The prime minister has cautioned National backbencher Hamish McIntyre to think very carefully before he acts. Hamish McIntyre, has confirmed, to One Network News, that he is considering resigning because of his party’s current economic policies. He revealed his position, after he appeared as a guest speaker, at a fundraiser for Tauranga MP Winston Peters.
Speakers: Hamish McIntyre, (National, Manawatu); Winston Peters, (National, Tauranga).
More redundancies were announced today. 120 staff at 3 stores in the Arthur Barnetts Group stand to lose their jobs next month and the Auckland Regional Council is shedding 110 workers.
However, there is some good economic news. 1.5 billion dollars of exports last month gave the country a 552 million dollar surplus, the best monthly trade result for two years.
Secondary school principals are backing the Education Minister’s suggestion that the school leaving age could be raised to 16 next year.
Speakers: Pat Lynch, (Secondary Principals’ Assn); Lockwood Smith, (Education Minister).
Heavy snow is falling in South Canterbury and Otago tonight and conditions are expected to get worse.
The Soviet Union is keen to sign a special visitor treaty with New Zealand. The new treaty would shorten the month long wait for a visa in both countries.
Greenpeace is claiming more evidence of radiation leaks at Mururoa Atoll in a report released today.
The ownership of Kaikoura’s whales is being claimed by local Maori under the Treaty of Waitangi, which has upset many locals, cut out of the action.
Speaker: Paul Turner, Gordon O’Callahan, (Licence Applicants).
Netball - New Zealand beat Samoa 78 38
Speakers: Waimarama Taumaunu, (Silver Ferns Captain); Sandra Edge, (Silver Fern); Rita Fatialofa, (Western Samoa Coach).
The Silver Fern’s play Australia next week.
Business Matters - A look at user pays. On Friday the prime minister said tax increases are out and that the user pays net will be casts wider than expected.
Speakers: Gareth Morgan, (Economist); Prue Blythe, (Wellington Region Kindergarten Assn); Mike Williams, Judy Bethwaite, (University Economists).
A look at next year’s International Festival of the Arts.
Speakers: Dame Malvina Major, (Opera Singer); Christopher Doig, (Festival Director)