EYEWITNESS NEWS. 08/03/1985

News, current affairs and weather.

Main stories:
American State Department set to enforce deadline against NZ’s subsidised exports.
Industrial strikes over wage disputes.
Parliament agrees to consider Homosexual Law Reform bill.
Reserve Bank intervenes as interest rates rise to record highs. Interview with Spencer Russell (Governor, Reserve Bank).
PM Lange in Kuala Lumpur, at end of world tour, for formal talks on defence issues. Visits NZ troops undergoing jungle warfare training in Malaysia.
Chatham Islands economy and resources. Report in wake of visit by governmentally appointed review committee seeking ways to decrease subsidies for the island. Comment by locals on the review and future of the island.