EYEWITNESS NEWS. 27/06/1988

Angela d’Audney presents the news. Cabinet Minister Mike Moore has stepped in to try to resolve the public row between Richard Prebble, opponents in his Auckland Central electorate, and the Labour Party. Agricultural Minister Colin Moyle says many farmers will have to quit their farms, in the wake of the rural debt crisis. There was tension in the air today as the Clyde Dam workforce went back on the job after a 17 week strike, alongside strike breakers. The orthopaedic surgeon Dr Punjabi who sparked off an inquiry at Whakatane Hospital has been found guilty of professional misconduct. [Foreign news] Finance and sharemarket news.

Neil Billington presents the issues of the day in depth. Prime Minister David Lange and Finance Minister Roger Douglas today told Government department heads they must implement spending cuts that have been described as the most ruthless in the past 25 years, as move which has been accepted by the Cabinet.

Margaret Bazley, Sec. of Transport Designate, is interviewed in the studio regarding her new job in the climate of spending cuts. The FLNKS and Loyalist representatives have signed an agreement in France, expected to ease tensions between the two sides. Dr Alan Clark, Snr Lecturer, Canterbury University is interviewed in the studio regarding the situation in New Caledonia.

[World Watch]

Angela d’Audney presents the headlines and the weather.