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0650 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FINANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - hostilities break out in sector again, with cellphone operator Bell South going to High Court to halt Telecom's "anti-competitive discounting practices". Bell South legal advisor Kiran Chhaganlal comments. (Karen Gregory-Hunt) SKY TELEVISION - INL expected to announce soon it's buying controlling stake. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp owns just under half of INL and Murdoch also has significant pay television interests around world. Comment from First NZ Capital analyst Guy Hallwright. FISHING - Sealord Group says Japanese fish import market could be in for major shake-up in next 6 months if value of yen doesn't lift by then. Marketing manager Jason Plato says yen's falling value has hit importers hard; Fishing Industry Board blaming high NZ dollar for $60 million drop in export earnings. (Robyn Cubie) BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SCHEMES - country's most powerful business groups - Chambers of Commerce, Employers' Fedn, Fed Farmers and ManFed - say govt should illegible promise to fund new business assistance schemes, say govt would encourage more investment in jobs and growth if money was spent on tax reductions. (Bronwen Evans) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS AOTEAROA TELEVISION - Labour leader Helen Clark and MP Trevor mallard meeting chief exec this morning to go through company's books. Serveral inquiries now under way into Aotearoa's finances and structure - Serious Fraud Office. Commerce ministry, and Deputy PM Winston Peters has asked private contacts to look into it. Trevor Mallard keen to look at company's assets - he's i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Nicky Mandow. "The Independent", who's been investigating company's business transactions involving purchase of video production company, Digital 601. CHILD CANCER - anger that WN patients having to travel to AK, CH or DN for intensive treatment because Capital Coast Health's paediatric oncologist on "extended leave". Comment from Rhonda Walmsley, Child Cancer Fndn, and Alliance leader Jim Anderton. (Leigh-Anne Wiig) BANK SECURITY - debate over arming bank staff surfaces again. Staff last armed in 1970s and Asst Police Commissioner Brion Duncan says it's time to reconsider issue but FinSec union strongly against idea. Secretary Paul Goulter and Brion Duncan i/ved live.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS KIWI INTERNATIONAL - former head Ewen Wilson arrested in connection with application for international air services licence. Live i/v with Ian Wishart, publisher of Ewen Wilson's book "Dog Fight", to whom Mr Wilson has deferred all i/vs. FISHING ACCIDENT - small Taranaki community of Midhurst loses 3 prominent locals in accident. Owner of runabout. Ian Hayward, rescued after being in sea for 24 hours, bodies of his wife Carol Mulholland and friend Ian Greenhill recovered but other companion Robert Wilson still missing. (Hannah Belcher) DAVID BAIN CASE - legal team led by Colin Withnall QC seeking pardon for David Bain after reviewing evidence, says serious deficiencies and significant omissions in evidence presented to jury. Live i/v with Colin Withnall. PARACHUTE ACCIDENT - investigations into fatal tandem accident which killed jump master Michael Jefferies and John Stansfield. Live i/v with technical director of Parachute Fedn, Bob Howard. INDIA - GANDHI'S ASHES ritually interred in Ganges near Allahabad. Ceremony culmination of great-grandson Tushar Gandhi's efforts to retrieve the ashes from State Bank of India vault. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. (Mng Rpt) FINANCE
0800 NEWS/WEATHER AOTEAROA TELEVISION - Coopers and Lybrand senior partner John Shewin says shelf companies such as those set up by Aotearoa's finance director are quite common and can be carried out for legitimate reasons. He's i/ved live. TEACHER SHORTAGE - Education ministry moves to smooth over problems with emergency group of teachers aimed at plugging potential shortage in AK. Until today only 4 of the 40 strong group had jobs as expected. Teachers have come from Australia and around NZ. (Eileen Cameron) PAPERS NORTHLAND JUDGE Martin Beattie committed for trial after depositions hearing. Glenda Wakehanm reports live. CHICKENPOX VACCINE - Public Health director Gillian Durham to view video of advert for vaccine following concerns about it. Comment from GPs Assn spokesperson Branko Sijnja and Smith Kline Beecham's medical director Wade Brett. (Gael Woods/Nick Hirst) COOK ISLANDS TAX INQUIRY - sparks expected this morning when Serious Fraud Squad director Charles Sturt takes stand. Live i/v with "National Business Review"s Fran O'Sullivan.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS O J SIMPSON - civil trial jury still out. Live i/v with correspondent Richard Arnold. TELECOM will face BellSouth NZ in court this year over discounts it offers business customers on range of services. Clear has also launched action against Telecom. Both companies tougher rules needed to ensure fair competition. (Karen Gregory-Hunt) illegible NATHAN - persistent rumours it's under threat of take-over from US corporate giant Philip Mills. Live i/v with Merrill Lynch analyst Warren Doak. HARVEST HAWKES BAY - annual wine, food and entertainment extravaganza this weekend. (Heugh Chappell) FEEDBACK - listeners' letters. OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes. (John Howard, Olympics)