1Prime Minister David Lange says he will accept a Chinese invitation to visit China within the next year.
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                        - Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
        
        
        
                                                            
        
                                                            
        
                                                        
        
                                                     
        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        
                                                    
                                             
        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                
                                                    2Six searchers are sheltering on Mount Cook tonight as bad weather prevents them from wither getting out or searching for two missing climbers.
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                        - Peter Oakes (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
        
        
        
        
                                                            
        
                                                        
        
                                                     
        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        
                                                    
                                             
        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                
                                                    3Heavy rain has caused flooding in the Bay of Plenty.
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                        - Sid Gillard (Flood Victim)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
        
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - Fort Galatea, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
        
                                                        
        
                                                     
        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        
                                                    
                                             
        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                
                                                    4Auckland Police say a violent rape that occurred in the city last night closely mirrors one shown on television earlier in the evening.
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                Reporters
                                                                
                                                                        - Graeme Booth (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - Detective Inspector Peter Robinson (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - The Awakening of Candra (Film)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
        
                                                        
        
                                                     
        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        
                                                    
                                             
        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                
                                                    5The Labour Party's second regional conference has endorsed plans to introduce a new Goods and Services Tax (GST).
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                Reporters
                                                                
                                                                        - Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
                                                                Speakers
                                                                
                                                                        - Margaret Wilson (President, Labour Party)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
        
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - Westport, New Zealand (West Coast)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
        
                                                        
        
                                                     
        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        
                                                    
                                             
        
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                
                                                    6The Social Credit Party has produced an alternative Budget for New Zealand, including the scrapping of the Labour Government's proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) which it would replace with a Transfer Tax.
                                                    
                                                
        
                                                
                                                    
        
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                
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                                                                Reporters
                                                                
                                                                        - Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
 
                                                                
                                                             
        
                                                            
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                                                                        - Bruce Beetham (Leader, Social Credit Party)