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0609 NZ NEWSPAPERS
0611 NEWS STORY SIERRA LEONE - PEACEKEEPERS - UN now says 4 members of peacekeeping team have been killed, instead of 7 as previously announced. Another 50 being held hostage by same rebel goup but its chief denies knowledge of the hostages and says UN peacekeepers instigated the violence at Makeni which left 4 UN soldiers dead. I/v with UN spokesman in Sierra Leone, Philip Winslow. (BBC) KOSOVO - SERB REFUGEES - Serb community leaders meeting international officials to discuss plan for returning Serb refugees to province. Serb leaders have identified number of deserted and destroyed villages they believe would be illegible for pilot return scheme but UNHCR has reservations about scheme. (BBC) illegible RURAL NEWS DISEASE CENTRE - Agriculture minister and Fed Farmers move to ease farmer concerns about security of new laboratory at National Centre for Disease Investigation at Wallaceville. MAF plans to make applications to ERMA to import some serious livestock diseases, including anthrax bacteria, to be stored there as reference tools so NZ can speed up response to disease threats by testing for them her rather than sending samples overseas. National MP Eric Roy concerned about aspects of application process and whether procedures and security at the laboratory will be strong enough. Comment also from Agriculture minister Jim Sutton. (Diana Leufkens) BEE PEST - National Beekeepers' Assn stresses need for swift decision on whether there will be attempt to eradicate Varroa mite, says each day lost now makes eradication more difficult. (Diana Leufkens) WOOL PRICES hit new season highs at CH sale, strong interest from exporters. Wool Board says some prices back to levels they were at 2 years ago, before wool's protracted downturn. Policy manager Roger Buchanan says benefits of release of quota from China have included increased demand from Europe and other markets. (Diana Leufkens) illegible EXPORTS - AUSTRALIA - draft report on whether NZ apples will be allowed illegible Australia will be available at end of month. Australian Quarantine Service has been reviewing fireblight issue after rejecting NZ's case, based on scientific research which shows risk of transferring disease in apple shipments is minimal but local industry remains anxious. (AAP)
0625 SPORTS STORY RUGBY - SUPER 12 - live i/v with commentator John McBeth re coming weekend's matches.
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0635 NEWS STORY INTERNET BRAND NAMES - Retailers' Assn concerned some companies face prospect of expensive court battles in order to protect brand names on internet. Number of cases recently where "cybersquatters" have registered company trademark as own internet address or domain name and have then tried to sell name back to real owners. (Corin Dann) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS MANA NEWS
0650 BUSINESS NEWS CARTER HOLT HARVEY looking for new investments as it expresses confidence it can maintain growth in earnings and profit evident in latest annual result. CHH exceeded expectations with full year profit to end of March of $202 million, more than 3 times previous year's result. Comment from chief exec Chris Liddell. (Gyles Beckford) BANK OF N.Z. says it intends to focus on building up electronic banking services in second half of year. BNZ announces profit of $175 million for 6 months to end of March, increase of 3% on same period last year. Lending increased overall but made less income from interest on that lending due to competition forcing down profit margins. Comment from managing director Peter Thodey. (Catherine Walbridge) FINANCE/MARKETS KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - Michael Gale, head of Silicon Valley-based venture catalyst firm Double Impact, in NZ to set up Australasian operations, gives approval to what NZ has to contribute to global knowledge economy - highly educated, computer literate population. He says people should stop comparing NZ with Finland and Ireland and focus on benefits of global economy. (Catherine Walbridge) illegible BRIEFS
0700 INTRO/NEWS WAITARA SHOOTING - PM Helen Clark says shooting of Stephen Wallace raises issue of whether police shoot to kill, or to wound, when dealing with armed offenders. She says relations between police and Māori are poor in parts of Taranaki and Mr Wallace's death should be seen against that background. (q); Police minister George Hawkins says it's inappropriate for politicians to interfere while tow investigations are underway. (q); National's Police spokesperson Brian Neeson says PM's will only make situation worse; live i/v with Helen Clark; live i/v with Acting Police Commissioner Rob Robinson; live i/v with Brian Neeson. INDONESIA - TSUNAMI - earthquake measuring 6.5 Richter scale hits Sulawesi island, triggering tsunami which has submerged 2 smaller islands. I/v with Jakarta correspondent Richard Gilpin. (Mng Rpt) ILLEGAL GENETIC RESEARCH - researchers taking part in unauthorised genetic modification projects have less than 3 weeks to report them to authorities if they want to avoid prosecution and hefty fines. ERMA checking institutions after discovering breaches at Landcare Research and Otago Univ and as result, illegible projects reported at univs of Canterbury, Victoria, Massey and Waikato and at Crown Research Inst, ESR. Live i/v with ERMA chief exec Dr Bas Walker.
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS NZ PAPERS FINANCE UPDATE SPECTRUM DEAL - govt offering Māori one of 4 blocks of radio spectrum at discounted prise in bid to break deadlock over issue with Māori caucus. Offer would see pan-Māori trust payng 5-10% less than successful bidders for other 3 blocks to be auctioned in July. Block critical to development of cellphone technology and estimates of combined value reach half billion dollars. Live i/v with Acting Communications minister Trevor Mallard; live i/v with Political editor Al Morrison. INTERNET VIRUS - major e-mail virus crashes computers in banks and businesses around world. Love Bug virus comes in form of e-mail attachment with words "I love you" in subject line. Live i/v with Washington correspondent Judith Smelser. BRITAIN - MAYOR OF LONDON - Londoners go to polls to choose first directly elected mayor and 25-member Greater London Assembly to oversee administration of city. Rebel left-winger Ken Livingstone, the man PM Tony Blair does not want to win, is the hot favourite. I/v with correspondent Dominic Waghorn.
0800 NEWS/WEATHER WAITARA SHOOTING - Race Relations Conciliator Dr Rajen Prasad preparing to visit Waitara next week to discuss situation with kaumatua and others. Blair McLaren reports on investigations underway into shooting of Stephen Wallace, with comment from Police Assn's Greg O'Connor, Supt Mark Lammas, Police Complaints Authority Neville Jaine and MP Willie Jackson; live i/v with Dr Prasad; Police Assn president Greg O'Connor says PM Helen Clark is making mistake fi she turns shooting into racial incident, says police officer took only option available to him in circumstances. (Mng Rpt) PROPERTY RIGHTS - MPs in conscience vote agree to include de facto and same sex relationships in Bill updating matrimonial property right. Opposition leader Jenny Shipley objects to all relationships being included in one piece of legislation. Women's Affairs minister Laila Harre says she can understand why parents of young people, ho may have several long-term relationships, might be worried; live i/v with Labour MP Tiim Barnett and ACT MP Stephen Franks.
0830 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS illegible RELATIONS BILL - Employers' Fedn, on behalf of 76,000 employers, makes its submission to select committee considering Bill. First appearance by major employer or business group to give submission. (Kathryn Street) INTERNET VIRUS - live i/v with Andrew Mason, NZ Computer Society's Information Security Group, who received Love Bug virus last night. SPECTRUM DEAL - i/v with Maanu Paul, exec director of Māori Council, re govt's proposal to give Māori one of 4 radio spectrum blocks at discounted price. (Mng Rpt) INTERNATIONAL PAPERS LOCKERBIE TRIAL - witnesses describe carnage when terrorist bomb ripped apart PanAm jumbo jet and sent it plunging into Scottish town in 1988. I/v with BBC's Legal Affairs correspondent Joshua Rosenburg who's covering trial. (Mng Rpt) WEEKEND WEATHER OZ SPOT - live i/v with Phil Kafcaloudes. (leak of contaminated water froma uranium mine at the Aboriginal-owned Kakadu national park; scientists close to cloning Tasmanian Tiger; scientists hope DNA of Bounty descendants, still living on the isolated Norfolk Island, will help find genetic link to heart disease)