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News, sport and weather.
Phillip Sherry presents the first bulletin of 3 National News.
Main Stories:
An Auckland man, Charles Coulam, is in prison tonight, charged with the murder of English tourist Monica Cantwell. Speaker: Det Insp Colin Lines.
Timaru Police are investigating the possible torture of a local bikie. The attack took place at the headquarters of the city’s Road Knights gang.
Teachers took a look at revised funding levels for schools today and marked the Government 6 out of 10 for its effort. Teachers say many schools are still in for a tough time, even though more money has been found and it is more evenly spread. Speakers: John Grant (Principal), Phil Goff (Education Minister), Peter Allan (Porirua Principal), Judy Longdill (School Trustee).
The Kiwi is being hunted ruthlessly by poachers operating in national forests. The Kiwi’s plight has been brought to life by Maori leaders who are condemning the slaughter of the protected birds. Speakers: Tom Te Moana (Pighunter), Sir Graham Latimer (Maori Council).
Other Stories:
Traffic officers are to get the right to enter private property to arrest drivers. The move by the Government to change the law follows a public outcry over the way some motorists have been ducking into driveways to avoid prosecution. Speakers: Christine Phillips, Fred Gerbic (Transport Undersecretary).
The Auckland Harbour Bridge claimed another life this afternoon, this time on one of the off-ramps. The lanes have claimed two lives since last Friday, and now authorities are speeding up the installation of median barriers. Speakers: Walter Fleming (Victim’s Father), Rick Van Barnevald (Transit NZ).
The South Pacific Conference on drift net fishing was thrown into turmoil today when the Taiwanese delegation didn’t turn up.
Election in India.
Reforms in Czechoslovakia.
Sports News:
The thoroughbred Horlicks has won the Japan Cup in world record time. Speaker: Michael Floyd (Wrightson Bloodstock).
The New Zealand cricketers face defeat in the test against Australia in Perth.
Peter O’Donoghue has won a place in the New Zealand athletics team for the Commonwealth Games. Speaker: Peter O’Domoghue (1500m Contender).
A big summer of tennis is upcoming. Speaker: Kelly Evernden, Belinda Cordwell)
Weather.
A report on TV3’s first day of transmission, as a new era in television was launched. Speakers: Joanna Paul, Marcia Russell (Executive Director TV3 News and Current Affairs), J. B. Holston (General Manager NBC), Tom Parkinson (Managing Director, Isambard Productions), Julian Mounter (Director General TVNZ).