortages doesn't plese other regions with shortages. Ministry confident that emergency pool of 40 teachers for AK primary schools will fill any gaps until principals can hire permanent teachers. (Claire Silvester) CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL - independent inquiry to be held into safety standards after concern expressed by midical staff about deaths of 4 patients. Live i/v With Canterbury Health CHE chief exec Richard Webb. BOOKS - British readers vote Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" top book of 20th century, with George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" in 2nd and 3rd places. Comment from Margaret Mahy and Oliver Stead. (Marguerite Fahy) CZECH REPUBLIC/GERMANY sign reconciliation accord in which both express "regret" for 1938 Nazi annexation of Sudetenland and 1945 Czech expulsion of 3 million Sudetan Germans. Czech Republic last of Germany's neighbours to achieve post-war reconciliation - why so long? Live i/v with correspondent Geoff Rodoreda.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER DOLLAR - PM Jim Bolger rules out any direct govt intervention in bringing down dollar's value. (q) Dollar at 9 year high and placing pressure on exporters. What can govt or Reserve Bank actually do? Live i/v with National Bank chief economist Adrian Orr. CHILD SAFETY - parents still not using child car restraints. Live i/v with Supt Neik Gyde, head of Traffic Safety programmes PAPERS ADVENTURE TOURISM SAFETY STANDARDS- Standards NZ officials to meet today to discuss yesterday's bungy jump incident and begin investigation. Live i/v with manager of pruduct certification Ian Groombridge. ALGERIA - in bloodiest 2 days of 5 year civil war Islamic extremists reportedly kill 79 people. Live i/v with BBC's North Africa correspondent Habba Salah.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS COOK ISLAND TAX INQUIRY enters 4th calendar year today as Serious Fraud Office returns to stand. SFO's handling of "wine box" papers expected to be major higlight left in inquiry which should run for at least 2 more months. Live i/v with "National Business Review" investigations editor Fran O'Sullivan. BRITAIN - FOOD SCARE - tests to be carried out to determine whether sick chicken had BSE. Positive tests would raise alarming possibility that millins illegible birds could have been incubating disease before ending up in supermarkets. (Keith Chalkely) AWARD - Massey Univ assistant lecturer Marie Fleming wins Pacific Rim Real Estate Society's young achievement award for research into effects of fluorescent light flicker on health and productivity. She's i/ved live. CLYDE QUAY SCHOOL teaching Spanish from the five year olds to Form 2. Teachers Mary Roberts and Kim Longerneker comment on advantages of learning another language early in school career. (Al Morrison) BALLOON - American Steve Fossett gives up attempt to circumnavigate world after landing in India, breaks 16 year endurance record for ballon flight by staying up for more than 6 days. I/v with Frank Hartman, "Solo Spirit" mission control. BOOKS - "Lord of the Rings". I/v with Harper Collins publishing director Jane Johnston about the book's appeal.