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News and Current Affairs.
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A little known company called Eastern Deer has launched a bid for the Whakatu Meatworks. Speaker: Selwyn Cushing (Eastern Deer).
Prime Minister David Lange begins a tour of the country’s marginal provincial electorates in Hamilton tomorrow. A report on how the provinces are handling Rogernomics. Speakers: Ross Townshend (Divisional Gen Man NZ Co-op Dairy Co), John Wood (Manager, Elder’s Stock & Station Agents), Bill Gallagher (Managing Director, Gallagher Industries Ltd), Russell Cassey (Tech Director, Trigon Packaging Systems Ltd), John Rupa (Pres National Union of Railwaymen, Te Rapa), Piri Kirkwood, Jim McCulloch (Stockbroker).
Women were not allowed to attend the recently held West Coast Sportsman of the Year Awards. A report examining whether it is the last bastion of male chauvinism in New Zealand. Speakers: Ashley Groom (West Coast Lions President), Elsie Shields.
America’s Cup highlights.
News Summary:
An American criminologist, Arthur Schwartz, is seeking political asylum in New Zealand.F132083
A local bid to take over the Whakatu Meatworks has little chance of succeeding and it looks likely that 1900 jobs will be lost. The Waitaki works at Longburn is also under threat of closure.
Industrial relations are likely to get worse in the next few weeks. Trade unions say they will get tougher and hold more strikes and work bans to try to force wage settlements above six percent, while employers say they are just as determined to hold the line. Speaker: Bill Andersen (Auckland Trades Council).
US-USSR Summit.
Earthquake in San Salvador.
The International Rugby Board has decided to recommend increases to payments for players on tour and has obtained an agreement from South Africa not to get involved in any more rebel tours. Speaker: Ces Blazey (IRB Chairman).
KZ7 remains the only unbeaten yacht in the America’s Cup challenge series.
British Royal tour of China.
Finance news.