1A nationwide survey of 10% of New Zealand's high school students has found that thousands of teenagers are using drugs or alcohol.
- Start 0 : 00 : 08
- Finish 0 : 01 : 43
- Duration 01 : 35
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Murray Deaker (Director, Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education [FADE])
2Figures just released by the Credit and Finance Institute show that New Zealanders owe more than $2 billion in hire purchase debts and the number of people defaulting on repayments is also growing.
- Start 0 : 01 : 43
- Finish 0 : 03 : 04
- Duration 01 : 21
Reporters
- Mark Price (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Richard Joseph (President, Credit and Finance Institution)
3Heavy rain caused severe flooding between Paeroa and Thames earlier this evening. However, civil defence say the flood waters have now receded.
- Start 0 : 03 : 04
- Finish 0 : 03 : 25
- Duration 00 : 21
Locations
- Paeroa, New Zealand (Waikato)
- Thames, New Zealand (Waikato)
4The Roman Catholic Church has appointed its first Maori Bishop.
- Start 0 : 03 : 25
- Finish 0 : 04 : 33
- Duration 01 : 08
Reporters
- Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Father Max Mariu (Bishop-Elect, Catholic Church of New Zealand)
5Authorities in Thailand have made their biggest ever heroin haul, uncovering 1.25 tonnes of heroin, worth over $1 billion in Bangkok.
- Start 0 : 04 : 33
- Finish 0 : 05 : 54
- Duration 01 : 21
Reporters
- Simon Cole (Reporter, ITN)
Locations
- Bangkok, Thailand (Bangkok)
6The Winter Olympics have begun in Calgary. The temperature of -8 did not seem to cause any problems at the lavish opening ceremony.
- Start 0 : 08 : 51
- Finish 0 : 09 : 36
- Duration 00 : 45
Locations
- Calgary, Canada (Alberta)