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0600 NEWS/WEATHER
0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY AUCKLAND - BRITOMART - AK City Council decides to scrap proposed Britomart Transport Centre, could face lawsuit of more than $100 million. Council now looking at new project on downtown site. Comment from mayor Christine Fletcher, Kerry Haycock of Britomart Investments, deputy mayor Bruce Hucker, and councillor David Hay. (Todd Niall)
PLANE CRASH - EGYPT AIR - US Navy today begins detailed undersea search for wreckage of airliner. Crash similar to that of TWA 800 which also fell out of sky, very near same place, 3 years ago. Nantucket locals says there have been too many disasters for coincidence. (BBC) illegible
RURAL NEWS RURAL GPs welcome new measures to help overseas doctors living in NZ to get into jobs but say attention must still be paid to making rural practice more appealing to locals. Health minister Wyatt Creech announces package designed to help these doctors gain registration which includes special course and examination to help them prepare for Medical Council registration, and an orientation course. Comment from Balclutha GP Branco Sijna, Dr Martin London of Centre for Rural Health and chair of Rural GPs Network, Dr Helen Kingston. (Diana Leufkens)
RURAL DRINK/DRIVE - Canterbury police says rural people must think harder about how to get home if they plan to go out drinking. Snr Sgt Derek Erasmus co-ordinates Canterbury breath testing unit, says attitude it's OK to drink and drive still exists in rural areas, with men in their 40s and 50s mostly to blame. (Trudi Sheridan) WRIGHTSON - Guinness Peat Group now biggest shareholder in rural services firm, owns 18.6 % and says it will return to market to reach its target of 19.9%. No sign of any rival to GPG. (Gyles Beckford)
AGRESEARCH CHAIR Neil Richardson officially completes his 4 year term and has already started in new role of chair of Fndn for Research, Science and Technology. Mr Richardson succeeded at Agresearch by Dr Brent Layton. (Trudi Sheridan)
0625 SPORTS STORY AUSTRALIAN SPORT - i/v with correspondent Tim Gavel. (Australian reaction to All Blacks' defeat by France)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY ELECTIONS - WELLINGTON CENTRAL - ALLLIANCE expected today to pull out of race for seat, leaving centre-left vote for Labour. Phillida Bunkle still campaigning. Audio of her and Labour's Marian Hobbs and Anthony Walton of Future New Zealand. (Kathryn Street) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS KEY ECONOMIC FIGURES due out tomorrow, expected to confirm growing strength in economy. Unemployment for September quarter tipped to show fall, retail sales expected to be stronger. Comment from Deutsche Bank economist Chris Green. (Paul Diamond) WRIGHTSON - Guinness Peat Group now biggest shareholder in rural services firm, owns 18.6 % and says it will return to market to reach its target of 19.9%. No sign of any rival to GPG. (Gyles Beckford)
CARTER HOLT HARVEY fortunes may be improving, expected to announce improved 2nd quarter result on back of improved commodity prices, sales volumes and plant upgrade. (Paul Diamond)
FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - South AK company, Digital Technologies, believes that with right venture capital or partner it will be able to produce revolutionary and possibly "world first" in noise reduction devices. Developer Mark Donaldson says it may be out of league of local backers. (Helen Matterson)
BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS ELECTIONS - WELLINGTON CENTRAL - ALLIANCE candidate Phillida Bunkle today expected to stand down as electorate candidate in favour of Labour's Marian Hobbs. Withdrawal will mean 11% of vote she had in recent poll could shift to Labour and close ACT's Richard Prebble's narrow lead. MMP in action or a behind closed doors deal? Live i/v with Alliance leader Jim Anderton; live i/v with Richard Prebble; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison.
AUCKLAND - BRITOMART - scrapped project would have been biggest urban construction project in country, worth estimated $1.5 billion. Britomart Investments Ltd exec director Kerry Haycock surprised AK City Council has walked away from project and legal action is likely. Reporter Todd Niall says there's more than one reason the project died - i/ved. (Mng Rpt); AK mayor Christine Fletcher i/ved. (Mng Rpt); live i/v with Britomart developer Kerry Haycock.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS TRAFFIC REPORT FINANCE UPDATE
RUGBY WORLD CUP - ALL BLACKS name team for play-off against South Africa. Live i/v with commentator John McBeth about that and the team's mood.
CHILD ABUSE - CYPFA says many doctors and teachers failing to report possible cases of child abuse or neglect. Chief social worker Mike Doolan says service analysed who's notifying possible cases following death of 4 year old James Whakaruru, who died after beating by his mother's partner in April. Mr Doolan i/ved live.
ILLEGIBLE DOCTORS - migrant doctors sceptical about new scheme announced to help them register in NZ. Between 200-500 foreign doctors believed to be living in NZ and unable to pass stringent medical registration requirements. Comment from migrant doctor Aditya Kashyap, Medical Assn chair Pippa McKay, Tony Baird of Medical Council, and Howard Wilson, Rural GPs. (Catherine Harris); live i/v with Health minister Wyatt Creech.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER ELECTIONS - WELLINGTON CENTRAL - ALLIANCE confirms its candidate Phillida Bunkle will pull out of race for seat. Live i/v with Labour's candidate Marian Hobbs.
ELECTIONS - MāORI SEATS - those on Māori roll voted tactically in 1996, with majority of party vote going to Labour but NZ First taking all electorates. What's likely to happen this time? (Chris Wikaira)
AUCKLAND - BRITOMART - 5 years after project first mooted, a different AK City Council dumps the proposal. Former mayor Les Mills says he's reserving judgement on the decision until council unveils alternatives - he's i/ved live; spokesman for Rethink Britomart group, Mike Williams, says group's relieved project not going ahead - i/ved live.
MELBOURNE CUP - more than $1 million paid out to NZ punters who backed winner Rogan Josh. Biggest winner was horse's trainer Bart Cummings, who now has 11 Cup winners to his name. (Tama Muru)
GLOBAL WARMING - 173 nations gather in Bonn, Germany, to try to ensure Kyoto Protocol on cutting emissions of greenhouse gases are met. Since it was signed 2 years ago, only handful of countries have ratified it. (BBC)
TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS U.S. - HONOLULU - gunman on loose after killing 7 people at a Xerox building not far from city centre. Live i/v with correspondent Jessie Brandon.
MALAYSIA - ANWAR TRIAL - PM Mahathir Mohammed subpoenaed to testify in sodomy trial of ousted deputy Anwar Ibrahim. Anwas denies all charges, says he became target of political conspiracy after challenging Mahathir's 18 year rule and threatened to expose govt corruption. I/v with correspondent Frances Harrison.
PRISON AMNESTY - group of CH prison chaplains want millennium amnesty for all women inmates with dependent children and all prisoners whose release is imminent. They also want introduction of adult restorative justice processes to help victims of crime. Live i/v with chaplain Fr Jim Consedine.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS CHEMICALS CLEAN-UP - Australian company plans to establish NZ's first contaminated soil treatment facility at Otahuhu. would be used to clean-up old sawmill sites and dispose of banned agri-chemicals. (Julian Robins)
PAKISTAN - COUP - Gen Musharraf tells first news conference since coup that timetable for restoration of democracy a "burning issue" for key international donors. He suggests possibility of referendum but gives not indication of when country will return to democracy. I/v with correspondent Owen Bennett-Jones.