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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY TURKEY - QUAKE - desperate hunt for survivors underway after huge earthquake estimated between 7.5 and 7.8 on Richter scale. Heaviest damage caused in city of Izmit but whole northwest of Turkey affected. (BBC) IMMUNISATION - Health Funding Authority and Health ministry decide national childhood immunisation register unnecessary becasue local health providers already run their own. In Australia, a national database has substantially increased child vaccinations. I/v with Greg Sam, director of Immunisation Section with Australian Dept of Health and Aged Care. (Mng Rpt)
0620 RURAL NEWS TOMATOES - NZ-grown tomatoes may be hard to find in North Island for a while as illegible northern growers give up on Winter greenhouse production because of competition from Queensland imports. (Kevin Ikin) TROUT IMPORTS - Fed Farmers says NZ runs risk of trouble with World Trade Orgn if it persists in ban on trout imports. Conservation minister Nick Smith considering application to import fresh Canadian trout, angling groups want application rejected. (Kevin Ikin) AFFCO - changes to stock-buying policies for coming season reflect increasingly competitive stock procurement market in North Island. AFFCO aiming for more security for stock supplies by putting greater emphasis on forward agreements with farmers. (Kevin Ikin)
0625 SPORTS STORY AUSTRALIAN SPORTS - i/v with correspondent Tim Gavel. (Australian cricket team leaves for Sri Lanka)
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0635 NEWS STORY TIMBERLANDS ROW - opposition pressures govt over allegations made in book by environmental activist Nicky Hager about activities of state-owned enterprise Timberlands West Coast. Comment from PM Jenny Shipley, Labour leader Helen Clark, Conservation minister Nick Smith and Green Party co-leader Rod Donald. (illegible Boyd) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA MāORI INTERNET CAFE - Manakau Urban Māori Authority opens first one in South AK. TRAFFIC REPORT
0648 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS TELECOM/AAPT - future relationship should be clear in matter of weeks. Telecom chief exec Dr Rod Deane says it wants to tap into high value business market in Australia through AAPT, by raising its stake to between 40-50% but on friendly terms. (Helen Matterson) SATURN COMMUNICATIONS reports significant growth in connections over past year, says at end of June it has 15.600 residential and business connections in greater WN area, more than 21% of available households in region. It's ruling out expansion into AK or CH until it sees effect of proposed competition laws changes. (Gyles Beckford) FINANCE/MARKETS MARKET REVIEW PORTS OF AUCKLAND says competition from Tauranga and loss of major shipping client has given it a wake-up call and sent to looking further afield for expnasion opportunities. Chief exec Jeff Vazey comments. (Gyles Beckford) CORPORATE INVESTMENTS wine-maker and truck dealer posts June after tax profit of $24.4 million, up 18% on previous year. exec chair Peter Masfen says emphasis on Montana Wines doesn't imply it's turning its back on other activities. (Gyles Beckford) WORLD ECONOMY - Europe and Asia look set to contribute significantly more as US starts to slow down and interest rates there climb, according to visiting Deutsche Bank economist Joe Carson. (Gyles Beckford) BUSINESS BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS TURKEY - QUAKE - DEATH TOLL - govt says at least 1100 people have died in devastating earthquake. Reports of flattened buildings across region bordering Bosphorus Strait suggest toll will rise further as rescuers struggle through rubble blocking streets filled with choking dust. (Robin Brandt, Feature Story) RICHTER SCALE READING - mixed reports about magnitude of quake, ranging from 6.7 to 7.9 on Richter scale. I/v with Dr Russ Evans, British Geological Survey, about reasons for the confusion. TIMBERLANDS ROW - environmental activist Nicky Hagar alleges in book "Secrets and Lies" that Jenny Shipley, while State Owned Enterprises minister, assisted political lobbying campaigns by Timberlands. He alleges Timberlands and its public relations firm Shandwick orchestrated lobbying campaign to get govt support for its logging of West Coast native forests, but Mrs Shipley says she's stopped unsustainable logging. Opposition parties not convinced by her denials. Mrs Shipley declines i/v. Live i/v with Labour leader Helen Clark; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison, with comment from Mrs Shipley; live i/v with State Owned Enterprises minister Tony Ryall; further live i/v with Al Morrison.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER NZ PAPERS TRAFFIC REPORT FINANCE UPDATE 5 STEPS AHEAD PROGRAMME - govt releases package today aimed at directing economy away from dependence on agricultural exorts towards "knowledge based economy". Package already labelled as "return towards intervention". (Bronwen Evans) FIJI - EXPLOSIONS - police set up special unit to investigate 2 explosions in Suva within 24 hours, believe they're work of professionals. Live i/v with correspondent Shiu Singh. POLICE - INCIS - govt to sue IBM over collapsed contract. Labour Party says it's attempt to keep lid on problem until after election but Finance minister Sir Wm Birch says govt entitled to substantial compensation. IBM not commenting, Police minister Clem Simich declines i/v; live i/v with Labour's Police spokesman George Hawkins. IMMUNISATION - govt decision against setting up national register of child vaccination leads to claims children will slip through immunisation net. Comment from Dr Nikki Turner, Immunisation Advisory Centre; live i/v with Health correspondent Rae Lamb, with comment from Win Bennet, Health Funding Authority.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER TURKEY - QUAKE - AID - death toll now stands at 2,033. Authorities say sniffer dogs, technical support and medical aid needed to help detect and rescue trapped survivors. I/v with John Watt, head of operational support services with International Red Cross and Red Crescent Fedn. (Mng Rpt) TIMBERLANDS ROW - Nicky Hager's book "Secrets and Lies" alleges staff in office of Jenny Shipley, when she was State Owned Enterprises minister, kept Timberlands informed on govt thinking on issue of felling native forests. Live i/v with VUW public policy expert Jonathan Boston re political lobbying. 5 STEPS AHEAD PROGRAMME expected to be final nail in coffin of controversial White Paper on tertiary education. Market-driven push of White paper seen increasingly as being at odds with push to create "knowledge economy". Live i/v with Education correspondent Gael Woods. SAMOA - ASSASSINATION - 5 citizens flown to NZ for security reasons will be allowed to stay in NZ for as long as required by trial of those accused of murder following killing of Works minister Luagelau Levaula Kamu. Samoan police requested evacuation of key witness and 4 members of one of defendant's family because of threats to their lives. NZ may also be asked to provide legal counsel for former cabinet minister Toi Aukuso, with no local lawyers yet prepared to take his case. I/v with VUW international law specialist Andrew Ladley. (Mng Rpt) SPACE DISCOVERY - team of AK astronomers discover new minor planet, or asteroid, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Live i/v with AK Observatory director Ian Griffin. TRAFFIC REPORT
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS HOPE/SMART MURDERS - Crown finishes presenting forensic evidence. Live i/v with Court reporter Merle Nowland. TELECOM - LOCAL MARKET - Telecom expected to face increasing competition from new players seeking to challenge its dominance in local call market. Company illegible reported healthy profit, but for first time reports fall in revenue from local calls. (Mark Torley) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MILLENNIUM CONCERT -Split Enz's agent says group will still perform in millennium concert, whether or not it's part of troubled Bastion Point event. AK concert in jeopardy because David Bowie has decided against making trip to NZ. (Melanie Logan) AMERICAS CUP - Team NZ's new Black Boat emerges later today from AK boatyard, will head to new home in Cup Village shrouded in secret. Live i/v with head of design team Tom Schnackenberg. TRADITIONAL HEALTH - Health ministry launches guidelines for traditional Māori health practitioners, designed to ensure safety of patients and quality of service. Many Māori have continued to use treatment methods despite Rongoa Māori being banned under 1905 Tohunga Suppression Act. Live i/v with Māori Issues correspondent Chris Wikaira.