112.00 PM NEWS 1. LEADING BANK ECONOMIST, RUFUS DAWE, CLAIMS THAT BUSINESSES ARE NOT HEEDING GOVT WARNINGS ABOUT RESTRAINING THE ECONOMY. -- 2. APPLICATION BY THREE AUCKLAND DOCTORS TO HAVE THE CHILD MEDICAL BENEFIT SCHEME DECLARED ILLEGAL HEARD IN AUCKLAND HIGH COURT. -- 3. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT IS BUYING 90 NEW 800CC BMW MOTORCYCLES. -- 4. COOKS AND STEWARDS UNION STANDING FIRM ON ITS MANNING DEMANDS IN A DISPUTE WHICH IS DELAYING THE START OF A NEW INTER-ISLAND CARGO SERVICE ON THE "SPIRIT OF COMPETITION" VESSEL. -- 5. CHRISTCHURCH POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF A CAR INVOLVED IN THE DEATHS OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE IN THE CITY ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS AN UNDERCOVER POLICEMAN. -- 6. DRUG DEPENDENCY CENTRES SAY THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS PERSUADING MARIJUANA USERS THAT THE DRUG IS HARMFUL. -- 7. PACIFIC DENTISTS' WORKSHOP IN WELLINGTON THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS CHILD DENTAL HEALTH. -- 8. WORKERS UNION SECRETARY, DAN DUGGAN, SAYS JOBS WILL BE LOST IN THE MERGER OF THE FOREST SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL PARKS. -- 9. TIDAL WAVE IN BANGLADESH CLAIMS 1500 LIVES. -- 10. TRIAL BEGINS IN ROME OF EIGHT MEN ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO MURDER THE POPE. -- 11. FRENCH VILLAGE CLAIMS WORLD RECORD FOR LARGEST OMLETTE.

2JIM KNOX DUE TO MEET THE ACTING LABOUR MINISTER, RICHARD PREBBLE, THIS AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE THREATENED STRIKE BY FREEZING INDUSTRY TRADESMEN. BACKGROUNDER.

3AUCKLAND HIGH COURT IS HEARING AN APPLICATION FROM THREE DOCTORS TO HAVE THE CHILD GMS SCHEME DECLARED ILLEGAL.

4WELLINGTON ECONOMIST, RUFUS DAWE, CLAIMS THERE WILL BE A MAJOR ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I/V DAWE - CURRENT BOOM IS A CREDIT-LED BOOM AND CAN'T CONTINUE. DOWNTURN OF 20% IN SPENDING LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED.

5CONTINUING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE GOVT AND THE LAW SOCIETY OVER WHO SHOULD DO THE LEGAL CONVEYANCING WORK ON HOUSING CORPORATION PROPERTIES. LATEST CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE SOUTH CANTERBURY LAW SOCIETY. I/V SPOKESMAN - SOME LAW PRACTICES COULD CLOSE DOWN.

6MARSDEN POINT REFINERY EXPANSION PROJECT. V/R'S. TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALK-OUT BY THE REFINERY STAFF.

7GOODS AND SERVICES TAX IS STILL SCARING CHARITIES DESPITE RECENT ASSURANCES FROM ROGER DOUGLAS THAT THEY WILL BE EXEMPTED. I/V IAN CALDER, OF BARNARDO'S. I/V J.B. MUNRO, IHC SOCIETY - ON OVERALL FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES ETC.

8DRUG TREATMENT CENTRES SAYS THE MARIJUANA LEGALISATION DEBATE IS HARDENING ATTITUDES ON THE USE OF CANNABIS. I/V SPOKESMAN, JOHN HANAFIN - PEOPLE OVERLOOKING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS.

912.30 PM NEWS 1. PREBBLE MEETS WITH PARTIES IN FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE TODAY. -- 2. FOREST SERVICE DIRECTOR-GENERAL CRITICISES CONSERVATION GROUPS FOR "KANGAROO COURT" ATTACKS ON HIS DEPARTMENT. -- 3. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE VISIT MONET EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND. -- 4. FIJI WORRIED BY SHARP DROP IN VISITORS FROM NZ.