Ask to use material, get more information or tell us about an item
0600 NEWS/WEATHER
0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY GREEN PARTY FUTURE - leaders and campaign team meet to decide next steps in event of making necessary 5% threshold for parliamentary seats. What happens next? I/v with co-leader Rod Donald. (Stephen Harris) MANAWATU FLOODING - Oroua River breaches at Kopane, west of Palmerston North, flooding hundreds of hectares of land and forcing residents to evacuate. Live i/v with Penny Mudford, Fed Farmers spokesperson for Manawatu/Rangitikei district.
0620 RURAL NEWS MANAWATU/WANGANUI FLOODING - farmers hoping floodwaters will recede enough today for them to assess extent of damage to their farms. Jamie Freckleton illegible near Kopane, west of Palmerston North, says damage is horrendous, has lost most of his carrot and wheat crops and has had to shift his cattle. Crellan and Betty Hooper say damage to crops could be devastating; in Waitotara Anne Wilson using rowboat to get to and from farm.(Diana Leufkens/Jill Galloway) OTAGO/SOUTHLAND FLOODING - Fed Farmers plans to present application to govt by end of week to help farmers in Otago lakes district who are estimated to have suffered about $1.5 million in flood damage. Vice president Tom Lambie says if not fixed quickly, flood damage will leave farmers more vulnerable to Summer drought. (Diana Leufkens) DAIRY INDUSTRY - RESTRUCTURING - Dairy Farmers of NZ welcomes possibility that incoming govt may review legislation restructuring industry. Alliance says producers should have option of co-operative ownership of boards and wants ACT restructuring industry be amended to ensure that happens, while Labour's Agriculture spokesman Jim Sutton says parts of legislation were premature and may have to be reviewed. Dairy Farmers chair Charlie Pedersen review would be popular with farmers. (Diana Leufkens) FORESTRY PRODUCTION INCREASES dramatically in last quarter, mainly driven by increased exports to Asian markets. (Diana Leufkens)
0625 SPORTS STORY BRITISH SPORTS - live i/v with correspondent Adam Mynott. (cricket selectors chair David Graveney prepared to step down after South Africa's crushing innings victory over England; Manchester United injury)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0635 NEWS STORY BRITAIN - JEFFERY ARCHER - disgraced Conservative peer and novelist facing further allegations of interfering with libel case 13 years ago. Former aide Michael Stacpoole says he handed over money from Lord Archer to prostitute at centre of case in which Lord Archer was awarded half million pounds in libel damages. Live i/v with correspondent Paul Chapman. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI MAORO MPs hands tied by the same old constitution. Comment from political analyst Colin James and legal activist Moana Jackson. TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS ECONOMIC POLICY - new govt looks set to take cautious approach and rules out any spend-up in first few months of term. Finance minister-elect Michael Cullen says there will be only one financial portfolio but precise role of Alliance leader Jim Anderton in area of economic development yet to be resolved. Mr Cullen says one of first acts of new govt will be to bring in new top tax rate of 39 cents in dollar for income above $60,000 a year so it can be operational for new tax year starting in April. (Gyles Beckford) CREDIT RATING - Standard and Poors say it will keep negative credit watch on NZ's rating until it can look more closely at new govt's spending plans. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS WORLD TRADE ORGN - Seattle talks aimed at kick-starting new round of trade liberalisation, but gathering of ministers and officials and attendant protest groups already being called the "Battle of Seattle". There are major differences between developed economies such as European Union, US and Japan, but also differences between rich and poor, plus the question of whether or not it should be all-encompassing or have more limited scope. (Gyles Beckford) AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, formerly Petro-Taranaki and then Leisure Lea, will have shareholders meetig to approve renounceable rights issue of 1 new share for every 5 currently owned at 5 cents each, which will raise estimated $600,000. Chief exec Tracey Lake says company will concentrate on retirement village sector. Around 5,000 of company's 5,200 shareholders are NZers. (Gyles Beckford) BUDGET AIRLINE - billionaire British businessman Richard Branson plans to start budget airline in Australia in competition with Qantas and Ansett but it seems unlikely he'll bring it to NZ. Mr Branson interested in buying 50% stakein Ansett held by News Corpn, although that would need Air NZ to waive its pre-emptive rights to that stake. (Gyles Beckford) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS NEW GOVERNMENT - caucus meetings today for Labour, National, NZ First and ACT, while Alliance continues meeting begun yesterday. Following meetings, official coalition talks between Labour and Alliance begin, with negotiations on policy priorities and make-up of new cabinet. Draft deal expected to be with both caucuses by Friday for ratification. Live i/v with Political correspondent Stephen Harris. VOTE COUNTING - Chief Electoral Officer Phil Whelan defends office's handling of the count. Election official still counting votes last night and office widely criticised for the slowness. Live i/v with Phil Whelan. LANGE'S ALCOHOLISM - former PM David Lange publicly admits he's alcoholic at mental health conference in WN, says he's been going to AA meetings since March. (Rae Lamb) JAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS - High Court judge orders Immigration Service to reconsider application by group of asylum seekers for temporary visitor's permits and says they should no longer be detained in prison. Men have been on hunger strike in Mt Eden prison for a month in protest at being detained. Group's lawyer Rod Hooker says judgement makes it clear there must be some special reason for refusing temporary permits; Alliance Immigration spokesperson Matt Robson says he and Labour's Justice spokesperson Phil Goff will meet Acting Immigration minister Wyatt Creech this morning about the case - Matt Robson i/ved live.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE WORLD TRADE ORGN - Seattle meeting supposed to start new round of international trade talks, but there are fears the talks could fail. Comment from outgoing NZ Trade minister Lockwood Smith, probable successor Jim Sutton, Gatt Watchdog's Leigh Cookson, and Australia's Agriculture minister Warren Truss. (Eric Frykberg) MANAWATU/WANGANUI FLOODING - hundreds of hectares of farmland remain under water after Oroua River bursts banks 3 times during last night. Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council keeping close eye on river level and will assess damage to farmland today. Live i/v with response manager Brent Cowie. DRINKING AGE drops to 18 years tomorrow and alcohol watchdog groups warn that under-age drinking likely to increase as result. (Luke Henshall); young people will need to prove age with photo driver's licence, passport, or a new ID card and Police Asst Commissioner Paul Fitzharris says police will not hesitate to hand out instant fines to those found breaking the law - he's i/ved live. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0800 NEWS/WEATHER MENTAL HEALTH ATTITUDES - conference launches book by several people with mental illness who've gone public in bid to change attitudes. Former PM David Lange admits his alcoholism as way of showing support. Comment also from Julie Leibrich, Mental Health Commission, and book contributors Toby Adams, Susie Crooks, and Graham Johnson. (Rae Lamb) RUSSIA - PRESIDENT YELTSIN rushed to hospital with suspected pneumonia after his condition deteriorates. I/v with correspondent David McGuffin.(Mng Rpt) JAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS - Alliance's Immigration spokesman Matt Robson confident group of asylum seekers detained in Mt Eden prison will be released today; Bill Smith, secretary of AK Refugee Council, involved in case and visited group yesterday - i/ved live. WORLD TRADE ORGN - protesters disrupt WTO's effort to launch new round of global trade talks in Seattle but there's more than protestors to worry about, wide differences between member nations over what should be included in the new round of trade talks. Live i/v with correspondent Emily Harris in Seattle. POLICE - INCIS - COMMISSION OF INQUIRY opens today, will review development, management and administration of project by police and govt departments from start of project to withdrawal of IBM earlier this year. Live i/v with Police Assn president Greg O'Connor. TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS RUGBY - CHANGE PROPOSALS - conference involving coaches, referees and officials from South Africa, NZ and Australia proposes changes to basic rules, video referees and player interchange system for next year's Super 12 and tri-nations series. Proposals need clearance from IRB's international conference which starts in Sydney later this week. Live i/v with NZRFU's national manager of refereeing, Keith Lawrence; live i/v with rugby journalist Bob Howitt. CRICKET - WEST INDIES team arrives in CH but newly appointed coach Sir Vivien Richards warns against expecting miracles - he's i/ved live. NORTHERN IRELAND - ASSEMBLY starts historic meeting at Stormont to set up province's first power-sharing exec in 25 years, will be first time main Protestant party Ulster Unionists have sat alongside Sinn Fein, IRA's political wing. I/v with correspondent David McKittrick. FRANCE - BASQUES - security stepped up southwestern France following ETA's decision to end ceasefire. I/v with correspondent Paul Miller re this and other happenings in France, including provision of morning-after contraceptive pills in secondary schools.