TV3 NEWS: 26/09/2001

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:

The stock exchange halted trading in Air NZ shares today after comments made by the PM yesterday telling people not to sell.
Michael Cullen (Finance Minister); Bruce McKay (DF Mainland); Bill English (National Finance Spokesman); Astrid Smeele (TV3 Political Reporter - live from Parliament).

The plane bringing 150 Afghan refugees from Nauru is due to arrive in Auckland within an hour.
Stephen Parker (TV3 Reporter - live from Auckland Airport); Mark Getchell (International Migration Organisation); Abdul Sattar (Pakistan Foreign Minister); Rupert Colville (UNHCR); Lianne Dalziel (Immigration Minister); Winston Peters (NZ First MP).

The US appears to be backing away from unleashing its full military might on the Taliban.
Donald Rumsfeld (US Secretary of Defence); George W Bush (US President).

The Northern Alliance have renewed their resistance against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The investigation into the terrorist attacks of September 11th have found evidence of a planned chemical or biological attack on the United States.

There is growing uncertainty about whether the CHOGM meeting due to be held in Brisbane next month will proceed.
Ian Townley (Brisbane Police); John Howard (Australian PM).