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0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: SHIPWRECK - NZer among 25 people rescued from 2 liferafts and dinghy off Cook Islands coast. 11 crew and 14 passengers of "Pacific Island Trader" had been in rafts for more than 30 hours following fire in engine room. I/v with Paul Harrison, Rescue Co-ordination Centre. (Tracy Simpson)
0621 RURAL NEWS live i/v with correspondent Rick George, about row over racist remarks it British soccer.
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0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: WINE INDUSTRY - group of 16 international wine distributors in NZ, specialise in "new world" wines. (Heugh Chappell)
0640 OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0648 NEWS STORY: BRITAIN/GERMANY ROW - British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind tries to calm major row after "Frankfurter Allgemeine" refers to him as "the Jew Rifkind". (Keith Chalkley)
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FINANCE INL HALF YEARLY RESULT due today, seen by many investors as bell-wether stock. Greatest interest on Sky TV deal which was to have been settled before Christmas. (Gyles Beckford) FLETCHER CHALLENGE interim results report later this week expected to be mixed bag. (Gyles Beckford) BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS - FairfaX, Australian media group. votes against Brierley Investments raising its stake to 25%. (Gyles Beckford) U S TRADE - former head of US Investment Unit at MFAT, Kelly Beeman, begins series of seminars extolling virutes of US as market, source of capital and business partners for NZ companies and exporters. (Gyles Beckford) CITY OF LONDON - some investment banks spying on employees, worried about top performers defecting to rivals. Comment from John Gapper, "Financial Times". (Mark Crysell) TOURISM KICKBACKS - Tourism Board says group behind system to formalise kickback system probably trying to protect industry from pricing itself out of market. Association of inbound tour operators, drivers, and bus companies proposes formalising system with payment of 5-15% by tourist operators on approved list. (Claire Silvester)
0700 INTRO/NEWS HATO PAORA COLLEGE says meeting of parents and trustees has helped clear air following allegations of violence and drug-taking at school. Live i/v with board chair Robin Hapi. POLICE MISCONDUCT - Wanganui Police regional commander, Supt Alec Waugh, appears in court facing 20 counts of using a document for pecuniary gain. Police Complaints Authority Sir John Jeffries says complaints against police running 20% higher than last year. Comment also from David Burns, Massey Univ Police Studies. (Eric Frykberg); live i/v with Deputy Police Commissioner Barry Matthews. HERO PARADE - Ponsonby retailer wants parade shifted to where crowds can be better controlled, following incident where 6 people injured when awning collapsed under weight of about 30 spectators. (Andrew Fleming); live i/v with parade organiser Julia Durkin.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FINANCE update with Gyles Beckford. CRICKET - rain delay plays havoc with England's run chase, reducing target against NZ from 253 to 132 off 28 overs. Live i/v with commentator Bryan Waddle. ZAIRE - REBEL FORCES capture Kalima, prompting exodus of 25,000 Rwandan Hutu refugees whose camp was near town. (BBC) INDIA - FIRE at Hindu religious gathering in state of Orissa kills more than 200 people. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. (Mng Rpt) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Donna Demaio. (Arnotts Biscuits poisoning threat)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER HATO PAORA COLLEGE - Education Review Office issued critical report in December, says audit will begin in next few weeks after review found evidence that 200 students are at serious risk. Live i/v with ERO chief exec Dr Judith Aitken. POLICE MISCONDUCT - civil libertarians concerned about ability of police force to police itself. Live i/v with Barry Wilson, AK Council of Civil Liberties. NUCLEAR WASTE - visiting nuclear expert Paul Leventhal, Nuclear Control Inst president, says NZ govt should be doing more to halt voyage of "Pacific Teal". He's i/ved live. TANI FURLAN MURDER - Christopher John Lewis, accused of killing Tania Furlan i her AK home last year, back in court today for depositions hearing, has said illegiblepeculation linking him with Mrs Furlan's husband is incorrect. Live report from Glenda Wakeham. RUGBY LEAGUE - Auckland Warriors chief exec Ian Robson resigns. (Stephen Hewson); live i/v with commentator Alan McLaughlan.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS SHEEP CLONE - Scottish scientists produce world's first clone of adult animal sheep whose gentic material is identical to that in cell taken from another sheep, say farmers produce copies of very productive and disease-resistant animals although numbers would have to be limited to avert danger of in-breeding. Scientists from Edinburgh's Roslin Inst and PPL Therapeutics. Liv i/v with PPL chief exec Dr Ron James. (Mng Rpt) ENVIRONMENT - RIO EARTH SUMMIT 1992 saw policies for forests caught up in complex dispute involving forest management, timber trade, and protection of forest dwellers and biodiversity. Countries still working on issues, expect to produce report for special UN General Assembly session in June. (Judy Lessing) COT DEATH campaigner Dr Jim Sprott calls for scrapping of Otago Med School research involving live babies which he says are being used as "guinea pigs. Paediatrician Prof Barry Taylor says test, involving carbon dioxide, have been extensively reviewed, are safe, and could lead to virtual eradication of Sudde Infant Death Syndrome. Live i/v with him and Dr Sprott. OLYMPIC GAMES - International olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch declares watching Games is a right and promises to keep them available on free-to-air television. Live i/v with ATI lecturer in communications Wayne Hope, about implications.