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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: HAZARDOUS WASTES - Environment minister Simon Upton announces $1.3 million programme to set up new national regulations, proposes placing tougher controls on industry with special standards for disposal, monitoring and tracking of toxic substances. Comment from Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Morgan Williams, Graham Purches of Tasman Pulp and Paper, Greepeace's Stephanie Mills, and John Hutchings. Local Govt. (Helen Matterson)
0621 RURAL NEWS
0626 SPORTS STORY: AUSTRALIAN SPORT - i/v with correspondent Tim Gavel. (Australian Rules final)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: SUPERANNUATION REFERENDUM - vote of 92.4% against continues to surprise political observers. RNZ News research can find no similar margin in public referendum anywhere. Comment from political scientist Barry Gustafson, Australian political observer Malcolm McKerras and social historian Tony Simpson. (Eric Frykberg)
0640 OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: FLETCHER CHALLENGE CANADA sells US lightweight-coated paper mill Blandin for just over $1 billion. Sale comes day after Fletcher paper's UK Paper Mills subsidiary sold Donside Mill in Scotland for around $84 million. Will shareholders be in line for special payout? Live i/v with FC spokesman Barry illegible. FINANCE/MARKETS ANZ FUNDS MANAGEMENT scraps in-house handling investment in local sharemarket and farms it out to 2 specialist managers. General manager Anthony Quirk says move partly motivated by acceptance that ANZ couldn't do better job itself and own performance had been pretty average. (Gyles Beckford) INVESTMENT ACTS come into force today. Security Amdt Act seeks to standardise way investments are presented to public, Investment Advisors (Disclosure) Act requires advisors to inform clients about any fraud or bankruptcy problems in past 5 years. Comment from Simon Arley, Kensington Swan law firm. (Rodney Joyce) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS ENVIRONMENT - MAJOR REPORT details state of NZ's environment and points way to improvements, illegible needs to be done; live i/v with Environment minister Simon Upton. FRANCE/U.S. - controversy over $2 billion oil deal between Iran and French oil giant Total. U.S. vows to enforce its trade sanctions law over deal but French govt standing by company, stance directly threatens U.S. trade relations with entire European Union. I/v with Washington correspondent Catherine Drew. (Mng Rpt) OPUHA DAM - South Canty farmers affected by burst dam challenge dam company to pay out compensation within next months. 13 landowners seeking in excess of $1 million for damage caused, vent anger at meeting called by Canty Regional Council. Live report from Lauren McKenzie. MISSING WOMAN - hunt continues on Great Barrier Island for Nancy Frey-hershey, last seen at home 8 days ago. Live report from Glenda Wakeham.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FINANCE UPDATE N.Z. FIRST CAUCUS RETREAT at Parliament tomorrow, MPs to discuss ways of improving public standing. Live i/v with leader Winston Peters. A.C.C. PAYMENTS - ACC tobegin asessing people on weekly payments this month, to see if they're fit enough to get jobs. Those judged able to work will have 3 months to find work before being transferred on to unemployment benefit. Comment from David Carden, Law Society, ACC spokesman Alan Seay, claimant Murray Julian. (Karlum Lattimore) TEACHERS' PAY PARITY - PPTA president Martin Cooney predicts "industrial meltdown" if row not settled quickly. Live i/v with Education correspondent illegible Managh.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ENVIRONMENT - REPORT identifies major information gaps and challenge traditional image of clean, green country, finds NZ losing animal and plant species at alarming rate while pressure on environment from dumping of waste and CO2 emissions increasing. Live discussion with Cath Wallace of ECO, Simon Arnold of ManFed abd Graham Purches, Tasman Pulp and Paper. FRANCE/U.S. - U.S. investigating possibility of enforcing trade sanctions against French oil company Total and its partners in Iran oil deal, Malaysian company and Russian company. Live i/v with Jeff Murray, spokesman for Economic and Business Bureau for U.S. State Dept. INTERNATINAL PAPERS KIDNEY DIALYSIS ROW - Northland Health still refusing to provide treatment with Rau Williams. Decision on Mr Williams future expected for last 48 hours from Human Rights Commission. Reporter Lois Williams says family increasingly desperate as Mr Williams condition worsens. She's i/ved live. HOLOCAUST FUNDS - at least 5 NZ Jewish families lodge claims for money held in Swiss bank accounts, joining 2,700 others around the world. Live i/v with NZ Jewish Council president David Zwartz. BOUGAINVILLE - peace talks start today at Burnham Camp near CH. Almost 100 delegates from all rival Bougainville factions, Papua New Guinea govt, police, and army will be taking part. NZ Foreign Affairs minister Don McKinnon says they'll be discussing arrangements for future talks between political leaders and make-up of neutral peacekeeping forces live i/v with RNZI's Bruce Hill.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS BRITAIN - LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE - PM Tony Blair delivers first address by a PM for 19 years. How was his speech received? I/v with correspondent Des Fahy.(Mng Rpt) FIRE SERVICE - 2 more senior execs quit in protest over changes, Northern Region general manager Dave Allen and Southern Region general manager Sean Wilson. Internal Affairs minister Jack Elder says they'd have been out of a job next month anyway as result of restructuring. (q). Comment from Nigel Simpson, Napier Civil Defence, Catherine Beard of Insurance Council, Graeme Booth, Volunteer firefighter, and Dave Allen. (Clare Sziranyi) CYPS general manager Griff Page resigns after 3 and half years in job - i/ved illegible. HOSPITALS - HAWKES BAY - reorganisation of hospital services takes major step forward with opening of 2 new surgical wards at regional hospital in Hastings. Healthcare Hawkes Bay starts discussions tonight with Napier GPs about providing new accident and health service in Napier. (Heugh Chappell) FRANCE - CATHOLIC CHURCH heads make formal repentance for Church's wartime support of pro-Nazi French administration. (Vichy). I/v with correspondent Jim Bitteman. (Mng Rpt)