6.30 NEWS AND TOP HALF. MONDAY 30/09/1985

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:
Electrical Workers pay rise of 15.5% has pushed the Government to the limit according to PM.
Engineers’ Union about to embark on industrial action in support of wage claims.
Search underway near Waiheke Island for a sinking pleasure boat.
Former MP John Kirk set to spend another night in police custody as he awaits word on his application for bail.
US Ambassador Brown gives speech to Christchurch Chamber of Commerce suggesting trade with the US would only be realistic with ANZUS intact.
High interest rates on home loans are being blamed for the tradesman exodus from Auckland’s naval dockyard.
New Caledonia experiences violence on election day. Kanaks take control of 2/3s of the countries regional assemblies.
Tensions run high after rioting in London’s Brixton.
8 Blacks die in clashes in South Africa.