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0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: NEIL KIRTON - NZ First MP accuses party of losing its sould and says leader Winston Peters has betrayed supporters in way he's managed economy. Comment also from deputy leader Peter Brown. (Kathryn Street)
0620 RURAL NEWS SHARE MILKER - Northland farmers and others vow to continue picketing farmer Barry Barfoote until he returns cows belonging to his former sharemilker Russell McDonald. (Catherine Harris) RAIN RECORD - torrential rain in Northland over weekend breaks region's rain records and does considerable damage to pasture. (Catherine Harris) illegible BUTTER - sale of NZ spreadable butter in Britain again being challenged by British Customs which is appealing High Court judgement which went against Customs claim that spreadable butter falls outside existing butter quotas. (Diana Leufkens) FLOODS - WAIKATO Fed Farmers hoping banks will be understanding towards victims of flooding. Farmers with large areas of most productive land still under water say it will cost them dearly. John Vincent says Fed Farmers holding meeting of flood victims today to help them make decisions about recovery measures and cope with stress. (Andrew McRae) NITRATES - HortResearch scientists looking at market garden country near Levin in study on how to apply chemicals without contaminants such as nitrates leaching into groundwater. (Diana Leufkens)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - live i/v with Gary Ahern about All Blacks defeat by Springboks over weekend.
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: FIJI - MULTIRACIAL CONSTITUTION comes into force, replacing racially biased document introduced by military after 1987 coups. Comment from NZ's former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves, who led review team which helped to draw up the new constitution. (Eric Frykberg)
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS MāORI SETTLEMENT - findings of DNA study at Massey Univ support oral tradition that says settlement was result of planned migration.
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS - plan is to restructure BIL into slimmer, smaller, Australasian focussed investment, with strategy of set rates of return and orderly entry and exit timetables for future investments. Chief financial officer Herman Rockefeller spells out principles involved; exec chair Sir Roger Douglas says 7-8 investments in NZ with value below $100 million are likely to be sold; Simon Botherway, Spicers Portfolio Management, says on paper at least BIL appears headed in right direction. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD BRITISH TELECOM launching global venture with largest US telecomms group AT&T, worth close to $20 billion. (Judy Lessing) TOWER CORPN/GPG - latest round in legal battle goes to court this morning. Guinness Peat Group appealing High Court decision in May that ruled all policyholders, including those in Australian and NZ subsidiaries, should be classified as members. Definition of member is central to Tower's future as only members will vote on demutualisation and become shareholders. (Gyles Beckford)
0700 INTRO/NEWS NEIL KIRTON lays down the gauntlet to his party, less than week after leader Winston Peters warned any further public dissension could lead to expulsion, accuses party of losing its soul and Winston Peters of betraying supporters He's i/ved live; Winston Peters declines i/v; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. TORRENTIAL RAIN in upper North Island causes more flooding and slips on main routes. Number of car accidents and smaller slips throughout region prompts police to issue warning to drivers to take extreme care. Live i/v with Insp Mark O'Connor. FIRE SERVICE - COMPUTER - Service not guaranteeing new national computer systems dealing with calls to fires will be trouble-free. It's same system police have been using for past year, criticised for delays in responses to emergency calls. Comment from Fire Service head Bob Sampson, MP Trevor Mallard, and Asst Police Commissioner Barry Matthews. (Karlum Lattimore) JUNIOR DOCTORS return to work this morning at hospitals in DN, Nelson, Marlborough and Timaru but warn further industrial action may be on cards. Dispute over pay and conditions remains. Live i/v with Resident Doctors' Assn secretary Debra Sidebotham. PAPUA NEW GUINEA - TIDAL WAVE - disaster now attracting huge amounts of international aid. Death toll now stands at 1600 and another 2,000 still missing as situation moves from emergency phase to one of rehabilitation. Live i/v with RNZI's Bruce Hill.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE FIJI - MULTIRACIAL CONSTITUTION comes into effect, ends 11 year experiment in racially divisive politics. Comment from former NZ Governor General Sir Paul Reeves, Fiji correspondent Shiu Singh, and Fijian nationalist Sakeasi Buta Droka. (Eric Frykberg) PRISON ESCAPES - Labour's Justice spokesperson Phil Goff expresses concern over increased costs and pressures on police resources from catching more and more escapers. 84 escapes in year to June, a 5 year high. Phil Goff i/ved live; Corrections minister Nick Smith i/ved live. MONDAY OZ SPOT - i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (sponsors of Sydney Olympics complain they're not getting perks they deserve)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER NEIL KIRTON - NZ First deputy leader peter Brown says Neil Kirton is turning disloyalty into an art form - i/ved live. GREAT BARRIER ISLAND - FLOODS - residents asked not to travel on island's roads at all after several big slips. I/v with Keith Mitchell, supervisor for Great Barrier Island essential services. POWER FAILURE - thousands of households and businesses south of Whakatane without power, may not be restored until evening. 2 transformers at Edgecumbe blew up this morning after earth switch inadvertently left closed after Transpower carried out routine maintenance last night. Live i/v with Rob Baldey, chief exec of Bay of Plenty Electricity. COMBODIA - ELECTIONS - large numbers turn out to vote despite widespread intimidation and threats of violence during campaign. Only one incident marred electiond day - 10 people killed in Khmer Rouge attack. Live i/v with VUW law lecturer Andrew Ladley, who was part of UN team which ran Cambodia's 1993 election. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS FIRE SERVICE - COMPUTER - Fire Service head Bob Sampson says public can have confidence in new emergency call system but there will probably be a few teething problems - he's i/ved live. RALLY OF NZ enters final waterlogged stage today. Torrential rain caused cancellation of 2 stages. Live i/v with event administrator Gary Upson.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS RUGBY - ALL BLACKS - what's gone wrong? Live discussion with commentator John McBeth and "NZ Herald" rugby writer Wynne Gray. PAPUA NEW GUINEA - TIDAL WAVE - medical effort in remote northern coast now focussed on treating people who hid in bush after fleeing tsunamis. They're weak and often suffering from pneumonia and malaria. I/v with NZ World Vision nurse Chris Likeman. (Mng Rpt) RECREATIONAL FISHING Council to present plan to govt, spelling out how it believes recreational salt-water fishery should be managed. Comment from president Bob Burstall, Stan Crothers of Fisheries ministry and Cath Wallace. ECO. (Tama Muru) SOUTHLAND FESTIVAL - organisers of inaugural conmbined Bluff oyster and Southland Seafood Festival so overwhelmed with visitors they ran out of food. (Graham McKerracher) U.S. - CAPITOL SHOOTINGS - federal investigators in Washington continue to look for motive behind gunan's murder of 2 police officers. Live i/v with correspondent Paul Chapman.