EYEWITNESS NEWS. 03/05/1988

Nathalie Brunt presents the news. Health Minister David Caygill has declined to comment on last night’s Eyewitness programme which raised concerns about the safety of patients in Auckland’s Carrington Hospital in the Maori health unit. Meanwhile, more information has been given to Eyewitness News regarding the beating of patients. An $85 million protection package will prop up the Marsden Point Refinery over the next three years. The Government says it has to pay out if the refinery is to survive when the oil industry is deregulated from Monday. Few involved in the business however believe motorists will see cheaper petrol. [Foreign news] New car prices are tipped to drop substantially following an announcement tomorrow on import duties. The PM arrived home after meetings in Europe about our butter and sheep meat access. Mr Lange said his trip has been useful. [Foreign news - New Caledonia] Financial and sharemarket news.

Lindsay Perigo presents the issues of the day in depth. Today, we look at the effects of deregulation of the oil industry. And the Committee of Inquiry into Pornography has reached a watershed with four months of research behind it, and all the public’s written submissions in.

[World Watch]

Nathalie Brunt presents the headlines and the weather.