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Police use radar to search for a body in Muriwai Forest, north west of Auckland. The search begins after police inquiries into the murder of Auckland prostitute Leah Stephens whose remains were found in in the forest in 1992, suggest another body could well be in the forest.
Reporter Lisa Owen is I/V'd LIVE... as is Akld police spokesperson, Gary Allcock.
Prime Minister Jenny Shipley and National's candidate Shane Arden face heckling from West Coast leasee farmers at their campaign closing address this afternoon. National leads in the polls but the party expects to see a big reduction in its 10-thousand vote majority in the seat.
political correspondent Stephen Harris is I/V'd LIVE
[illegible] been a big day for New Zealand First in the electorate as well as as it fights to improve its poll ratings. Political Reporter Sarah Boyd is I/V'd LIVE.
1715 BUSINESS HEADLINE
A chemist who was left in the lurch when he tried to call the National Poisons Centre say the service is already severely underfunded even before OSH announced it was slashing its funding..The decision by OSH to halve its funding leaves the National Poison Centre in Dunedin with a ten percent budget shortfall and it is now looking at ending its 24-hour emergency coverage. pkge ex Adam Hollingworth.
New Zealanders who were prisoners of war of the Japanese in World War II voice their anger at the British government over what seems to be a soft approach to the question of comensation. They say a 43 year old document from the Brtish Foriegn Office contradicts the official stance that the 1951 San Francisco peace treaty with Japan was a full and final settlement.
Henk Zeeman, of the New Zealand Committee for War Victims of the Japanese, is [illegible] LIVE.
A large state co-ed secondary school is judged as the country's top school. Mt Roskill Grammar in West Auckland pockets 50-thousand dollars in prize money donated by Goodman Fielder.
pkge ex Gael Woods.
The Department of Conservation says a series of projects to create mainland nature reserves similar to those found on offshore islands will fail unless it gets more community support. Six of the so called Mainland Island projects have been setup around the country since 1994.
pkge ex Environment reporter Andrea Rush ...
1730 HEADLINES
Peace is declared on the war torn island of Bougainville today with an exultant ceremony from the local islanders and a formal ceremony for politians. Hundreds of Bougainvilleans from both sides gather before the politicans and lay down their arms, during a ceremony of traditional dancing and singing.
The AFP's correspondent Michael Field describes the event.
Not all mountain climbers support the call by Ngai Tahu for no one to stand on the summit of Mt Cook.
The summit is considered to be tapu as it is the head of the mountain, which should be accorded the greatest respect.
package ex Caitlin Cherry. Dr Margaret Mutu, of the Māori studies department of Auckland University is I/V'd LIVE.
The Australian High Court in Canberra announces its judgement on the mass sacking of union dockers will be released on Monday.
In the interim, allegations of a Federal Government conspiracy to engineer the demise of the maritime union and its hold on wharf labour, reach new heights of intrique... pkge ex zandra sharpe.
1745 SPORTS
1750 MANA NEWS
Food Companies whose products contain the vitamin folate are urged to take part in a pilot study into health claims on food labels.
The study is launched by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority in July. [illegible] is a vitamin found naturally in a wide range of cereals, fruit and vegetables.
It's been chosen for the study because it is relativvely unknown and it significantly reduces the chances of spina bifida.
pkge ex Sharon Brett-kelly.
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