ONE NEWS. 18/06/2007

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:.

The New Zealand Dollar has a sharp drop-off today, but the Reserve Bank is refusing to say whether it intervened in the currency market. David Young (One News); Cameron Bagrie (ANZ/National Bank Economist); Helen Clark (Prime Minister); Laurie Margrain (Criterion Group Chief Executive).

New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Michael Green is supposed to have left Fiji under an expulsion order but has apparently not done so yet. Barbara Dreaver (Pacific Issues Correspondent); Alanieta Rabaka (Grieving Mother); Romano Tikotikoca (Former Police Commissioner); Major Leumi Leweni (Military Spokesman); Guyon Espiner (Political Editor); Helen Clark (Prime Minister).

There is still confusion over whether the Government's free twenty hours of childcare will actually be free. Hannah Hodson (One News); Steve Maharey (Minister of Education); Wayne Wright (Kidicorp Chief Executive); Kay Philipsen (Capital Kids Childcare Centre).

In Gaza, the Palestinian captors of BBC Journalist Alan Johnston have threatened to kill him, dashing hopes he would be released soon.

Terror tactics in Iraq have been transported to Afghanistan.

Michael Fay and David Richwhite have reached a settlement over claims of Insider Trading, though they have not had to admit any wrongdoing. Owen Poland (One News); Jane Diplock (Securities Commission Chairperson); Bruce Sheppard (New Zealand Shareholders Association).

MPs from minor parties have been flexing their muscles to get the bigger parties and Government to rewrite laws, and it is being seen as proof that MMP works. Francesca Mold (Deputy Political Editor); Rodney Hide (ACT Leader.