EYEWITNESS NEWS. 11/04/1985

News and Current Affairs

Main Stories:
Government to provide public information, counselling, and funding for a blood donor screening program to combat the spread of AIDS.
Full interview with Pik Botha, South African Foreign Minister. Conducted by New Zealand journalists including Bill Ralston, who had been in Africa covering David Lange’s tour. Interview covers response to David Lange’s tour of Africa and the conditions in South Africa for the black majority.
Fallout from a speech by Roger Douglas in which he declared that incomes will fall by 6% in the next year. Article includes interview with Richard Prebble who attempts to explain the Government position.
Report on the nation wide debate about the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Includes interview with Graeme Lee, National MP for Hauraki.