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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 Māori NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: POLICE EVIDENCE CASE - jury finds 2 police officer altered evidence in effort to prosecute Craig Withey for manufacturing cannabis oil but also finds they did not act maliciously and dismissed claim for $850,000 in damages. Comment from defence counsel Donald Stevens. (Mng Rpt)
0620 RURAL NEWS DOLLAR - FARMERS - plunging value of dollar unlikely to encourage farmers to spend more at the National Agriculture Fieldays, if a Radio New Zealand survey of farmer opinion is anything to go by. (Bryan Crump) DEREGULATION - Apple and Pear Board says govt proposal to deregulate producer boards forces it to change plans to restructure commercial operations. Chair John McCliskie says it will now go back to growers to get backing for a single commercial operation which will be more appropriate in a deregulated environment. (Kevin Ikin) WILD TREES - South Island High country farmers concerned little's being done to seem spread of wild trees, mainly pines, over countryside. Chair John Aspinall says in some places the trees are out of control and forestry may be the only answers. (Catherine Harris) LAND MANAGEMENT - High Country Farmers comittee working on list of ways which govt could increase farmer uptake on sustainable land management. Chair John Aspinall says huge amounts of money are spent on researching land management every year but it's always not easily accessible to farmers. (Catherine Harris) RAVENSDOWN, CH-based fertiliser manufacturer, venturing into the territory of major rival, BOP Fertiliser, announces it's moving into Northland, the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Chair Jim Pringle says move designed to increase output of Napier plant, and involves opening two new stores in Whangarei and Te Puke. (Catherine Harris)
0625 SPORTS STORY U.S. SPORTS - live i/v with Paul Witteman, "Sports Illustrated". (basketball)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: TELECOM - COMPLAINTS - Consumer Affairs minister Robyn McDonald challenges Telecom to smarten up act following rise in number of complaints from customers. Telecom taking longer to install second phone lines and resolve complaints. Comment also from Telecom spokesperson Linda Sanders, and Kapiti mayor Brett Ambler. (Caitlin Cherry)
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS MAI - lawyer Jane Kelsey warns Māori that Multilateral Agreement on Investment is not dead, only underground. CONFECTIONARY - small Māori company launches indigeous sweets made out of flax and honey.
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: DOLLAR - currency carnage continues, with dollar hitting 12 year lows. One key influence has been weakness of Australian and Japanese currencies against US dollar. Live i/v with AMP Australia's chief international economist Shane Oliver. TELECOM/CLEAR - fighting turns nastier, with Telecom threatening to cut off billing information from its rival. Telecom says unless Clear pays up $12 million in arrears owed on the interconnect agreement between the companies, that information feed will halt in two weeks. (Rodney Joyce) U.S. ECONOMY - chair of US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, hints interest rate rise to cool economy is on the card, tells Congressional committee he's watching inflation closely and rate rise may be needed if demand doesn't abate noticeably. (RTR) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS - sudden bounce in share price could not have come at a better time for the troubled investment company. Brierley shares have gained seven cents since its biggest investment, Thistle Hotels in the UK, announced it is considering approaches from potential buyers. (Rodney Joyce) TAX INTEREST MARGINS - rate called use of money interest rates which applies to under- and over-payments of tax. From early next month rate for underpayments will be 14.69% but if govt owes you money it will pay 8.64%. Live i/v with tax specialist John Shewan, of Coopers and Lybrand.
0700 INTRO/NEWS POLICE EVIDENCE CASE - 2 police officers found guilty of altering evidence in bid to prosecute Craig Withey of Dannevirke of manufacturing cannabis oil but not of acting in malice. Live i/v with reporter Jill Galloway, with comment from defence counsel Donald Stevens and Colin Wilson, Police Central District cdr. ELECTRICITY REFORMS - govt plans to split power companies come under heavy attack from consumers, shareholders, and companies at select committee hearing. Electricity Supply Assn says proposals are most draconian example of state intervention in 16 years. I/v with president Doug Matheson and Energy minister Max Bradford. (Mng Rpt) WORLD CUP SOCCER - defending champion Brazil defeats Scotland 2-1 in tournament's first match. I/v with correspondent John Bell. (Mng Rpt)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE POLICE REVIEW released later today. Shape of police administratoin expected to be considerably leaner, with 400 jobs tipped to go. Police Assn staging its own briefing, presenting its view of what should happen next. Live i/v with president Greg O'Connor. NORTHLAND - CANNABIS - about 120 people attend Kaitaia meeting to discuss cannabis problem in region. Many speakers tell the meeting there's link between unemployment and cannabis use. (Lois Williams); live i/v with Hone Harawira, who spoke at the meeting. TELECOM/CLEAR - Telecom threatening to cut off billing information to Clear unless it pays $12 million in arrears owed on interconnect agreement. Clear declines to appear on programme. Live i/v with Telecom's manager of external relations, Clive Litt.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER DOLLAR - banks reviewing floating mortgage rates as wholesale rates continue to rise. Live i/v with HSBC analyst Stefan Dunatov. ELECTRICITY REFORMS under fire from procession of critics. Comment from Molly Melhuish from the Public Power Campaign group, Peter Kammler from Power For Our Future, energy analyst Hugh Barr, and Louis May of the Catholic social agency Caritas. (Al Morrison); why are consumer groups so opposed to move that will create more competition in monopoly industry? Live i/v with David Murray, Consumer Coalition. POLICE REVIEW - Radio NZ understands cuts worth around $20 million found by review which is tipped to cost around 400 jobs. Live i/v with Police reporter Karlum Lattimore. TRANSIENT CHILDREN - some AK primary school principals concerned that thousands of children changing schools so often they aren't learning anything, say they're struggling to cater fro growing number of transient children. (Mary-Jane Aggett); live i/v with Ashely Maindonald, principal of Henderson's Pomairia School, and Goram Millbank, Education ministry's truancy programme manager.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS Māori BUSINESS CONFERENCE - delegates hear about increasing impact of Māori ventures on NZ economy, estimated that foreign exchange earnings around $300 million a year. (Chris Wikaira) QUEENSLAND ELECTION - rebel independent MP Pauline Hanson appears to be making late charge. Her One Nation Party may well get toehold in Queensland. (Zandra Shape) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS BRITAIN - BSE - European Commission proposes lifting ban on all beef exported from Britain, but new Swiss research says thousands of apparently healthy cattle could be infected with BSE. I/v with Ben Gill, president of National Farmers' Union. (Mng Rpt) FRANCE - STRIKE/WORLD CUP - Air France settles dispute with pilots which had threatened to disrupt travel by soccer fans and players. I/v with correspondent Jim Bitteman. (Mng Rpt) FRUIT AND VEG REPORT with Jack Forsythe.