TV3 NEWS. 15/06/2007

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New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji is still there despite being named persona non grata by Fiji's military coup leaders, and now Fairfax Journalist Mike Field has also been expelled from Fiji. New Zealand and Australia have been discussing how to deal with Fiji in light of these recent events. Mike Field (Fairfax Journalist); Nemani Delaibatiki (Former Fiji Sun Editor); Jeff Hampton (3 News); Amanda Gilles (3 News); Peceli Kinivuwai (SDL General Secretary); Shamima Ali (Human Rights Commission); Voxpop; Helen Clark (Prime Minister); John Howard (Australian Prime Minister); Steve Christensen (Australian Correspondent)/.

A couple has been sent to jail for eight and a half years for the physical abuse of their child. The case is being seen as an example of what the so-called Anti-Smacking Bill was actually created to prevent - parents using the defence of reasonable force in cases of gross physical abuse. Kura Kaufusi (Adoptive Mother); Ross Burns (Crown Prosecutor); Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Middleton (South Auckland Police); Justice Lang (Auckland High Court).

The Palestinian President has declared a state of emergency as Hamas and Fatah continued fighting in Gaza and the West Bank. Michael Oren (Middle East Analyst).

Winston Peters believes he has a compromise solution to the Therapeutic Medicines bill. Winston Peters (New Zealand First Leader); Allison Roe (Creative Health New Zealand); Gordon Copeland (Independent MP.