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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY EAST TIMOR - JOURNALIST KILLED - Dutch journalist working for "Financial Times" killed by militia in Dili. His death, and attack on "Sunday Times" reporter Jon Swain and his colleagues, prompts warning from head of international force Maj-Gen Peter Cosgrove that Dili is still a dangerous place; report by ABC's Alison Caldwell; AID - food aid only trickling in, desperate people having to be turned away by soldiers. (BBC) PAKISTAN - HONOUR KILLINGS - Amnesty International report condemns practice, says hundreds of women die each year at hands of relatives who murder them for shaming family. Increasing number of Pakistani women arguing Islam should protect women from honour killings. (BBC) illegible RURAL NEWS APPLE PRICES - Apple and Pear Board predicts average return to growers will drop by more than $3 a carton, or more than 20%, as result of collapse of export prices this season. ENZA tells growers payments for main export variety, Braeburn, unlikely to be any higher than $7.70. Comment from Board chair John McCliskie. (Kevin Ikin) DAIRY INCOMES - Dairy Board say farmers unlikely to be any better than last year despite big increase in milk production. Board spokesman Neville Martin says while there's been no problem selling extra milk, international prices still low. (Diana Leufkens) RURAL LOBBY - VegFed wants new organisation set up to lobby on behalf of whole rural sector. Chair Brian Gargiulo says rural people need umbrella organisation to give united voice and election would be ideal time to activate it. Fed Farmers president Alistair Polson says it's not possible to set it up by election but agrees rural interests should unite to push issues of concern during election and that could be done through Land Users' Forum. (Kevin Ikin) RURAL PROPERTY - more evidence of growing lack of confidence in market. Real Estate Inst's latest monthly survey backs up Massey Univ Real Estate Analysis Unit predictions. (Diana Leufkens) illegible SPORTS STORY U.S. SPORTS - live i/v with Paul Witteman, "Sports Illustrated". (Golf-Ryder Cup; football league team purchase; basebal - home run hits)
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0635 NEWS STORY TAIWAN - QUAKE - RESCUE EFFORTS hampered by powerful aftershocks. Rescuers hunting for people in rubble in apartment blocks but hopes dimming for more than 2,300 believed trapped. Official death toll now over 2,000. (BBC) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA Māori TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS REST HOMES - share buying and selling in Metlifecare may not be over. Todd Capital has almost reached goal of attaining 35%, while businessman Eric Watson emerges as 10% owner through subsidiary company United Healthcare. Handful of shareholders holding around 80% of Metlifecare. (Gyles Beckford) RETIREMENT VILLAGES - Law Commission says stronger legal safeguards needed to protect investors. More than 12,500 NZers live in retirement villages and Commission says Securities Act doesn't offer enough protection against financial failure and unfair contracts. Comment from Law Commissioner Donald Dugdale. (Clare Sziranyi) CHINA TOURISM - Tourism Board set to increase efforts in China, says it holds great potential for NZ visitor numbers. Comment from Board chief exec George Hickton. (Clare Sziranyi) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW INTERNET CHARGE - small internet providers annoyed by Telecom's determination to push ahead with
0867 scheme for residential users. Hamilton-based ISP, Wave, says Telecom failing to deliver digital
0867 lines it needs to switch to new service from Clear. Wave manager Wayne Attwell comments. (Clare Sziranyi) N.Z. SUPER SITE - potential tourists or investors wanting to check out NZ on internet should find it easier after creation of new so-called super site combining major tourism, education, real estate and trade organisation on central site. Site set up by AK-based MikMarne Group. (Clare Sziranyi) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS EAST TIMOR - KILLINGS - pro-Indonesian militias intensifying campaign of terror, attacking journalists and East Timorese in defiance of peacekeeping illegible. I/v with TV3 journalist Stephen Parker who's in Dili. (Mng Rpt); AID - Medecins Sans Frontieres critical of "Operation Stabilise" for not allowing more humanitarian relief into East Timor, but UN mission spokesman David Wimhurst argues priority for force is to secure safe access for non-govt organisations to deliver aid; i/v with World Vision worker in Dili, Philip Maher. TAIWAN - QUAKE - DEATH TOLL now over 2,000. Medical facilities stretched to limit coping with more than 5,000 people injured. Correspondent Patty Pan says there've been 2000 after shocks, strongest register 6.8 and 6.3 on Richter scale. (Mng Rpt) ELECTORATES - WELLINGTON CENTRAL - National announces it won't stand candidate against ACT leader Richard Prebble. ACT withdrawing Ken Shirley from Tauranga. I/v with Richard Prebble, Labour candidate Marian Hobbs and Alliance candidate Phillida Bunkle. (Mng Rpt)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER TRAFFIC REPORT NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE FIRE SERVICE - STAFFING difficulties putting Service under growing pressure. illegible working long hours to make up for shortage of 140 firefighters and overtime costs eating into budget. (Eric Frykberg) ANSETT PILOTS - Ansett NZ to decide today whether to accept offer from locked-out pilots to fly for no wages for remainder of school holidays. (Mark Torley) SCHOOL TESTING - Education minister Nick Smith announces plans to test all primary school children aged 9 and 11 in reading, writing and maths. Dr Smith says parents are entitled to quality information about children's progress. Plan gets mixed response. Live i/v with Education Review Office head Judith Aitken, president of Principals' Fedn Geoff Lovegrove, and Lester Flockton, co-director of National Education Monitoring Project.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER EAST TIMOR - BODIES - naked, headless body recovered from well belonging to pro-independence supporter Manuel Carrascalo in Dili. Australian newspapers reporting 30 bodies recovered from well this week, all appear to have been tortured. I/v with Maj Bede Fahy, NZ Army spokesman, arrives back in Darwin after 2 days in Dili, says peacekeepers haven't yet been able to stabilise situation because militia again active and hard to identify - i/ved. (Tama Muru) EAST TIMOR - RNZAF - 2 of 3 Hercules used as part of peacekeeping operation return to Whenuapai. Crews having 24 hour break with families before heading back to operation. Live i/v with detachment commander Wing Cdr John Cummings. EAST TIMOR - AID - i/v with James Addis, World Vision, who's in West Timor and has been to a couple of small East Timorese refugee camps. (Mng Rpt) INDONESIA/U.S. - Clinton administration coming to grips with new situation. Washington consistently backed status quo in Indonesia over past 3 decades with loans, weapons and military training schemes and US now taking new look at foreign policy in region and where commitments lie. Charles Salmon, foreign policy advisor at Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies in Hawaii, currently in NZ talking about this issue - he's i/ved live. U.S. - TOBACCO SUIT - US govt going ahead with plans to sue tobacco industry for billions of dollars spent on treating people with smoking-related illnesses, alleges that since 1954 at least 5 tobacco companies co-ordinated efforts to hide their knowledge about devastating health effects and addictive nature of smoking. Live i/v with correspondent Robin Brandt. TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NETBALL - Silver Ferns thrash Canada in opening match of World Championships in CH; live i/v with former coach Lyn Gunson. illegible - OIL PRODUCTION - OPEC agrees to keep existing supply limits which have doubled price of oil this year. Live i/v with Martin Quinlan, "Petroleum Economist". ELECTION CAMPAIGN - PM Jenny Shipley starts tour of provincial centres in Whangarei. (Lois Williams) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS DRINK/DROWN - new research shows more than 2-thirds of people who die after falling from recreational boats have been drinking. Study sponsored by Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ as part of campaign being launched next week warning of dangers of drinking and boating. (Barbara Dreaver) TURKEY - QUAKE - DEATH TOLL - at least 15,000 people confirmed dead from last month's quake but thousands still missing. I/v with correspondent James Morris. (Mng Rpt) FRUIT AND VEG REPORT with Jack Forsythe.