0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 MāORI NEWS
0616 NEWS STORY: BYELECTION RESULT - new round of political campaigning looks set to begin following National's much reduced majority, strong showing by ACT NZ, and crash in support for NZ First. Comment from PM Jenny Shipley, Winston Peters, and Richard Prebble. (Kathryn Street)
0620 RURAL NEWS WOOL EXPORTERS watching closely to see if Australian court decision frees up distribution of goods caught in waterside dispute. Feltex chief exec Chris Davis says about $1 million of carpet is stuck in transit and any snowballing of dispute could be major problem. Comment also from Blue May, chair of Summit Wool Spinners. (Catherine Harris) DAIRY BOARD says it's learned valuable lesson in bilateral agreements from wrangle with British Customs over butter tariffs. Customs has dropped the remaining 2 criminal charges it had filed against 6 of Britain-based Dairy illegible executives over alleged quota fraud. Board chair Sir Dryden Spring says dispute shows old agreement between Europe and NZ needed to be more precise re e.g. spreadable butter. (Catherine Harris) LEASELAND/BYELECTION - spokesman for Taranaki farmer lessees Antonie Eggink says while Māori reserve land was hot topic during byelection, result of byelection is backlash against National Party that goes deeper than just lease issue. (Catherine Harris)
0625 SPORTS STORY: BRITISH SOCCER - live i/v with correspondent Rick George. (Premier league - Arsenal v Everton; Celtic v Rangers)
0630 NEWS/WEATHER
0636 NEWS STORY: TEACHERS - INDUSTRIAL ACTION possible this term. PPTA says it's considering further strikes after latest attempt failed to get talks with Education ministry back on track. Comment from PPTA president Martin Cooney, Education minister Wyatt Creech, industrial law professor Margaret Wilson. (Gael Woods)
0639 INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
0642 MANA NEWS MāORI BRODCASTING plan to be put before cabinet today. illegible - call for it to be legalised results in accusation of "losing the plot".
0651 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS: MAINE GROUP - syndicate of lending banks only ones with any chanceof getting money back from Maine. Final rescue plan has shareholders losing almost all of value of current holdings and Skellerup bondholders surrendering 95% of face value of bonds. Proposal also sees Maine shareholders put up at least $21 million in new cash for new-look industrial company. (Rodney Joyce) EUROPEAN SINGLE CURRENCY - EU chooses Dutchman Wim Duisenberg to head central bank that will manage single currency. In pre-arranged deal, he'll stand down once banknotes and coins replace national currencies in 11 founder states in 2002. He'll then be succeeded by French central bank governor Jean-Claude Trichet. FINANCE/MARKETS WEEK AHEAD CREDIT WATCH - Standard and Poors keeping close watch on NZ companies over next 12 months because of effects of Asian crisis, identifies TranzRail as potential victim. Tranzrail rejects that. (Rodney Joyce) HOME LOANS - Australian-based Interstar Home Loans to offer full mortgage srvices through AK mortgage broker Loan Plan. Bankers Trust will fund local lending from NZ capital markets. (Gyles Beckford) LION NATHAN - chief exec Gordon Cairns says Kirin Brewery not interestd in full take-over of Lion but does want to be long-term partner. (AAP)
0700 INTRO/NEWS BYELECTION RESULT - WHERE NOW for coalition govt? National Party historian Dr Barry Gustafson says changes must be made if National is to hold its own in next general election - he's i/ved live; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. TEACHERS - INDUSTRIAL ACTION possible, with PPTA and govt at impasse on employment contract negotiations re "policy issues" like staffing levels and whether they can be included in employment contract. PPTA says they can while govt disagrees. Industrial law expert Margaret Wilson says if both sides agreem anything can be negotiated. Live i/v with Education minister Wyatt Creech and PPTA president Martin Cooney. OBITUARY - JUSTIN FASHANU, former English soccer star, who played with WN club Miramar rangers 1996-97, found dead in London. He was wanted in US for alleged sexual assault on 17 year old male youth. Live i/v with Miramar Rangers chair Ian Wells.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS illegible PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE WHITE SUPREMACISTS - WN police suspect recruitment drive by CH group is behind attack on Māori man in central city. Incident occurs as authorities express concern at what they see as increasing numbers of violent skinheads. Comment from Prof Paul Spoonley, Massey Univ expert on right-wing groups, Race Relations Conciliator Dr Rajen Prasad, and WN Police Snr Sgt Gordon Rongonui. (Karlum Lattimore) BYELECTION - ACT NEW ZEALAND CAMPAIGN labelled unlawful by VUW law lecturer Andrew Ladley. He says standing of Owen Jennings as candidate is case of "double dipping" and contravenes Electoral Act because he's already a list MP. He want to take it to Electoral Law select committee and has already advised Alliance on the issue - i/ved live. MāORI CARVING found in storeroom at Germany's Tubingen Univ. Ethnologist Volker Harms identifies it as poupou taken to Europe by Captain Cook at end of first voyage to NZ. Comment from AK Univ's Prof Dame Anne Salmond and Volker Harms. (Clare Sziranyi); live i/v with Pat Ngata, chair of Hauiti Marae Board of Trustees, which is claiming poupou. illegible EAST - PEACE PROCESS - talks start in London today in effort to break year-long deadlock. Israel has already rejected proposals to transfer 13% more of West Bank to Palestinian control. US vice president Al Gore has urged all sides to maximise efforts to get process back on track. Live i/v with Israel correspondent Robert Berger. MONDAY OZ SPOT - live i/v with correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. (missing ship; false claim of murder; most wanted criminal recaptured)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER BYELECTION RESULT - WHERE NOW for coalition govt? Live discussion with National MPs Paul East, Clem Simich, and Georgina Te HeuHeu. NZ First MPs contacted by Mng Rpt declined to appear. AUSTRALIA - WATERFRONT TROUBLES - Treasurer Peter Costello appear to be softening govt's hardline stance on dispute, hints govt may try to find alternative way of reforming ports. Opinion poll shows increasing number of people feel Maritime Union is winning the battle. Live i/v with correspondent Zandra Sharpe. INTERNATIONAL PAPERS WHITE SUPREMACISTS - live i/v with Prof Paul Spoonley, who's reserached emergence of fascist groups in NZ for 20 years. BOUGAINVILLE - veteran rebel leader Francis Ona issues shoot-to-kill orders against peacekeepers. Political arm of Bougainville Revolutinary Army says it will move no-confidence vote against him. I/v with ABC's Port Moresby correspondent Shaun Dorney.
0830 NEWS/SPORTS RWANDA - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan accused of knowing months in advance about plans to exterminate minority Tutsis. "New Yorker" says commander of UN forces in Rwanda warned UN in January 1994 that Kigali govt was planning slaughter. Mr Annan was head of peacekeeping operations at time but magazine claims his office ordered UN peacekeeping not to intervene. Live i/v with correspondent Judy Lessing. MāORI CARVING - live i/v with Tubingen Univ curator Volker Harms, who discovered priceless carving in storeroom. KIWIS - DoC in Northland appeals to public to stop using gin-traps because they're killing kiwis rather than possums. (Lois Williams) BYELECTION RESULT - i/v with former Taranaki-King Country MP Jim Bolger. (Mng Rpt) RIVERTON BRIDGE - what should happen to historic railway bridge in Southland hamlet? (Graham McKerracher) SOUTH AFRICA - DEFENCE FORCE gets its first black leader, Seseww Njandu. Live i/v with correspondent Anthony Johnson.