1Immigration Until quite recently, almost anyone from Britain with either cash, employment or family in New Zealand was welcomed to settle in New Zealand. However, many Pacific Islanders, welcomed in New Zealand as a cheap source of labour, also wanted to settle here permanently. They came with large family units, unfamiliar lifestyles and different priorities. There were, inevitably, clashes with many New Zealanders fearing a "Brown Wave" of Polynesians that threatened the traditional New Zealand way of life. Many Islanders risked not going through the official channels, resulting in the ugliness of the dawn raids of the 1970s. Recently the Sunday Star revealed that Pacific Islanders constituted the biggest ethnic group prosecuted for illegal residence in New Zealand (overstaying), but that Britons and Americans were numerically here illegally in greater numbers. Discussion and viewer feedback with Immigration Minister Kerry Burke, about a new Bill before Parliament reorganising New Zealand's immigration policy and establishing New Zealand's immigration priorities.
2At least 1200 people have been killed by poisonous gas from an underwater volcanic explosion in Cameroon, West Africa. Some reports put the death toll at as many as 2000, and Cameroon's President has appealed for international help.
3Soviet dissident Anatoly Sharansky has been reunited with his brother and mother after waiting six months for the Soviet Union to honour its promise to allow his family to join him in the West.
4At least four people are feared dead in forest fires which have swept through south-eastern France.
5Britain is experiencing a bitter cold snap. London's Bank Holiday weekend was marred by heavy rain, however, its carnival went ahead despite the weather.
6The National Party says its new policy for a changed superannuation scheme would save a future National Government over $14 billion over thirty years. Their plan is to gradually raise the age of eligibility to receive national superannuation.
7A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
8Immigration Until quite recently, almost anyone from Britain with either cash, employment or family in New Zealand was welcomed to settle in New Zealand. However, many Pacific Islanders, welcomed in New Zealand as a cheap source of labour, also wanted to settle here permanently. They came with large family units, unfamiliar lifestyles and different priorities. There were, inevitably, clashes with many New Zealanders fearing a "Brown Wave" of Polynesians that threatened the traditional New Zealand way of life. Many Islanders risked not going through the official channels, resulting in the ugliness of the dawn raids of the 1970s. Recently the Sunday Star revealed that Pacific Islanders constituted the biggest ethnic group prosecuted for illegal residence in New Zealand (overstaying), but that Britons and Americans were numerically here illegally in greater numbers. Discussion and viewer feedback with Immigration Minister Kerry Burke, about a new Bill before Parliament reorganising New Zealand's immigration policy and establishing New Zealand's immigration priorities.
9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.
10Immigration Until quite recently, almost anyone from Britain with either cash, employment or family in New Zealand was welcomed to settle in New Zealand. However, many Pacific Islanders, welcomed in New Zealand as a cheap source of labour, also wanted to settle here permanently. They came with large family units, unfamiliar lifestyles and different priorities. There were, inevitably, clashes with many New Zealanders fearing a "Brown Wave" of Polynesians that threatened the traditional New Zealand way of life. Many Islanders risked not going through the official channels, resulting in the ugliness of the dawn raids of the 1970s. Recently the Sunday Star revealed that Pacific Islanders constituted the biggest ethnic group prosecuted for illegal residence in New Zealand (overstaying), but that Britons and Americans were numerically here illegally in greater numbers. Discussion and viewer feedback with Immigration Minister Kerry Burke, about a new Bill before Parliament reorganising New Zealand's immigration policy and establishing New Zealand's immigration priorities.
11A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.
12At least 1200 people have been killed by poisonous gas from an underwater volcanic explosion in Cameroon, West Africa. Some reports put the death toll at as many as 2000, and Cameroon's President has appealed for international help.
13United States President Ronald Reagan says, despite Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi keeping a low profile since the Americans bombed lIbya earlier this year, he suspects he will rear his head again.
14Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has arrived in Yugoslavia, one stop on his nine-nations tour to gain international support for his government in the face of increasing United States aid to the Contra rebels.
15An old university in Israel has been turned into a new school teaching only rock and roll.