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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY MILLENNIUM WORK - nurses, police, and firefighters pushing for extra payments for staff working over New Year when emergency services expected to be stretched to limit. I/v with Nurses Orgn chief exec Brenda Wilson. (Mng Rpt) NORTHERN IRELAND - OMAGH ANNIVERSARY - first anniversary of province's deadliest bombing comes just hours after fresh street violence that saw police facing petrol bombs. (Keith Chalkley)
0620 RURAL NEWS BRAEBURN APPLES - glut on international market continues to wreak havoc on main NZ export variety, Braeburn, which makes up about half of NZ's total apple exports. Comment from Apple and Pear Board chair John McCliskie. (Kevin Ikin) WOOL PRODUCTION - Wool Board says it's too soon to say if 40 year low in world productio will do much to lift prices here. Biggest falls expected from Russia and Australia. Comment from corporate and trade relations manager Roger Buchanan. (Diana Leufkens) MEGA MERGER - establishment board chair Graham Calvert says dairy farmers won't see consultants' report behind restructuring of dairy industry because it's too commercially sensitive. Coalition of Concerned Dairy Farmers says dairy farmers should have access to McKinsey Report. (Kevin Ikin) COLD SNAP - farmers say they're well prepared to cold snap expected to hit area today. MetService forecasting southerly front bearing freezing rain, wind and snow to parts of Southland, Otago and Canterbury. (Melita Tull)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - All Blacks win Tri-nations, with South African victory over Australia. When they meet Wallabies in 2 weeks time, only Bledisloe Cup will be at stake. Coach John Hart attends opening games of NPC as World Cup squad finalised. Live i/v with commentator John McBeth.
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0635 NEWS STORY U.S. - PRESIDENTIAL RACE - George W Bush wins Iowa straw poll, making him most likely Republican candidate. (BBC) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI TAINUI move into new era of tribal management with their kauhanganui. TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS BUSINESS WEEK shaping up as heaviest of year, with deluge of financial results and annual meetings, as well as Reserve Bank's quarterly monetary policy statement and policy releases from political parties. (Gyles Beckford) INVESTMENT - residential rental properties seem to have overtaken managed funds in popularity according to latest ASB Bank investor confidence survey. Chief manager of investment services Roger Perry comments. (Helen Matterson) WEEK AHEAD FINANCE/MARKETS I.T. STAFF SHORTAGES set to become acute if companies don't change recruitment, according to Morgan and Banks Technical. Sydney-based managing director John Rawlinson estimates turnover more than 1 in information technology staff in transTasman companies and he sees new temptations for staff in Asia and South Africa. (Helen Matterson) GOVT REFORM - survey by "The Economist" intelligence unit shows NZ world leader in several areas of reform but how relevant are such studies given criticism levelled at govt orgns recently? Comment from Jack Percy of Andersen Consulting. Also, govt orgns' use of internet could be more advanced, with examples of real service delivery too limited. (Helen Matterson) HORSE RACING opens new world series to win more investment and more commercial approach to sport. 9 races spread among venues in England, US and Hong Kong, with aim of craeting international champion. Emirate Airlines will sponsor event, as executive director of Emirates World Horse Racing Series Nick Clark explains. (Helen Matterson) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS MILLENNIUM WORK - firefighters, nurses and police pushing for extra payments for staff working over New Year when emergency services expected to be pushed to limit. Comment from Syd Bradley, Crown Health Assn, Greg O'Connor of Police Assn, and Brenda Wilson, Nurses Orgn. (Mark Torley); Firefighters' Union secretary Derek Best says Fire Service hasn't come up with package to attract necessary staff to work over New Year and union is concerned Fire Service has refused to negotiate - i/ved. (Mng Rpt); i/v with acting chief exec of Fire Service, Alison Timms. (Mng Rpt) NORTHERN IRELAND - OMAGH ANNIVERSARY - Omagh residents gather to mark first anniversary of province's deadliest bombing, as clean-up operation underway in Londonderry following night of rioting by nationalist youths. Live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick. CHECHNYA declares state of emergency in connection with fighitng in neighbouring Dagestan, following Russian threats to attacks Islamic militants in Chechnya. Moscow says many Muslim separatists fighting in Dagestan have come from Chechnya. I/v with correspondent Andrew Harding. (Mng Rpt) COLD SNAP - Southland, Otago and Canty sheep farmers bracing for forecast cold snap. Anticipated wind chill factor of around minus 10 degrees most worrying as lambing underway. Live i/v with MetService forecaster Ian Miller; live i/v with Waipahi sheep farmer Graham Clark amd Allen Andrews, from Glennavy in South Canty.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS TRAFFIC REPORT FINANCE UPDATE SAMOA - ASSASSINATION - confidential NZ diplomatic report describes recent political killing as case of "a thug running amok". Report by High Commissioner Mac Price leaked to AFP, dismisses theory that assassination of Works minister was coup attempt and suggests motive was revenge. Lawyer Semi Epati part of NZ delegation to Samoa, finds himself caught up in court action and expected to take over defence for Toi Aukuso who faces several charges relating to killing. RNZI's Walter Zweifel in Samoa with NZ delegation - he's i/ved about Mr Epati's appointment to legal team. (Mng Rpt) U.S. - PRESIDENTIAL RACE - George W Bush wins Republican straw poll in Iowa, making him most likely presidential candidate. Live i/v with Washington correspondent Robin Brandt. PLUNKETLINE returns, 6 months after service closed down because of lack of funding. (Kathryn Ryan) MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes. (140 Iraqi boatpeople detained on Christmas Island; capture of Northern Territory's, and possibly Australia's biggest ever crocodile; second Sydney airport)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER MILLENNIUM WORK - how much flexibility is there for workers required to work over millennium period? Live i/v with CTU secretary Angela Foulkes and Employers' Fedn chief exec Steve Marshall. NORTHLAND MENTALLY ILL - Northland police say they're dealing with growing numbers of mentally ill people and they don't have time or resources or training to do it. They say they're continually old by mental health authorities the people they pick up aren't ill enough to be committed. (Lois Williams) HOPE/SMART MURDERS - Scott Watson's trial enters 10th week. Live i/v with Court reporter Merle Nowland. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS FISHERIES COMMISSIONERS- tribal groups at weekend hui make it clear they don't want many changes, Māori Affairs minister Tau Henare called hui when he opened nominations for new commissioners and signalled he was considering reducing size of Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and appointing urban Māori Authority representative. Live i/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira. TRAFFIC REPORT AUCKLAND - BUS TRANSPORT - faster bus services along some major roads failing to attract significant numbers of new passengers. AK City Council and regional council trialling number of measures to try and get people to use public transport instead of private cars. (Julian Robins)
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS SATELLITES DISRUPTION - travellers told not to be alarmed when some global positioning satellite system receivers stop working in 6 days' time. GPS receivers uses in aviation and defence industries and by recreational boaters, trampers and fishers. Computer disruption in system believed not to be safety risk. (Bronwen Evans) EAST TIMOR - campaigning officially underway for landmark vote on future of territory. I/v with correspondent Jonathan Head. (Mng Rpt) DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE - ELDERLY - health professionals warned that abuse among elderly is worsening and specific plan needed to deal with problem. CH School of Medicine psychiatrist Jane Casey says those over 65 often overlooked when it comes to treatment - i/ved live. U.S. - POLITICAL PRISONER - Leonard Peltier described as America's longest serving political prisoner and as the Nelson Mandela of the native American people. He's been imprisoned since 1977 for the shooting deaths of 2 FBI agents, with his supporters claiming he was set up by the govt to cover illegal FBI operations targetting native Americans. he's just released his first book of prison writings. (Catherine Drew, Feature Story) INDIA - INDEPENDENCE DAY marked by nearly 6 million people forming 3,500 km human chain pledging peace and harmony. I/v with correspondent Ranjan Gupta. (Mng Rpt)