EYEWITNESS NEWS. 23/06/1988

Tom Bradley presents the news. The Opposition tonight has hit out at plans to sell the Coal Corporation, warning Maori land claims could impede Coal Corp’s privatisation. Official figures show New Zealand export goods worth more than $1,200 million dollars in May, a record. There is a mood of optimism in Central Otago tonight regarding the settlement of the Clyde Dam strike. A settlement package will be put to workers in the morning. Both sides had to compromise. Fiji security forces have released Auckland lawyer Chris Harder but he is still under house arrest at a Suva hotel. A missing vote has turned up just a day before the Wairarapa electoral petition hearing is due to end. [Foreign news] Financial and sharemarket news.

Rob Neale presents the issues of the day in depth. The differences between the CTU and its forebears are examined with regard to their role in the Clyde Dam dispute. The CTU has dealt with the Government and employers, unlike its predecessor the FOL. The employers and CTU are showing consensus. Rob Neale interviews Angela Foulkes, CTU Vice President.

The police force is about to start a recruiting drive to attract more women. Even though in the past dozen years there has been no bar to women joining up, today they still make up only six percent of the force.

[World Watch]

Tom Bradley presents the headlines and the weather.