News @ 16/10/2003

Cool On TPK
- State Services Minister Trevor Mallard has refused to express full confidence in the Maori Development Ministry, Te Puni Kokiri.

Interest Rate Call
- The Council of Trade Unions is calling for another interest rate cut after latest inflation figures came in lower than expected.

Money Market Report
- The Kiwi dollar dropped against most major currencies on Wednesday, while the Sharemarket was moderate.

Missing Pilot
- Rescuers say they have failed to find the body of the second missing pilot from the plane that crashed off the Kapiti coast.

Talleys Fined
- The Nelson-based Talleys Fisheries has been fined $15,000 over an incident in which three workers were overcome with fumes in a ship's hold.

Internet Porn Laws
- The Internet Safety group says offenders caught trading child pornography on the internet need assessments to stop reoffending.

Teenager Missing
- South Auckland police are concerned for the safety of a teenage girl who was last seen on Saturday.

Strike Action
- The Service and Food Workers Union has announced a campaign of strike action against the IHC, after the breakdown in wage negotiations.

Stepson Arrested
- The stepson of murdered Lower Hutt woman Kate Alkema has been arrested and charged with assault after an attack during proceedings at the Court of Appeal in Wellington.

Man In Space
- China has successfully put a man into space, joining an elite group of nations to have achieved manned space flight.

TVNZ Result
- TVNZ has released its fiscal year 2003 annual report, reporting a net surplus after tax of $29.1 million.

Drug Allegations
- A witness in the Samurai sword attack case has told the Manukau District Court how her alleged attacker consumed a large quantity of methamphetamine and cocaine on the day of the assault.

Guns Found
- Police investigating the killing of Highway 61 member Kevin Weavers have found two loaded sawn off shotguns at the gang's headquarters.

TVNZ Split Confirmed
- The plan to split off TVNZ's transmission arm has got the green light after the threat of a tax bill from the change of ownership of its Australian subsidiary was averted.

Tana Stays
- Injured centre Tana Umaga is to stay with the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup.

No Mercenaries
- Foreign Minister Phil Goff has introduced into Parliament a Bill outlawing mercenary activities.

Few Applications
- With the passage of the NOOM Act through Parliament, ERMA says it is not expecting any more than two or three applications for release of genetically modified organisms over the next two years.

Landcorp Result
- New Zealand's biggest farmer, state-owned Landcorp, has announced a profit of almost $34 million.

Missing Girl
- Mangere Police are concerned for the welfare of a 13-year-old local girl who has been missing from the family home since Saturday afternoon.

Noxious Weed
- A conservation group says a new report shows levels of a noxious weed in Lake Wanaka have risen dramatically.

Prices Rise
- Consumer prices rose by 1.5 percent in the year to the end of September, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Infection Control
- The office of the auditor and controller general has asked MPs to help it drive through improvements to the way hospitals deal with infection control.

Dolphins Starved
- The Conservation Department says three dolphins washed up around Kaipara harbour at the weekend appear to have died of starvation.

Dalziel Concession
- Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel has conceded that her officials should have involved police in dealing with allegations against an immigration officer who was sacked for seeking sexual favours from a client.

LNG Development
- Contact Energy and Genesis Power have announced the formation of an alliance to explore the development of a liquified natural gas receiving facility in New Zealand.

Flooding Debrief
- The lack of a proper crisis response system in Paekakariki is expected to top the agenda at a meeting next week on the flooding in the township 12 days ago.

Mid-East Peace
- International experts, Israeli and Palestinian policy-makers, senior journalists and UN officials are to gather in Spain for a two-day discussion of peace plans for the Middle East.

GM Legislation
- Scientists working on genetically modified food crops are welcoming legislation passed by Parliament that paves the way for the conditional release of GM organisms.

Unions Shocked
- The unions representing the Air New Zealand workers most likely to be affected by the airline's job cuts say the announcement is a "kick in the guts."

US Stocks
- Investors bought selected stocks today, lifting the indexes a little as they waited for the latest profit results from market leader, Intel.

Astle Out
- The New Zealand cricketers have suffered a major blow, with batsman Nathan Astle to miss the tri series against India and Australia because of a knee problem.

Iraq Criticism
- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has criticised a new U.S. draft resolution on Iraq for making few significant changes.

WORLDCUP'03: PR Makeover?
- Less than a week into the Rugby World Cup, the Australian rugby media have rounded on the All Blacks management, suggesting they are badly in need of a PR makeover.

DVD Plant
- New Zealand's multi-million dollar digital video disc industry is to get a boost with the opening of country's first DVD manufacturing plant.

Venture Capital
- The Governments efforts to lift the levels of venture capital appear to be working, with $118 million raised in the past financial year.

Dog Laws
- Farmers are breathing a sigh of relief following the removal of a fencing proposal from tough new dog control laws.

Tree Prosecution
- The Banks Peninsula Council has decided to prosecute one of its community board members for cutting down two trees on the Akaroa waterfront.

Underage Sales
- Foodtown says it is disappointed a teenager was able to buy alcohol at one of its supermarkets.

AECT Election
- Some candidates seeking election to the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust want to see the lines company Vector become a power generator.

Investment Risks
- Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has warned that too many New Zealanders are taking higher risks than they realise in the way they borrow and invest.

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