Driver Convicted - Cervical Inquiry Resumes - Flood Claims – Fiji Coup - Estate Verdict - Labour’s Crimes - Todd
Allegations - Science Teachers - Lee And Whaling - Twining Gene Found
DRIVER CONVICTED: A 62 year old Wanganui man has been convicted with manslaughter and failing to stop at an accident
after he struck and killed two teenagers on a bridge earlier this year.
CERVICAL INQUIRY RESUMES: There were moving scenes when a cervical cancer inquiry resumed today after a short break.
FLOOD CLAIMS: More than $5 million of insurance claims have been filed after widespread flooding damage in the upper
North Island.
FIJI COUP: George Speight’s supporters in Fiji continue to enter and leave the Parliamentary complex in Suva after the
military announced it has delayed plans to isolate the coup leaders.
ESTATE VERDICT: After a lengthy legal battle a woman found guilty of her husband’s death may share in half of his
estate, a Maori appellate court has found.
LABOUR’S CRIMES: Labour Party President Bob Harvey has suggested the party draw up a new system for members declaring
past crimes after former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels resignated over sexual allegations with an underage girl.
TODD ALLEGATIONS: Eventing New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic committee will not act on a British tabloid
newspaper’s
SCIENCE TEACHERS: A national group representing science teachers says a new report which shows lower skill levels among
students should not be used to blame teachers.
LEE AND WHALING: The Conservation Minister Sandra Lee and her Australian counterpart will unveil a banner proposing a
southern seas whale ban at meeting next an the international whaling conference.
TWINING GENE FOUND: The gene responsible for twinning in sheep has been discovered by New Zealand Ag-Research
scientists.