1The Department of Health and the Health Minister have made the decision not to fund the drug Zocor, which is used for heart conditions, unless very strict criteria are met. Other patients must pay for their own prescriptions. Interview with the Director General of Health.
- Start 00 : 00 : 32
- Finish 00 : 10 : 31
- Duration 09 : 59
Reporters
- Jim Mora (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Paul Holmes (Interviewer)
Speakers
- David Cumberbatch (Zocor User)
- Jim Anderton (Sydenham MP, Labour Party)
- Dr Russell Scott (Physician)
- George Salmond (Director General of Health, Ministry of Health)
Notes
- Simvastatin is sold under the brand name Zocor.
2Wainuiomata local authorities are cracking down on vicious marauding dogs after two teenage girls were injured while horse-riding.
- Start 00 : 13 : 06
- Finish 00 : 16 : 40
- Duration 03 : 34
Reporters
- Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Rebecca Thompson (Victim)
- Juanita Thompson (Victim's Mother)
- Shirley Mott (Senior Animal Control Officer, Lower Hutt City Council)
Locations
- Wainuiomata, New Zealand (Wellington)
3A High Court jury has found Papakura man Les Skerritt not guilty of attempting to murder two gang members he found trying to siphon petrol from a car.
- Start 00 : 16 : 40
- Finish 00 : 19 : 28
- Duration 02 : 48
Reporters
- Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Les Skerritt (Papakura Resident)
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
4Profile of New Zealand cricketer Mark Greatbatch.
- Start 00 : 21 : 55
- Finish 00 : 25 : 49
- Duration 03 : 54
Reporters
- Kerryanne Evans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Elizabeth Greatbatch (Mark's Mother)
- Mark Greatbatch (New Zealand Cricketer)
- Ian Smith (New Zealand Cricketer)
- Dennis Lillie (Australian Cricketer)