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The current political turmoil in China has raised questions about the extent and viability of our trading relationship with that country. China now ranks as our fifth largest export market and most of the trade is in wool. A report on the wool industry’s reaction to the crisis in China. Speakers: Roger Buchanan (NZ Wool Board), Patrick Desbonnets (NZ Wool Export Council).
Twelve years ago he was the golden boy of New Zealand rugby, today he’s bankrupt in Queensland with debts of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It has been a spectacular fall from grace for former All Black Grant Batty, and it’s not over yet. Speakers: Stuart Robertson (Accountant), Rex McIntosh (Creditor), Gordon Edwards (Ex-Director Lumberpac), Owen Hick (Ex-Director Lumberpac), Karen Crooks (Batty Family Friend), Dave Alexander (Creditor).
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Wellington Police are closing to cracking the case of missing Taita teenager Karla Cardno. They’ve interviewed the man who was seen talking to her shortly before she disappeared 18 days ago, and today they concentrated their search on coastline near Wellington. Speaker: John Marsden (Detective Senior Sergeant).
Scientists will know tomorrow if the suspected space debris found in Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty came from the spectacular fireball that lit up the skies yesterday. Speaker: Inspector Roger Marley (Whakatāne Police).
The woman chosen to be the United States next Ambassador to New Zealand, Della Newman, has appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington and said she hopes New Zealand will scrap its nuclear free policy.
China’s attempt to cover up massacre in Tiananmen Square.
Soviet Prime Minister in Uzbekistan.
Disgraced Olympic star Ben Johnson has admitted taking steroids.
The New Zealand dollar has fallen to a two year low against the American dollar.