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Olympic Drugs – Olympics NZ – Waitara – Dollar – Overstayers – Timor – Philippines – Auckland Rail
OLYMPIC DRUGS: The US Swim coach says he is suspicious that drugs are being used in the pool.
OLYMPICS NZ: NZ Equestrian eventers are well placed going into today’s cross-country competition. Mark Todd is 4th and Blyth Tait 7th.NZ Rowers are also in action today as are NZ Tall Blacks and women’s Soft-ballers.
NZ FIRST: The PM has intervened with the relationship with NZ First following the defeat of a NZ First Members Bill on polling before elections, by accident, in the house yesterday.
WAITARA: Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says it is important all groups in Taranaki band together to combat racism. Local mayors have not been supportive
DOLLAR: The NZ Dollar has traded as low as 40.45 US Cents overnight. The TWI has also set a new all-time low record.
OVERSTAYERS: A newspaper in Canberra is infuriated by NZ’s plan for an amnesty for well-settled overstayers. The Australian newspaper says this rewards overstayers.
TIMOR: Indonesia has set a time-table for disarming West Timor militias. A general says the militias will be asked to give up arms voluntarily.
PHILIPPINES: One of two French hostages who escaped in the midst of a military raid in the Philippines says they were treated well by the hostage takers.
AUCKLAND RAIL: The future is uncertain for a deal which
Auckland hopes will help Auckland transport problems.
Transport Minister Mark Gosche says money towards Auckland
Rail will have to come from Transfund.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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