Best of Newstalk ZB Breakfast. 2000-06-11

The Best of Newstalk ZB Breakfast. A weekly programme on Sundays from 6am to 7am. Ongoing recording.
RUNDOWNS IN FOLDER.
11.6.00.
Tk 5 at 0'30"
Phil Goff, Foreign Affairs Minister, on the Solomons coup.
William Parkinson, runs Radio 96FM in Fiji and one in the Solomons. He talks about what he understands the situation to be in the Solomons.
Tk 6 at 0'00" and tk 7 from 0'00"
Helen Clark, talks about what is important for small countries, one being that it is important to keep the "brains" in the country. Need to look at building on natural advantages. They also talk about the situation in the Solomons and Fiji.
George Hawkins, Minister of Police, talks about burglary and the extra funding received to fight it ($14million over 3 years). Clear signal to burglars that the war is on.
Tk 8 at 0'30"
Doreen Prebble, former Honorary Consul to the Solomons, on the coup. Gives some justificaton to the coup.
Dennis Murphy, Rotorua Police, on the "cash for crime tips". A new police scheme that offers cash which leads to the arrest of burglars. They have been paying for info for years but have now opened it up - paid on a case by case scheme.
Tk 9 at 0'00"
ACC charges are high. Bruce Anderson, President of the Timber Federation comments on the changes, including health and safety.
Nick Hurley, High Commissioner to the Solomons talks on the evacuation of various people from the Islands.