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0616 NEWS STORY: SUPERANNUATION - Labour Party claims to have proof of ministerial attempts to intertere with independent panel overseeing debate and publicising proposed compulsory scheme in lead-up to Sept referendum. Claims rejected by Treasurer Winston Peters and panel chair Sir John Robertson. Comment from Labour's Michael Cullen and Sir John. (Cushla Managh)
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0626 SPORTS STORY: SOCCER STAR Bruce Grobelaar walks free from British court after match-fixing trial jury failed to reach verdict on last charge against him. Live i/v with correspondent Rick George.
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0636 NEWS STORY: MEDICAL ETHICS - patient groups condemn move by Medical Assn to relax rules covering relationships between doctors and ex-patients. Assn has decided such relationships are acceptable in certain circumstances. Comment from Assn chair Brian Linehan, Women's Health Action exec director Sandra Coney, and Brenda Wilson, Nurses' orgn. (Corinne Ambler)
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0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: MONETARY CONDITIONS INDEX - Reserve Bank index pinpointed as one reason for recent financial market instability. ANZ Bank's weekly commentary says rigid interpretation and application of MCI inappropriate and nonsensical. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS EDUCATION - what's it worth? P A Consulting Group report into graduate employment shows the higher the qualification, the better off the employee will be, in time. (Vicki Lowe) TRENDSPOTTER Prof Rudi Dornbusch, Massacussetts Inst of Technology, says internationalisation of business means govts increasingly adopting common minimum rules and standards, expects considerable economic and commercial down turn given current high prices for assets and debt levels of corporations and countries. Comments also on NZ situation. (Gyles Beckford) AUSTRALIA - BHP appears to be in midst of internal crisis with shock departure of highly regarded petroleum chief John O'Connor, third top exec to go in as many days. (AAP)
0700 INTRO/NEWS SUPERANNUATION - Labour's deputy leader Michael Cullen accuses govt of political interference in publicity programme for superannuation referendum, says govt has tried to gerrymander ballot by putting undue pressure of panel charged with explaining details of issue to public. Live i/v with him and Treasurer Winston Peters. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS - US Special Envot Dennis Ross meets key Israeli and Palestinian politicians in new attempt to overcome crisis. Live i/v with Jerusalem correspondent Robert Berger. SACKED HEALTH MINISTER Neil Kirton delivers fierce attack on PM Jim Bolger, accusing him of acting in bad faith and saying he's not to be trusted. Attack indicates Mr Kirton will stay as member of coalition only on his own terms. Comment from from Neil Kirton and Ian Powell, Assn of Salaried Medical Specialists. (Stephen Parker); live i/v with PM Jim Bolger. PRINCESS DIANA - "Sunday Mirror" publishes photographs of Princess with Dodi al-Fayed, son of Harrods owner. Newspaper speculates engagement ennouncement could be on the way. (Keith Chalkley)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS FINANCE UPDATE RUGBY - All Blacks overwhelm Springboks 55-35 in hard-fought match at Eden Park. South Africans asking what's happened to the 'Boka. Live i/v with rugby commentator Gerald de Koch. MEDICAL ETHICS - Medical Assn code of ethics relaxed to allow doctors to have sexual relationships with former patients under some circumstances. New rules say that if doctor-patient relationship was brief in nature or a long time ago, it can be used in defence. Patient groups not happy with changes. LIve i/v with Medical Assn chair Brian Linehan and Judy Stridd, spokesperson for Women's Health Action. AIR NELSON says strike by more than hundred of pilots won't result in inconvenience to passengers. 120 pilots walked off job at 5 am in long-runing battle to secure collective employment contract. (Tama Muru) TOKOROA MURDER - police investigating murder say they'll know today who couple are they believe could be crucial to inquiry. Paul Headley died from stab wound to heart, police believe he may have tried to intervene in domestic dispute. Live i/v with inquiry head Det Insp Graham Bell. NORTHERN IRELAND - violence flares at weekend as loyalist marchers clash with riot police, after Apprentice Boys march through Londonderry. Live i/v with correspondent Eamonn Malley.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER SUPERANNUATION - Sir John Robertson, head of panel overseeing publicity about proposed scheme, rejects claims by Labour's Michael Cullen of ministerial interference. Sir John i/ved live. MIDDLE EAST - PEACE PROCESS - Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit Jordan this week for talks with King Hussein on crisis in peace process. Live i/v with political editor for "Jordan Tines", Ranzi Khoury. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MEDICAL ETXICS - live i/v with Dr Grant Gillett, Otago Univ professor of medical ethics, re change to code of ethics about sexual relationships. NAZIS - conflicting views over whether names of 10 Nazi party members who emigrated to NZ in 1930s should be published. File on German and Austrian emigrants discovered by Foreign Affairs ministry when staff examined classified files from more than 30 years ago. Comment from Waikato Univ history lecturer Phil Hart and Jack Shallcrass, Civil Liberties. (Karlum Lattimore) SAUD ARABIA - NURSES - lawyers for nurses accused of murdering Australian colleague present court with new evidence. If found guilty, the nurses can be publicly beheaded if victim's family unanimously demand it. Evidence presented relates to competence of victim's mother to make decision. I/v with correspondent Barbara Plett.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS MIR - fresh team of Russian cosmonauts preparing for risky repair operation on board Mir, but Russiar public not showing much interest. (Simon Marks, Feature Story) PAPUA NEW GUINEA - PM Bill Skate announces second inquiry into Sandline mercenary contract, which will focus on activities of politicians, senior bureaucrats, business people, and military figures. I/v with PNG expert Prof Ted Wolfers. (Mng Rpt) HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY - questions posed about inter-country doctor registrations seen as biggest barrier to acceptance ofinteractive technologies in healthcare. Latest trends and applications one of topics at TUANZ conference in AK. (Kent Caddick) PAKISTAN - PUNJAB - gunmen kill at least 15 people, mostly Shi'ite Moslems, in continuing wave of religious violence. I/v with correspondent Zaffar Abbas re the crux of the problem. XENA comic book, based on hit television series starring NZer Lucy Lawless, to be launched in America next week. (Judy Lassing)