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Main stories:
South Pacific Forum declares nuclear free zone in South Pacific. The zone does not exclude nuclear capable vessels.
EW 7/8/1985
200 stranded whales saved on Great Barrier Island. The job of burying the carcasses 70 whales which died in stranding will be started tomorrow.
Air New Zealand flights disrupted as stewards and hostesses hold stopwork meetings to ratifying crewing 767s .
Tainted wine scandal. Chemical Dyglycole, commonly used used in antifreeze, has been found in some Austrian and German shipments.
Public Service Association (PSA) Conference. Criticism of the Government’s attitude to demands for better pay and conditions. Threat of more militancy.
Auckland Harbour Bridge repairing of cracks continues. Up to year before outside lanes could take heavy traffic again.
BBC journalists on a 24 hour protest strike. The action follows the Board of Governors’ ban on screening a documentary on Northern Ireland. Journalists say the Board has buckled to pressure from the Thatcher Government.
In South Africa Archbishop Tutu delivers his strongest attacks yet on Apartheid at a funeral.
Australian Police and customs crack drug ring. Three Asian women arrested at Sydney Airport with 10 kg of heroin hidden in dinner plates.
Current Affairs:
The rift between the Labour Government and the Public Service continues to widen. The PSA has criticised the Government’s free market economic policies. Interview with PSA President Colin Hicks.
Greenpeace: living with the threat of violence. Interview of crew members on Greenpeace’s newly donated vessel the “Gondwana”.