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As you've heard in the news, tougher road rules are on the way, with the Transport Minister Jenny Shipley announcing a package of measures she says will make the country's roads safer. PACKAGE FROM Clare Pasley
LIVE IV WITH the Secretary General of the Automobile Association, George Fairburn.
Meanwhile some feel the new licence' will become a National Identity card - IV WITH Barry Wilson from the Auckland Council of Civil Liberties
The Asian financial crisis is spreading, with Hong Kong share prices collapsing - and the New Zealand and Australian dollars also being affected. The New [illegible] dollar has fallen around two cents to hit a three year low while the Australian is down a similar ammount to a two and a half year low. PACKAGE FROM our economics correspondent Bronwen Evans
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A moratorium on new casino applications is to be considered after a conscience vote in Parliament this afternoon. 65 MPs voted in favour of the Casino Control Amendment Bill, introduced by the Internal Affairs Minister Jack Elder. 35 voted against - there were no abstentions. If the bill becomes law, no applications for casinos will be considered by the Casino Control Authority for three years. The four applications already lodged are exempt - PACKAGE FROM Clare Sziranyi
The rabbit control disease RCD is now being spread in the North Island [illegible] to MAF - and that's raised concern that the virus hasn't yet been tested to see if it's contaminated with other viruses harmful to humans. The deadly rabbit virus was illegally introduced into the South Island in August - then, Checkpoint spoke to Auckland rabbit farmer, Glenda Easter who was considering court action because of the damage RCD could do to her business. And she's concerned the virus still hasn't been tested to see if it's clean - LIVE IV WITH Glenda Easter
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The mother of convicted murderer Jason Mackrell says she has no confidence the mental health system won't let down other psychiatric patients. Her 28 year old son was today sentenced to preventive detention for raping two elderly women and killing one of them - 78 year old Catherine Coster. During his trial friends and family members gave evidence that they'd asked Sunnyside Hospital for psychiatric help for Mackrell, who is manic depressive, but had been refused. IV WITH Wendy Mackrell
Former Alliance MP Alamein Kopu is being linked to a new political force - a Māori women's party known as Mana Wahine. But where did this party come from - and who supports it? LIVE IV WITH Māori Issues Correspondent Chris Wikaira.
New Zealand is sticking to its refusal to set targets for Greenhouse gas emissions in advance of December's international conference on the matter in Japan. The latest country to put a figure on desired emission rates is the United States, joining Japan and the European Union. However, New Zealand says what matters is not the figure, but the methods used to bring emission rates down - PACKAGE FROM Eric Frykberg
Still with air pollution - and we go to Indonesia, where life continues to be a struggle under the pall of smoke created by numerous fires that were set to clear land on plantations. To Indonesia, where life continues to be a struggle under the pall of smoke created by numerous fires that were set to clear land on plantations. An international team has been helping douse the fires on [illegible] and Sumatra - 12-hundred firefighters from Malaysia have just [illegible] home with officials saying most fires have been put out. IV WITH our correspondent in Indonesia, Sally Dillon
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Labour Weekend's nearly here - and for those planning outdoor activities, here's Emma Brown with the Weekend forecast from Weather Workshop.