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0600 NEWS/WEATHER
0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS 1616 NEWS STORY TOURISM APPOINTMENTS - 3 new members appointed to Tourism Board. New Tourism minister Lockwood Smith says he won't be running the show. Comment also from Labour MP Trevor Mallard (q), ACT's Patricia Schnauer, new appointees Bronwen Monopoli and Wally Stone and Glenys Coughlan, Tourism Industry Assn. (Eric Frykberg)
0620 RURAL NEWS TROPICAL GRASS WEB WORM - Far North farmers to ask Food and Fibre minister John Luxton to put more resources into batting new pasture pest which is eating illegible grass almost as fast as cattle can. Spokesman Eric Wagner says farmers want Mr Luxton to fast track moves to import some of worm's natural predators. (Diana Leufkens) GENETIC CATTLE - Environmental Risk Management Authority receives 29 submissions on proposal to genetically alter cattle to produce milk for treating human health problems. AgResearch proposing 3 genetic engineering experiments with cow's milk - 2 will modify milk to make it suitable for people with milk allergies and third involves inserting human gene into cows DNA to produce protein in milk that could be used to treat multiple sclerosis. (Kevin Ikin) KIWIFRUIT - Zespri International develops special name to promote fruit in main Chinese-speaking markets, Chia pei. (Kevin Ikin) BEEF HORMONE - new scientific report by European Union scientific committee suggests hormone used in North American beef industry can cause cancer. Report strengthens hand of those in EU who want to maintain ban on imports of beef from cattle treated with hormonal growth promotants. (RTR)
0625 SPORTS STORY BRITISH SOCCER - live i/v with correspondent Paul Newman.
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY WORLD TRADE ORGN still deadlocked over who should become new director general, with both Mike Moore and Supachai Panitchpakdi vowing not to pull out of race. Live i/v with Peter Casper, "Inside US Trade".
0640 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS TRIBUNAL - Tuariki Delamere suggests alternative to Waitangi tribunal to settle claims. WOMEN/MARAE - should women be allowed to speak on marae?
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS TELECOM - TELSTRA, Australian-owned telecomms operatyor says court action against Telecom could happen this week, has applied to High Court for injunction to prevent new Telecom policy from coming into force. Telstra taking legal action over "abuse" of Telecom's monopoly position. (Bronwen Evans) WALL ST - Goldman Sachs sells off 13% - why? Live i/v with correspondent Richard Quest. INVESTMENT WARNING - Securities Commission warns public against putting money into Bahamas-based company that's already secured between $2.3 million from hopeful investors. Imperial Consolidated Securities offering number of different overseas funds to people in Nelson area. Commission's senior exec of operations, Norman Miller, says Commisisn has decided to ban company's adverts as it has no investment statement or registered prospectus to offer people. (Helen Matterson) FINANCE/MARKETS AIR NEW ZEALAND - ANSETT - Air NZ continues to play guessing game on whether it's likely to take full control of Ansett Australia. (Gyles Beckford)
0700 INTRO/NEWS KOSOVO -SERBIA BLACKOUT - NATO air strikes knock out about 70% of power in Serbia. I/v with spokesman Dr Jamie Sead; NATO responds to Serb claims that NATO bombs have killed 17 people on bus in Kosovo, says claim looks like deliberate distortion. KOSOVO - NZ TEAM in Macedonia to help with refugee crisis being pulled out and will return home. Defence minister Max Bradford says govt won't extend MZ's direct contribution to crisis.(q). World Vision says situation just as serious now as it was when team left NZ. I/v with exec director Colin Prentice.(Mng Rpt); i/v with Max Bradford. (Mng Rpt) WORLD TRADE ORGN - last minute postponement of meeting to end stalemate over new director general leaves orgn and candidates in limbo. Mike Moore predicts process could take several more days - i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Economics correspondent Bronwen Evans. WELFARE ORGNS - future of 3 main umbrella orgns remains uncertain despite govt offer to reinstate some funding. Govt cut all funding last November to Council of Christian Social Services, Fedn of Voluntary Welfare Orgns, and Council of Social Services. Comment from Social Services minister Roger Sowry, former minister Nick Smith (archive), Pat Hanley of Fedn of Voluntary Welfare Orgns, and Jeanette Tarbotton, Women's Division Fed Farmers. (Catherine Walbridge)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE EYE TESTS - conerns raised about reliability of machines used for eye tests needed to get new drivers' licences. Optometrists say about 15% of people will fail test even though they may have nothing wrong with eyesight and will have to pay for full test from qualified optometrist to get licence. Optometrists Society president John McLennan i/ved. (Mng Rpt); Automobile Assn has contract to conduct relicensing - i/v with Noel Rugg, general manager driver licensing. (Mng Rpt) EVEREST/MALLORY - expedition finds body of English climber George Mallory. on of 2 men who may have reached summit in 1924. Expedition now searching for camera which could prove or disprove he reached summit. Announcement of body's illegible made via Internet website - i/v with editor and publisher Peter illegible how expedition knew body was Mallory's. (Mng Rpt) GENETIC WEEDS - mounting evidence genetically modified crops can cross-breed with other plants, creating hybrids resistant to some weedkillers. Live i/v with Dr Jeff Squire, Scottish Crop Research Inst, Dundee.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER KOSOVO - POWER BLACKOUT - Belgrade correspondent Jackie Rowland says NATO's new style bombing campaign to knock out power supply making residents very angry - i/ved. (mng Rpt) KOSOVO - NZ TEAM - i/v with Wng Cdr Peter Port, in charge of Kiwi KosAid operation, re what has been achieved. (Mng Rpt) WALL ST - Dow Jones index passes through the 1100 mark. Live i/v with correspondent Richard Quest. TOURISM APPOINTMENTS - Tourism minister Lockwood Smith says 3 new appointees to Tourism Board bring range of skills. I/v with one of them, Wally Stone of Whale Watch Kaikoura. (Mng Rpt) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS PRISON SITE - people in Maungatapere area, west of Whangarei, holding meeting tonight to tell Corrections Dept what they think of idea of building prison there. Announcement of site has caused uproar in community. Comment from farmer Mark Croucher, resident Jenny Radich, Richard Morris of Corrections Dept, councillor John Wilson and Whangarei MP John Banks. (Lois Williams)
0830 NEWS/WEATHER WORLD TRADE ORGN - live i/v with John Zaracoste, who's covering the leadership battle for "New York Journal of Commerce". N.Z. SOCIETY - what sort of country do NZers want in terms of race relations, how can it become truly egalitarian society? Race Relations Office touring country, holding meetings in 20 towns and cities, to find out what people think. To help, Office has brought to NZ Britain's senior Commissioner for Racial Equality, Bob Purkiss - he's i/ved live along with Race Relations Conciliator Dr Rajen Prasad. PACIFIC ISLAND BABIES - study into why they have highest hospital admission rate to be launched today in AK, co-ordinated by AK Inst of Technology and will monitor 1,000 children and their families who've come from other Pacific Island countries. Comment from researcher Dr Janis Paterson, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, and MP Taito Philip Field. (Melita Tull) U.S./JAPAN - Japanese PM Obuchi declares resolve to revive Japanese economy as illegible begins meeting with President Clinton. Fresh package to deregulate key illegible of Japanese economy expected to be signed. Live i/v with Washington correspondent Robin Brandt.