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0616 NEWS STORY: COALITION DISPUTE - NZ First leader Winston Peters emerges from caucus meeting saying party is together and committed to continuing in coalition with National for time being. (q). ACT leader Richard Prebble says if PM Jenny Shipley doesn't test confidence in govt, ACT will rethink support on supply and confidence. (q). Labour leader Helen Clark backs call for confidence vote in govt. (Al Morrison)
0620 RURAL NEWS COALITION DISPUTE and uncertain future of govt worries Fed farmers. President illegible Bailey says fedn concerned that squabbling could side-line some major issues in which it's been focussing lobbying efforts. (Kevin IKin) PRODUCER BOARD DEREGULATION - economic consultant John Pryde calls on govt to consider referendum of farmers and growers before going ahead with deregulation and should not remove boards' statutory powers until it has backing of producers themselves; Fruitfed's Northland director, Rick Curtis, says decision should be made by farmers and growers, who stand to gain or lose the most. (Kevin Ikin) FORESTRY - RAYONNIER says decision to stop offering tenders for cutting rights to Ruatoria forest doesn't mean end to felling operations overnight. Regional manager Trevor Best says there will still be at least 2 felling gangs in forest until possibly next February. (Heugh Chappell)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - ALL BLACKS' loss to South Africa, 24-23, was 4th test loss in row. What does it mean for All Blacks? Live i/v with correspondent John McBeth.
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0636 NEWS STORY: NORTHERN IRELAND - OMAGH BOMB leaves 28 people dead and more than 200 injured. No group claiming responsibility but police concentrating investigation on illegible republican group opposed to peace accord. World leaders express outrage. Those who issued warning about the bomb appear to have deliberately given information which sent more people into danger area. (BBC)
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0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS - THISTLE HOTELS - British newspaper reports Japanese securities house Nomura set to buy Thistle Hotel chain for more than $NZ4.5 billion. Brierley is biggest shareholder and accepting its share of $2 billion would allow it to clear sizeable portion of group debt although amount is leass than it was hoping to take. (Gyles Beckford) WEEK AHEAD includes reserve Bank monetary statement, results from several leading companies and who knows what from Asia, Wall St ect. Live i/v with ANZ Bank economist David Drage. FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD HOUSING MARKET - latest ASB Bank quarterly survey shows surprising level of confidence in residential property market. Economist Rozanna Wozniak says survey supports bank's belief that economic downturn may have run its course. (Clare Sziranyi) EUROPEAN SHAREMARKETS - ASIAN CRISIS finally appears to be making itself felt. London-based market strategist Ian Harnett, of B T Alex Brown, says European markets realising they're not immune. BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS COALITION DISPUTE - ACT leader Richard prebble writes to PM Jenny Shipley asking her for assurance she has support to win confidence vote in the House. Ssays vote should be taken early this week - he's i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Mrs Shipley in response; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. COALITION DISPUTE - CONSTITUTION - live i/v with constitutional law expert Sir Geoffrey Palmer about votes of confidence.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE BALLOON ATTEMPT - navy and air force staf from France, Australia and NZ trying to locate American balloonist Steve Fossett who's believed to have come down in sea somewhere north-west of New Caledonia. I/v with Jim Mitchell, mission control at Washington Univ, St Louis. (Mng Rpt) NORTHERN IRELAND - OMAGH BOMB - PM Tony Blair adamant those behind bombing will not destroy peace process; Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams issues unprecedented illegible of attack; i/v with Sinn Fein's national chair Mitchell Mclaughlin re who may have carried out attack; live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER COALITION ROW - PM Jenny Shipley rejects ACT leader Richard Prebble's call for vote of confidence tomorrow. Live i/v with Labour leader Helen Clark; live i/v with National Party president John Slater. COALITION DISPUTE - MāORI MPs in NZ First have some tricky decisions to make as future of coalition hangs in balance. Say little after special caucus meeting. Live i/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS U.S. - CLINTON SCANDAL - President Clinton to give testimony today in Monica Lewinsky investigation. Rumours about what he'll say have grown to fever pitch. I/v with correspondent Owen Fay. (Mng Rpt) RUGBY - ALL BLACKS - i/v with coach John Hart re match-winning try being awarded to Springbok James Dalton, who latere admitted he didn't actually ground the ball. (Mng Rpt)
0830 NEWS/SPORTS KOSOVO - one of last rebel strongholds falls to Serb forces. Loss of Junik is illegible blow to ethnic Albanians separatists. I/v with correspondent karen Coleman. CASE RE-OPENS - Hamilton police begin homicide inquiry into death of Donovan Reidy in 1995. Mr Reidy was run over on State Highway 1 near Ngaruawahia and death was formerly treated as a hit and run incident. Live i/v with Det Snr Sgt Bruce Currie. SPORTS - PARENTS Who yell at their children from the sidelines at sports matches target of new project by Hillary Commission. Plan aimed at teaching parents how to be good spectators of children's sports. Comment from John Boyd, Hillary Commission, sport researcher Lynn Kidman, coach Rick Mudgway, and player Patrick Newsam. (Catherine Walbridge) SCHOOL FUNDRAISING - NZEI claims schools having to fundraise much more than in past, and many are using money for necessities. Comment from NZEI president Liz Patara, secondary school principal Graeme Marshall, STA president Janet Kelly and Nick Pole. (Cushla Managh) MONDAY OZ SPOT - i/v with correspondent Phil kafcaloudes. (fugitive Christopher Skase finds himself Caribbean bolthole)