1Legal Aid Te Whainga i Te Tika - In Search of Justice is a discussion paper on New Zealand's justice system and community-based legal services. Its aim wat survey current legal services and determine whether they serve the needs of all the community. Is justice available to everyone in equal measure, and at an affordable price? The paper suggested that New Zealand's current justice system is based entirely on the British system of law and justice, and completely ignores the cultural systems of Maori. It recommends far-reaching changes in attitudes as well as procedures which could completely overhaul the New Zealand legal system. Discussion and viewer talkback with one of the report's authors, Jane Kelsey.
2Britain has been rocked by a claim that the life of King George V (Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather) may have ended prematurely in 1936 by a euthanasia injection administered by his doctor, Lord Bertrand Dawson.
3United States President Ronald Reagan has left for his Californian ranch for the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, leaving behind a mess in Washington over the Iran arms sale and the revelation that some of the funds were given to Nicaraguan Contra rebels.
4France and the United States have signed a Treaty with South PAcific nations to limit serious nuclear and conventional pollution in the region.
5Fierce winds and high seas have prevented salvage workers from refloating the stricken Kowloon Bridge, currently floundering and breaking up off the southern coast of Ireland.
6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
7Prince Philip has attacked some of Britain;s education authorities for trying to stop competition in schools and on sports fields.
8Legal Aid Te Whainga i Te Tika - In Search of Justice is a discussion paper on New Zealand's justice system and community-based legal services. Its aim wat survey current legal services and determine whether they serve the needs of all the community. Is justice available to everyone in equal measure, and at an affordable price? The paper suggested that New Zealand's current justice system is based entirely on the British system of law and justice, and completely ignores the cultural systems of Maori. It recommends far-reaching changes in attitudes as well as procedures which could completely overhaul the New Zealand legal system. Discussion and viewer talkback with one of the report's authors, Jane Kelsey.
9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.
10Legal Aid Te Whainga i Te Tika - In Search of Justice is a discussion paper on New Zealand's justice system and community-based legal services. Its aim wat survey current legal services and determine whether they serve the needs of all the community. Is justice available to everyone in equal measure, and at an affordable price? The paper suggested that New Zealand's current justice system is based entirely on the British system of law and justice, and completely ignores the cultural systems of Maori. It recommends far-reaching changes in attitudes as well as procedures which could completely overhaul the New Zealand legal system. Discussion and viewer talkback with one of the report's authors, Jane Kelsey.
11A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
12Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa has gone on trial for charges that he committed atrocities during his time as President of the Central African Republic.
13John Demjanjuk, a former American auto worker has collapsed at the beginning of his trial in Jerusalem for Nazi war crimes. It is alleged he is the notorious guard Ivan Marchenko, known as Ivan The Terrible, from the Treblinka extermination camp. Meanwhile, Nikolaus "Klaus" Barbie, known as The Butcher of Lyon,is still awaiting trial in France on the charges against him. He is also accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
14The American State of Florida - in particular Miami - have become synonymous with the drug trade, and activity that is now threatening the quality of life of all residents.