ONE NEWS. 20/06/2007

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:.

The Police has released a guideline regarding spanking and physical discipline as the so-called Anti-Smacking Law comes into effect. Jen Nolan (One News); Simon Barnett (Father); Rob Pope (Deputy Police Commissioner).

Finance Minister Michael Cullen is considering scrapping tax breaks available to property investors. Guyon Espiner (Political Editor); Bill English (National Party, Finance); Winston Peters (New Zealand First Leader); Michael Cullen (Finance Minister).

Independent MP Taito Phillip Field has gone to the High Court to hear the Judge reserve his decision on whether Field can be taken to Court by the Police on corruption charges. Lisa Owen (One News); Taito Phillip Field (Independent MP); Simon Moore (Crown Prosecutor); Paul Dacre (Field's Lawyer).

Only a day after throwing New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji out of the country, Military Commander Frank Bainimarama is asking New Zealand for financial assistance to hold elections. Francesca Mold (Deputy Political Editor); Commodore Voreque Bainimarama (Fiji's Military Commander); Winston Peters (Foreign Affairs Minister); Alexander Downer (Australian Foreign Minister); Helen Clark (Prime Minister).

At least 78 people have been killed in a truck bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq.

US President George W. Bush and the Israeli Prime Minister have pledged to work with the new emergency Palestinian Government that has removed Hamas from positions of authority. Hamas was the clear winner in recent Palestinian Elections. George W. Bush (US President.