ONE NETWORK NEWS AT TEN. 16/01/1991

The army’s medical support team flew out to Bahrain today. Speakers; Jim Bolger (Prime Minister), Private Mary-Jean Savage. (Medic) Bill Royale (Parent)

Betty Duffield, an 80 year old peace campaigner, returns from 3 weeks of protesting in the Gulf. About 100 people including 4 other New Zealanders remain at the peace camp on the Saudi Iraq border. Speakers: Betty Duffield (Peace Campaigner)

Lucrative trade deals with some of our richest customers could be affected by a war in the Gulf and rebuilding our economy may become more difficult.
Speakers: Jim Bolger, (Prime Minister), Owen Jennings, (Federated Farmers President), David Ward, (ANZ Bank Chief Economist)

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister have been criticised by Fiji’s opposition leaders for siding up to the Military Regime, which came to power after two coups in 1987. Speakers: Don McKinnon, (Deputy Prime Minister), Adi Kuini Bavadra, (Fiji Labour Coalition Leader).

Greenpece staged a protest at Kawerau today as part of its Rainbow Warrior anti toxin tour of New Zealand. Greenpeace claims the Tasman Mill dumps 10 tons of toxic waste into the Tarawera river daily.

New Zealand experienced an annular eclipse today. The next eclipse is due in about 40 years.