TV3 NEWS. 11/02/2006

News, sport and weather.
The fruit industry is concerned there won't be enough labour around to harvest this year's crop. Dianne Vesty (Hawkes Bay Fruitgrowers Association); Ru Collin (Horticulture NZ Director); voxpop; Ian Palmer (Pipfruit NZ).

The kidnappers of American journalist Jill Carroll have reportedly set a new deadline of February 26th for their demands to be met or they will kill her.

The people of Tokelau are voting on whether to remain a dependant colony of NZ or become independent.

Human Rights campaigners are calling for women to boycott diamonds, saying they are fuelling diamond wars in West Africa. Andrew Coxon (De Boers); Sarah Green (Amnesty International).