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0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: AUSTRALIA - WATERFRONT TROUBLE - Maritime Union secures Federal Court injunction temporarily halting sackings by Pattrick Stevedoring, but company says that doesn't give wharfies right to turn up for work this morning. (Zandra Sharpe)
0620 RURAL NEWS
0625 SPORTS STORY U.S. SPORTS - i/v with Paul Witteman, "Sports Illustrated". (Tiger Woods favourite to win green jacket in US Masters Championship)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: YOUTH SUICIDE focus of rock festival in WN tonight. For 50 cents admission fee, young people can hear 15 acts including Tim Finn. (Stephen Hewson)
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: ECONOMIC REFORM - OEcd says more needed in NZ to cushion against Asian turbulence, picks out education and training as 2 areas needing reform and says policy of doing away with tariffs should be acted on quickly. (Gyles Beckford) FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS laying off around 230 workers because there's no sign Asian log trade is recovering. Comment from spokesperson Ginny Radford. (Rodney Joyce) JOB ADVERTS rise in WN but CH and AK continue to show decline. ANZ Bank says its latest survey shows numbers of sits vac ties in with other economic data showing string retail sales grwoth and firm house prices in WN. (Rodney Joyce) FINANCE/MARKETS MONETARY CONDITIONS INDEX again moves outside Reserve Bank's "comfort zone". What will it take to get markets back in line? Live i/v with Stuart Marshall, Bancorp economist.
0700 INTRO/NEWS AUSTRALIA - WATERFRONT TROUBLES - Federal Court grants injunction to Maritime Union, temporarily halting Pattrick Stevedoring from sacking workforce. Comment illegible union national secretary Tony Papandropous. Live i/v with Melbourne correspondent Donna de Maio. ELECTIVE SURGERY - govt increases funding to more than $250 million over next 3 years. Treasurer Winston Peters says it will mean 30,000 of 92,000 NZers awaiting surgery will be able to have operations. (q) Others say money is too little, too late. Comment from Dr Russell Pridgeon, Lyndon Keene of Coalition for Public Health, and Alliance MP Phyllida Bunkle. (Michelle McGuinness); Health minister Bill English says money is significant amount, i/ved. (Mng Rpt) NORTHERN IRELAND - British PM Tony Blair and Irish PM Bertie Ahern meeting at Stormont since Ulster Unionist Party said it wouldn't sign draft deal. Live i/v with correspondent David McKittrick.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE ECONOMY - OECD's latest "Outlook" report says while Indonesia will record negative growht this year, other countries in Asia-Pacific region will do better. OECD's economics division deputy director Val Koromzay i/ved. (Mng Rpt) FLETCHER CHALLENGE FORESTS slashed log harvest by 30% and is laying off around 200 workers because of Asian downturn. Live i/v with company spokesperson Ginny Radford. NAVY - SEXUAL HARASSMENT cases against personnel again puts spotlight on role of women in armed forces. Critics say allegation shsow attitudes haven't changed with the times. Live i/v with Lt Cdr David Washer, equal opportunities co-ordinator for Navy. WAHINE ANNIVERSARY - 30 years since ferry foundered on WN Harbour's Barrett's Reef, claiming lives of 51 passengers. Live i/v with Ken McLeod, who was Wahine's helmsman; live i/v with Tony Martin, Maritime Safety Authority.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER AUSTRALIA - WATERFRONT TROUBLES - Pattrick Stevedoring claims injunction granted to Maritime Union doesn't mean union members can turn up for work. Union's John Coombes says that amounts to contempt of court - i/ved live; live i/v with Workplace Relations minister Peter Reith; live i/v with Canberra correspondent Michelle Grattan. ELECTIVE SURGERY - health professional question how much of the extra $252 million funding will end up on operating table. Live i/v with Dr Peter Roberts, Assn of Salaried Medical Specialists president; live i/v with Health correspondent Rae Lamb. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS JAPANESE STUDENTS second largest group of overseas students in NZ despite Japan's economic troubles. (Mary-Jane Aggett) illegible NEWS/SPORTS EASTER WEEKEND WEATHER with Steve Rawdon, Weather Workshop. CHILDREN'S BOOK OF YEAR - Award this year outrages Christian Heritage Party because author Paula Boock's novel deals with lesbian love. Christian Heritage leader Graham Capill says decision to give award to "Dare, Truth or Promise" is "unbelievably warped". He's i/ved live, with convenor of judges for award, Frances Plumpton. YOUTH SUICIDE - organisers of life festival concert in WN hope event will play part in reducing problem. Organiser Rebekah Campbell comments, along with performer Tim Finn and Michael Marris. (Stephen Hewson) HOUSE PRICES fall by 6% across country since December, according to Massey Univ figures. Economists predict little to celebrate over next year for property and construction markets. (Catherine Walbridge) OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (waterfront dispute) FRUIT AND VEG REPORT with Jack Forsythe.