News and Current Affairs.
Colonel Rabuka has declared Fiji a republic and named his executive council of ministers. Fiji’s history is also surveyed. Speakers: Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka (Fijian military), Ratu Meli Vesikula (Taukei Leader), Dr Timoci Bavadra (Deposed Prime Minister), David Lange (Prime Minister), Rod Alley (Political Scientist), Dr Malcolm McKinnon (Historian).
National MP Ross Meurant is being asked to prove his claim that Maori nationalists are plotting revolution. Some of the people accused by Meurant of seeking to overthrow the Government are interviewed. Speakers: Emily Karaka (Artist), Reverend Erupotaka Dewes, Ross Meurant (National MP), Wally Hirsh (Race Relations Conciliator), Syd Jackson (Trade Unionist).
The Issue of insider trading on the stock exchange is examined, following discussion at the 1987 Law Conference. New Zealand currently has no laws against insider trading. Speakers: John Farrar (Canterbury Law Faculty), Tony Greenwood (Ex Australia Securities Commission), Robert Alexander Q.C. (London Barrister), Colin Paterson (Chairman, Securities Commission), Dr Hugh High (Chairman, Finance Department, Massey University), Geoffrey Palmer (Attorney-General).
Other News:
In Auckland a South American man has been jailed for seven years for his part in New Zealand’s biggest ever cocaine haul.
In Blackpool Britain’s ruling Conservative party has affirmed its commitment to strong nuclear defences and social reform amidst unprecedented security.
War in the Persian Gulf was relatively quiet today, but there are signs Iran is building up its naval forces.
Wall Street has recorded its biggest ever one day drop today.
The National Art Gallery in Wellington has appealed to the Government for more money and has warned that it might have to start selling work to survive.
The New Zealand dollar reached a new post float high today, one reason for a large dip in trading on the share market.
Worldwatch:
Ronald Reagan’s bid to get Robert Bork nominated to the United States Supreme Court has been rejected. Speakers: Ronald Reagan (United States President).
Background on the Tibet independence movement and its relevance to the rest of China. Speakers: Tsewang Topgyal (Dalai Lama’s European Representative), Dr Graham Clarke (Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University), Dalai Lama, Neville Maxwell (Specialist in Asian Politics, Oxford University).