1The forced sale of a Waikato farm was called off today, less than 24 hours after angry farmers effectively stopped the auction of a Manawatu farm.
- Start 00 : 00 : 25
- Finish 00 : 02 : 13
- Duration 01 : 48
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- George Stoopin (Managing Director, Westpac Merchant Finance)
- Dan Dufty (Farmer)
- Malcolm Lumsden (Spokesman, Federated Farmers)
Locations
- Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato)
2The Secretary of Maori Affairs, Dr Tamati Reedy is to retain his job, following an inquiry by the State Services Commission into the Maori loans affair. He will, however, be assigned an assistant.
The Government went on the offensive in Parliament this afternoon, targeting Opposition MP Winston Peters who claimed he had further evidence of Government wrongdoing.
- Start 00 : 02 : 13
- Finish 00 : 04 : 01
- Duration 01 : 48
Reporters
- John Bishop (Chief Parliamentary Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Stan Rodger (Minister of State Services, Labour Party)
- Merv Wellington (Papakura MP, National Party)
3South Island fire fighters are threatening strike action for two hours each day, angered by a lack of action on their pay claim.
- Start 00 : 04 : 01
- Finish 00 : 05 : 19
- Duration 01 : 18
Reporters
- George Burck (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Terry Scott (Spokesman, New Zealand Fire Fighters' Union)
Locations
- Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
4Latest figures show food prices rose only slightly in the last month, which is likely to be comforting to the Government who hope to fight the next general election based on their economic progress.
- Start 00 : 05 : 19
- Finish 00 : 06 : 47
- Duration 01 : 28
Reporters
- Ewart Barnsley (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
5Auckland fish retailers claim they are being forced to buy on the Black market in order to stay in business, because the Government's new fish quota system is leading to a shortage of fish caught and made available to sell legally.
- Start 00 : 06 : 47
- Finish 00 : 08 : 24
- Duration 01 : 37
Reporters
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Peter Pearson (Auckland Spokesman, Fish Retailers' Association)
6The scrapping of minimum prices for petrol has cleared the way for a petrol price war, however so far no one has made any price reductions.
- Start 00 : 08 : 24
- Finish 00 : 10 : 03
- Duration 01 : 39
Reporters
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
7Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik have visited Dannevirke today, to be greeted by hundreds of locals of Scandinavian descent.
- Start 00 : 10 : 03
- Finish 00 : 11 : 54
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Dannevirke, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
8There are unconfirmed reports today that Israel is holding secret talks with Islamic Jihad, the Muslim captors of four Western hostages and an Israeli airman.
- Start 00 : 15 : 16
- Finish 00 : 15 : 50
- Duration 00 : 34
9One hundred and forty Soviet dissidents have been released from prison, and authorities say they may free more.
- Start 00 : 15 : 50
- Finish 00 : 17 : 59
- Duration 02 : 09
Reporters
- Wyatt Andrews (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Gennadi Gerasimov (Spokesman, Soviet Foreign Ministry)
- Inna Begun (Soviet Dissident's Wife)
Associated
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
10Following yesterday's embarrassing bank robbery in Marseilles, French police are beginning to realise how easily they were duped by the robbers.
- Start 00 : 17 : 59
- Finish 00 : 20 : 01
- Duration 02 : 02
Reporters
- Paul Davies (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Marseille, France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
11New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Rheumatic Fever in the world, third only to Soweto and Egypt. A Congress of cardiologists from Asia and the Pacific will open tonight in Auckland, where New Zealand's high rate of the disease will be a hot topic for discussion.
- Start 00 : 20 : 01
- Finish 00 : 21 : 44
- Duration 01 : 43
Reporters
- Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Betty Litchfield (Rheumatic Fever Nurse)
- Aliceson Aeose (Rheumatic Fever Patient)
12A group of four jumpers leapt from the top of the Auckland Harbour Bridge today, and suffered no injuries thanks to careful planning and an ability to 'bounce back'.
- Start 00 : 21 : 44
- Finish 00 : 23 : 57
- Duration 02 : 13
Reporters
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Chris Sigglekow (Bungy Jumper)
- A J Hackett (Bungy Jumper)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
13Levin is a world leader in sewage disposal.
- Start 00 : 23 : 57
- Finish 00 : 25 : 58
- Duration 02 : 01
Reporters
- Vivienne Smith (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Rob Green (Engineer, Levin Borough Council)
Locations
- Levin, New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui)
14A baby camel is gradually being nursed back to health in New Plymouth.
- Start 00 : 35 : 17
- Finish 00 : 36 : 44
- Duration 01 : 27
Reporters
- Liam Jeory (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)