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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY EAST TIMOR - U.S. Defence Secretary William Cohen threatens Indonesian govt and army with political and economic isolation unless they rein in anti-independence militias, He also wants them to punish those involved in the violence and destruction in the territory since the vote for independence. (BBC) INDONESIA - PRESIDENT - Peoples' Consultative Assembly opens special meeting today which will lead to election of new president in next few weeks. President Habibie's chances of retaining power far from certain. Unrest throughout Indonesia. (BBC)
0620 RURAL NEWS illegible DUMPING - NZ Dairy Group's Te Rapa milk processing factory running at half capacity because of dispute between Contact Energy and construction firm Alstom over the power plant at the site. If solution not found within 36 hours, Dairy Group will have to ask farmers to dump their milk. (Kevin Ikin); Environment Waikato says mass dumping of milk would have minimal environmental effect if handled correctly. (Andrew McRae) DEER PROJECT - AgResearch confirms it's axed long-running research project on TB-resistant deer at Invermay centre. Dr Warren Parker says he decided to end the project after review carried out over past 2 months. (Kevin Ikin) MERINO WOOL SALES - steady run of price increases comes to halt at CH sale. prices for finer fleeces fall by up to 8%. (Kevin Ikin) ALLIANCE MEAT WORKS - further attempt to resolve dispute over restructuring at 2 Southland works fails to make any headway. Alliance closing 2 chains at Makarewa and transferring one to Lorneville, Meatworkers' Union says introduction of shiftwork at Lorneville and reduction in length of killing season will cost meatworkers a substantial amount of annual salary. (Graham McKerracher)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY WORLD CUP - DRUG TEST - All Black Anton Oliver first person at World Cup illegible positive for drugs, admits he made mistake after testing positive for pseudophedrine (cold medicine). Live i/v with correspondent John McBeth.
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0635 NEWS STORY JAPAN - NUCLEAR ACCIDENT exposes 19 people to radiation at uranium processing plant. Hundreds of people evacuated from village of Tokaimura in Ibaraki Prefecture which has population of around 34,000 people and is home to 15 nuclear-related facilities. International experts stress seriousness of situation. (BBC) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI PALMERSTON NORTH MARAE - Rangitane o Manawatu finally gets go-ahead to build marae but there's opposition from pakeha locals. TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS TELECOM HEAD CHANGES - Chief exec Rod Deane steps down today and Theresa Gattung takes over. Dr Deane in turn replaces Peter Shirtcliffe as chair. (Paul Diamond) AAPT - TELECOM'S outgoing chief exec Rod Deane not commenting on reports it will need to increase offer price to reach target of around 40% of AAPT but does explain why Telecom not aiming to buy all shares in Australian company. (Paul Diamond) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW UNITED NETWORKS, NZ's biggest electricity lines company, says adverse market conditions to blame for decision not to issue nearly 12 million shares. (Paul Diamond) E-COMMERCE company Advantage Group says business to business e-commerce is way of future, buys internet development company Webmasters in deal worth $8 milion. Chief exec Greg Cross says Advantage will be one of largest internet development companies in Asia Pacific. (Clare Sziranyi) INTERNET REAL ESTATE advertising service posing serious threat to newspaper advertising revenues. Realenz system one of busiest sites on internet and chair Peter Cook says this will have big impact on print media. (Paul Diamond) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS JAPAN - NUCLEAR ACCIDENT - estimated 313,000 people living within 10km radius of site told to stay indoors. Officials say radiation level too high to allow illegible experts to approach plant. Dr David Kidd, International Atomic Energy Authority, explains what went wrong; President Clinton says US closely monitoring situation; CBS Bureau chief in Tokyo, Bruce Dunning, says details only just emerging of cause and scale of accident - i/ved. (Mng Rpt) INDONESIA/U.S. RELATIONS - U.S. Defence Secretary William Cohen holds talks with President Habibie and military chief Gen Wiranto, stresses Washington will not restore normal defence ties until Indonesia's military respects human rights. I/v with correspondent Mark Bowling re how Mr Cohen's visit has been received. EAST TIMOR - N.Z. TROOPS - first company arrives, perform haka and welcomed by force commander Maj-Gen Peter Cosgrove. NZ govt announces contribution will double to full battalion of about 800. I/v with reporter Sarah Boyd re how announcement received by Australian commander. RUGBY WORLD CUP - DRUG TEST - All Black Anton Oliver tests positive for pseudophedrine (cold medicine) and severely reprimanded by 3-man judicial committee. No further action taken; All Blacks don't play for another couple of days but today 3 NZers will play vital roles in opening game between Wales and Argentina. I/v with correspondent Greg Strange. JAPAN - NUCLEAR ACCIDENT - NHK broadcasting company says 2people working on illegible golf course also found to be suffering from radiation sickness. Tokaimura official says extracting coolant water from its tank would, in theory, stop nuclear chain reaction. (RTR) NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS TRAFFIC REPORT FINANCE UPDATE RUGBY WORLD CUP - NZers coaching at least 7 of teams competing and fill key roles in teams including Scotland, Wales, Samoa, Fiji, and Japan. (Barry Guy) MEXICO - QUAKE measuring 7.5 on Richter scale hits Mexico, worst hit area is Oaxaca, 400 kms southwest of Mexico City. 5 people killed and hundreds of buildings damaged. I/v with correspondent James Blears. MILK DUMPING - intense negotiations underway in attempt to end dispute that could result in millions of litres of milk being dumped in Waikato. Dispute stems from building of power station at NZ Dairy Group's Te Rapa factory, now several months overdue. Contact Energy owns station and is in dispute with construction firm Alstom. NZ Dairy Group says unless dispute settled within 36 hours, it stands to lose up to $1.5 million a day in dumped milk. CHINA - 50TH ANNIVERSARY of founding of communist state, Peoples' Republic of China. In Beijing, streets have been cleared of beggars, homeless, mentally ill and retarded people and non-residents barred from being city without strong reason. Plans for 500,000 person parade and fireworks display. I/v with correspondent Rob Gifford.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER JAPAN - NUCLEAR ACCIDENT - officials say radiation levels 15,000 times normal rate 2 kms from site of accident. Ed Lyman, Inst of Nuclear Control, says while accident not a repeat of Chernobyl, it's still very serious; one report says enriched uranium was poured into liquid nitric acid and detonation occurred during the moving of the acid. Live i/v with Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons, re reasons behind accident and the nuclear re-processing industry in Japan. EAST TIMOR - N.Z. TROOPS ARRIVE and move to company base location in western Dili. I/v with NZ Army spokesman in Dili, Maj Bede Fahy. (Mng Rpt) REFUGEES - EAST TIMOR - aid agencies and church groups joining forces to assist refugees coming to NZ. 90% of East Timorese are Catholic and church is preparing to provide practical help. I/v with Fr Terry Dibble. (Mng Rpt) DIABETES AMPUTATIONS - leading Australian surgeon Dr Grace Warren says NZ surgeons performing too many amputations on diabetics, says hundreds could be avoided if approach changed. She believes limb has greater chance of being saved if patient immobilised for 6 weeks and limb put in plaster cast. Live i/v illegible Otago Medical School professor of Surgery, Dr Andre van Rij. NOBEL PRIZE - German author Gunter Grass awarded 1999 Literature Prize. Award committee especially praises his 1959 novel "The Tin Drum". Live i/v with correspondent Geoff Rodoreda. COOK ISLANDS - BY-ELECTION fails to produce clear-cut majority. Live i/v with correspondent Flo Buchanan. TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NETBALL - NZ meets controversial Jamaican side in semi-final tonight. Jamaica criticised for "too physical" play, while they claim umpires and media treating them unfairly. Live i/v with Jamaican coach Maureen Hall; live i/v with Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT - Education minister Nick Smith releases discussion document at Te Papa in WN where School Trustees Assn gathers to celebrate 10th anniversry of "Tomorrow's Schools" scheme. Education ministry for past year has been looking at rules governing how schools go about their business, and such issues as role of school charters, how accountable schools should be, and whether there should be different types of schools. Live i/v with Education correspondent Gael Woods. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS ARTS FESTIVAL - programme for NZ Festival 2000 unveiled at glittering function in WN. Organisers say while it will be biggest so far, festival will still struggle financially. (Blair McLaren) WEEKEND WEATHER OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes. (Malaysian PM Mahathir criticises Australian troops in East Timor; Jeff Kennett unlikely to form govt in Victoria; swimming coach loses computer and training records)