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Wage round talks become stalled after assistant Minister of Finance Richard Prebble stated 10% increase would be too high.
Increase in general medical services benefit received favourably by doctors.
Federated Farmers is spearheading a campaign to publicise the precarious future some farmers are now facing with the strong dollar and high interest rates.
Maori land activist Eva Rickard says she may try to reenter French Polynesia after she was expelled from Tahiti for taking part in a political protest and speaking out the nuclear issue.
ANZUS impasse. Leader of Opposition Mr McClay says Americans won’’t compromise on its policy of neither confirming or denying if warships are carrying nuclear weapons.
British officials in Moscow are waiting for Soviet retaliation after the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Britain for espionage activities.
Big shake up in the reshuffle of Communist Party.
Current Affairs
Feminist Sue Kedgley is interviewed on the the achievements of the women’s liberation movement and its effect on men.
The rural downturn. The removal of subsidies and the strong dollar mean that average farmers’ incomes are down 30%. Meanwhile costs of everything from fertilizers to killing charges have risen along with interest rates. The situation is worse for those who started farming in the last few years. Interviews with hill country farmer Graham Aupori, Ted White Gisborne-Wairoa Federated Farmers and MAF’s John Fitzharris.