TV3 NEWS. 30/10/2004

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:.
The leader of Al-Queda, Osama Bin Laden, has appeared in a video aired on Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera. In it, he mocks George W. Bush and warns the US of further attacks. Report on the upcoming US Presidential Election and the reaction of George W. Bush Osama Bin Laden (appearing in a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera); Christine Emery (international affairs expert); George W. Bush (US President); John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate).

The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled that the Crown's treatment in the 19th century of several Gisbourne tribal groups amounted to one of the worst abuses of Maori in our country's history. Darrin Sykes (Waitangi Tribunal); Maever Moeau (Nga Uri o te Kooti); Rutene Irwin (Turanga).

Further report on the fallout from the recently-completed Pitcairn Island sexual abuse trials.

Its been three weeks since the local body elections and final results for 15 DHBs are still not in. David Morrell (Canterbury District Health Board); Colin Feslier (Dept. of Internal Affairs); Nick Smith (National MP); Chris Carter (Minister of Local Government).

A team of researchers at Otago University have released the results of their study into various low-carb diets. Dr Kirsten McCauley (Head Researcher); voxpop (dieters).

Update on the condition of the ailing Yasser Arafat and the implications of his expected death for the Middle East peace process.

The body of a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq.