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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY HEALTH CHANGES - Treasury officials strongly critical of govt's plans to restructure health sector, in report to Finance minister. Report released under Official Information Act warns plans to axe Health Funding Authority and create 22 district health boards could fail to deliver desired results and may not be good for Māori. I/v with Health minister Annette King. (Rae Lamb) AMERICAS CUP - TOURISM - NZ exporters and tourism operators cashing in on huge interest in NZ among Italians as result of Cup. (Stephen Harris)
0620 RURAL NEWS PRIMARY PRODUCTS EARNINGS - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry predicting illegible-board lift for pastoral, horticultural and forestry export earnings over next 3 years. (Kevin Ikin) WINE EXPORTS - Agriculture and Trade minister Jim Sutton says international wine conference underway in Queenstown essential to ensuring NZ's wine industry keeps market access. he says access to wealthy European markets not assured because of "proposals to over-regulate" intellectual property, production techniques and labelling criteria. (q). (Diana Leufkens) MILK CODEX - international meeting in WN this week aiming at setting production standards for range of dairy products that will be recognised worldwide. Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products part of UN-sponsored Codex Alimentarius Commission responsible for developing international standards for food and trade. (Kevin Ikin) MODIFIED SALMON - ERMA says decision of King Salmon Co to suspend transgenic research to produce growth-enhanced salmon comes as no surprise. ERMA chief exec Basil Walker says upcoming Royal Commission of Inquiry into gene technology causing uncertainty within industry. (Veronika Meduna)
0625 SPORTS STORY: RUGBY - SUPER 12 - Otago Highlanders outstanding team of weekend, thrash Queensland 50-13. Live i/v with correspondent Grant Nisbett. illegible NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY: U.S. - PRESIDENTIAL RACE - hopefuls campaigning hard before next week's crucial round of primaries. Polls show Vice president Al Gore has big lead over rival Bill Bradley for Democratic nomination while in Republican camp, John McCain facing uphill battle against George W Bush. (Mary Tillotson, Feature Story) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA NEWS TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS WALL ST - Dow Jones hits 9-month low, falls more than 230 points to close below 10,000 for first time since last April. Deutsche Bank's Kerry Leahy comments. TOURISM FIGURES show more people visiting NZ and spending more money while here. Tourism NZ chief exec George Hickton says industry has had boost from events such as Americas Cup but this has built on solid image overseas for country. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD TELSTRA-SATURN - telecomms consultant Paul Budde says value of NZ market will double by 2005 and companies will be scrambling to grab market share following lead of Telstra-Saturn. (Catherine Walbridge) SKY TV - major shareholder Independent Newspapers looking at forging links between soon to be launched internet site and Sky. (Catherine Walbridge) CORPORATE GOBBLEDEGOOK - British recruitment firm Office Angels says big buzz words are in danger of making corporate meetings incomprehensible. Corporate communications head Paul Jacobs says people often use the words to disguise their lack of knowledge. BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS N.Z./AUSTRALIA RELATIONS - PM Helen Clark says she's shocked and ashamed that 35,000 NZers leave for Australia each year because NZ economy can't support them. Welfare payments for NZers living in Australia expected to be high on agenda when she meets Australian PM John Howard, along with defence issues. Helen Clark i/ved live. HEALTH CHANGES - Treasury critical of govt's plans. Live i/v with Health illegible Rae Lamb, with comment from National MP Wyatt Creech; live i/v with Health minister Annette King. AMERICAS CUP - race 4 postponed because of lack of wind. Is Prada worried by lack of wind in Hauraki Gulf? I/v with operations manager Laurent Esquier. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Team NZ's tactician Brad Butterworth.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE: SCHOOL DROWNINGS - Education Review Office issuing guidelines for parents on questions they should ask schools re school camps, says there's high level of concern among parents about camps following 4 drownings on recent school outings. Live i/v with School Trustees' Assn president Owen Edgerton. U.S. - POLICE SHOOTING - acquittal of 4 white New York police officers in shooting death of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo causes outrage and grief. Officers fired 41 bullets at Mr Diallo, hitting him 19 times, pleaded self-defence because they thought he was brandishing a gun rather than holding his wallet. (Nathan King, Feature Story) PACIFIC CORRUPTION - banking officials and financial consultants from number of Pacific Island states calling for tougher measures against those states illegible in corrupt practices. They're attending conference in Fiji on how to stamp out political and financial corruption in region. (Barbara Dreaver) MOZAMBIQUE - FLOODS - aid agencies in Mozambique and Zimbabwe warn they're struggling to cope with aftermath of catastrophe. I/v with Jerry Talbot, International Fedn of Red Cross. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ECHELON SPY SYSTEM - visiting British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, John Battle, i/ved about the allegations against Echelon spy system. (Mng Rpt) TOURISM FIGURES show more tourists visiting NZ and spending more money. (Karen Gregory-Hunt) MISSING BOYS - WANGANUI police continue search of Whanganui River today for bodies of 2 boys who went missing while biking across bridge 4 days ago. Colin Morgan, 14, and Zane Cutter, 13, disappeared from Cobham Bridge, damaged bikes and some property recovered. Man to appear in court charged with failing to ascertain injury after an accident. Live i/v with Sgt Phil Pollero, head of Wanganui Search and Rescue. AMERICAS CUP - AK businesses delighted with postponement of races as the longer the series, the more money for them. (Mary-Jane Aggett) WAIKATO RIVER BODY - police investigating death of Barry Mihaere Rimene Jr believe they've found spot where his body was dumped. He was found in river near Huntly 8 days ago, with hands and legs tied. I/v with Sgt Tania Eden. (Mng Rpt)
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS CRICKET - Adam Parore dropped from NZ team for poor form. Is he the scapegoat for team's poor performance? I/v with coach David Trist. LONGBURN REUNION - about 1,000 former Longburn meatwoprkers gather in Palmerston North for reunion. Works closed in 1989 after workers locked out for 3 years over refusal to accept management demands for wage cuts it said were necessary to make plant profitable. (Jill Galloway) AUTOPSIES - group set up to promote greater cultural sensitivity in handling of autopsies. Kirihaehae group formed as Law Commmission considers review of Coroners' Act. (Catherine Harris) CHECHNYA - ABUSES - European envoy Alvaro Gil-Robles arrives in Chechnya amid allegations of serious human rights violations. Will Russia allow Mr Gil-Robles to go whereever he wants? I/v with correspondent Rob Parsons. (Mng Rpt) illegible SUNBURN costing NZ exporters big money, scientists trying to find ways to stop fruit freckling in sun. I/v with scientist involved in research, Dr Dennis Grier. MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (revealed that govt has given half million dollars in concessions to tobacco industry for research and development - for making faster cigarette dispension machine and for manufacturing high tar ciggarettes for Africa)