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0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL - Nurses Orgn adds voice to concerns about hospital safety following announcement of inquiry. CHE and Director General of Health say regardless of inquiry, Ch Hospital is now providing best possible treatment but Nurses Orgn claims patients are still at risk. Comment from Orgn's Trevor Warr, Dr Karen Poutasi, and Canterbury Health chief exec Richard Webb. (Kiri Coughlan)
0621 RURAL NEWS
0626 SPORTS STORY: SUPERLEAGUE NINES - NZ retains world champion title after beating Western Samoa 16-nil in Townsville. Live i/v with Rugby League commentator Alan McLaughlin.
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: NORTHERN IRELAND - 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday commemmorated amid strong calls for fresh inquiry into what happened the day British paratroopers shot dead 14 unarmed protestors in Londonderry. (Keith Chalkley)
0640 OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS
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0648 NEWS STORY: AIR NZ's in-flight kitchen may be up for sale as part of general cost-cutting exercise. Aviation analyst Peter Harbourson i/ved about Al NZ's motives. (Bronwen Evans)
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FINANCE U S ECONOMY grew at surprisingly robust pace of 4.7% in 4th quarter of 1996, with no sign of resurgent inflation. Coment from Bob Bruscoe, Niko Securities in New York. (Gyles Beckford) TARANAKI SAVINGS BANK picking up customers nationwide by playing nationalist card. TSB now the only fully NZ-owned bank and is emphasising fact it's locall owned. I/v with Bank Direct manager John Ainsworth. (Mark Crysell) FLOWER GROWERS disappointed that poor weather in early Summer has meant they'l miss out on big export sales for Chinese New year and Valentine's Day because flowers not blooming soon enough. (David Steemson) ANNUAL REPORTS - Price Waterhouse says many of the 100,000 companies which musre-register this year under new Companies Act will need to re-think approach t annual reporting. Technical Services director Mark Hucklesbury says many company directors unsure of their requirements under new Act. (Mark Crysell) BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - Otago Business Devt Board welcomes govt's porposed $100 million programme despite opposition to scheme from national organisations. Chair Richard Parata says survey shows for every dollar spent of grants there's a return of $3 to Otago economy.
0700 INTRO/NEWS CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL - Health minister Bill English to announce details of independent inquiry into safety at the hospital this week. Senior doctors warn unless inquiry is public it may not achieve anything. Live i/v with Mr English AOTEAROA TELEVISION - Treasurer Winston Peters says his private inquiries into affair are mostly complete and he will brief PM Jim Bolger before today's cabinet meeting.(q) Labour Leader Helen Clark says cabinet must overturn decision to give company extra funding. (Marie Hosking) CRICKET - underarm incident in 1981 which soured transTasman sporting relation: re-enacted at WN's Basin Reserve by the 2 key players Trevor Chappell and Brian McKechnie during benefit match for Gavin Larsen. I/v with Brian McKechnie. (Mng Rpt) CHILDREN'S PAGEANT planned to be part of Upper Hutt's Summer Carnival comes in for criticism. Women's collective concerned contest, with categories for best hair, best smile, and best personality, forces girls to mimic female stereotypes and may encourage paedophiles. Comment from Judy Lawrence, Women's illegible ministry, and Children's Commissioner Laurie O'Reilly. (Hannah Belcher TEACHERS - Principals' Fedn survey of primary schools find 54% of responses expressed concern about quality of teacher applicants over last 6 months. Survey also finds schools have serious problems ahead in getting relief teachers to cover for training, administration time, and sickness. Live i/v with Fedn president Marilyn Yeoman.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FINANCE UPDATE PERU - CHRISTOPHER HARDER, NZ lawyer keen to assist negotiators in hostage crisis, arrested by Lima police who thought he was a terrorist when he held up picture of Che Guevara at media conference. Mr Harder i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with NZ First leader Winston Peters who responds to criticisms made of him by Mr Harder. NORTHERN IRELAND - Bloody Sunday - thousands of Catholics march from Londonderry's Bogside to city walls to mark 25th anniversary. Calls for new inquiry into incident led by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. Live i/v with correspondent Eamon Malley. OVERSEAS PAPERS MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (Olympics 2000 Security chief sacked by new NSW police commissioner)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL - senior medical staff say 2 previous inquiries into patient safety have been unsuccessful and latest inquiry may achieve nothing unless held in public and with proper terms of reference. Live i/v with Stuart Gowland, spokesman for 270 senior doctors; live i/v with Canterbury Health chief exec Richard Webb. TEACHERS - live i/v with Education minister Wyatt Creech in response to Principals' Fedn concern about calibre of teachers applying for jobs. WEATHER - January has seen all 4 seasons, with driest ever since records begar in Fiordland, twice as sunny as usual throughout much of country, and wet from Wairarapa to Otago. (Iain Gracie) EAST TIMOR - Nobel Peace Prize winner and independence leader Jose Ramos Horta accuses NZ govt of utter hypocrisy over East Timor and says he won't return until there's a change of govt. Statement issued by Foreign Affairs minister Don McKinnon has raised his ire. Mr Horta i/ved. (Mng Rpt) AIR NZ's in-flight kitchen may be sold. Several international airline catering companies going through process of due diligence, Air NZ won't say whether it' planning to sell or retain catering business. (Bronwen Evans)
0830 NEWS/SPORTS CHILDREN'S PAGEANT - Upper Hutt Women's Centre wants debate about desirability of holding Miss Petite pageant for girls between 5-12 at annual carnival. Spokesperson Susan Halliwell says event exploits young girls - i/ved live; live i/v with carnival organiser Chris Tchernigovski who defends decision to hold the pageant. WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MINISTRY - Labour Party critical of policy statement by minister Chris Fletcher in which she announced ministry will focus on strengthening and supporting role of women as stewards of family life. Labour spokesperson Dianne Yates comments. Also comment from Sandra Coney. (Marguerite Fahy); i/v with Chris Fletcher re what steps she'll take to improve position o NZ women.(Mng Rpt) RUSSIA - PRESIDENT YELTSIN meets French president Chirac for talks expected to focus on expansion of NATO. I/v with correspondent James Coomaraswami about what the media is more interested in - Chirac or Yeltsin's health. (Mng Rpt) ITALY - 1995 murder of fashion heir Maurizio Gucci takes dramatic twist with arrest of ex-wife, her psychic, a hotel porter and 2 former convicts. Live i/v with correspondent Frances Kennedy.