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Reports that six laureates from New Zealand have been selected for induction into the Enterprise New Zealand Trust Hall of Fame. Why were these persons selected; Names of the persons selected; Contributions which these persons made to business and the country of New Zealand; Sponsor of the Business Hall of Fame.

Presents photographs of the houses of the richest people in New Zealand in 1996. Locations.

Examines the disinvestment policy of India and discusses the economic implications of the policy. Profile of India's finance leaders; Causes of India's economic upheaval; Proposed economic reforms; Obstacles to economic reform.

Looks at public opposition to government plans to scrap appeals to the Privy Council in New Zealand. Public support for a referendum on the issue; Need for two-tiers appeals system and structure; Council as a tribunal provided without cost to the New Zealand taxpayer.

Discusses the New Zealand Labor Party's insistence to implement its industrial relations policy to trade unions contradicting its belief of the open local and global markets. Scrapping of the Employment Contracts Act; Labor's spokesman Steve Maharey's views of the Alliance employment policy; Possibility of a future Labor-Alliance coalition.

Reports on the complaints of the vice chancellors of universities in New Zealand concerning the funding of tertiary education. Maintenance of the international standing of New Zealand's universities; Discriminatory treatment in funding changes; Elements of truths in the issues raised.

Questions the standard of air traffic control and accident investigation in New Zealand, with reference to the crash of a private-hire plane near Queenstown Airport in January 1997. Number of persons killed in the crash; Details on a report released by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission concerning the accident; Findings of an investigation by Jack Annett, whose daughter was killed in the accident.

Focuses on politics and government in New Zealand, with reference to the mixed-member proportional system (MMP) which was forced on New Zealand by the 1985-1986 Royal Commission on the Electoral System. Why system was implemented; Criticism against the MMP; Similarity of the MMP to that of the German voting system; Why the MMP has failed to impress the public.

Reports that customers may file a lawsuit against Mercury Energy's chairman Jim Macaulay and directors, for a power outage which affected businesses in Auckland's, New Zealand, central business district. What is the key allegation against the company; What the 1993 Companies Act requires of directors; Details on Mercury's claims.

Focuses on the reckless act committed by New Zealand Treasurer Winston Peters by attacking Labour over the sale of New Zealand Steel in Equiticorp in 1987. Description of his outburst; Comments from Peters pertaining to the sale; Reaction to the outburst by the Crown Law and the statutory managers.

Presents a summary of news from New Zealand from December, 1997 to January 18, 1998. Reference to BHP signing of a 720,000 tonnes-a-year coal supply agreement with Solid Energy; Warning from Immigration Minister Max Bradford, on fines airlines could face for carrying passengers to New Zealand without the correct documents; Information on issues concerning the Maori tribe.

Focuses on a proposal discussed informally in government quarters in New Zealand pertaining to the aim of public share flotations. Reasons for the proposal; Effects of the proposal if accepted; Requirements of privatisations; Details on plans by ousted prime minister Jim Bolger.

Reports on the justification made by the Waitangi Tribunal in New Zealand over the practice of hearing evidence in private according to Maori laws. Rules of evidence violated by the practice according to critics; Issues raised by the tribunal's approach to traditional evidence.

Examines the state of the New Zealand business and investment markets since the 1987 sharemarket crash. Pessimism that pervaded local markets through 1991; New Zealanders' tendency to vote for governments with short-term agendas; Impact of the crash on investor confidence; Reasons for the New Zealand Stock Exchange's poor performance.

Reports that one New Zealander in 12 stands to be allocated shares in the new AMP Ltd. if members worldwide back the AMP Society's demutualization proposal. Features of the plan; Comment by George Trumbull, managing director and chief executive officer of the company; Number of policyholders to be affected by the move; List of the schedule of the demutualization.

Highlights corporate sponsorship for New Zealand athletes. Support of ANZ Banking Group and Marley New Zealand; Strength of sports teams during world events; Attraction of Toni Hodgkinson and performance of Beatrice Faumuina in track and field.

Traces the history of the independence of India and Pakistan from the British government on August 15, 1947. Political violence that followed the partitioning of the two countries; Failure to find any community of interest between the rival factions; Extent of the ethnic division that followed the separation.

Reports on the ruling of the New Zealand Court of Appeals declaring the tax free status of payment from a National Provident Fund subsidiary to induce Cooper & Lybrand partners to move their office. Expectations on the outcome of the Coopers & Lybrand appeal by other cases involving lease inducements; Criticism on the confidentiality order of the lease induction and rental figures.

Reveals that the New Zealand government is debating whether it will pay Winston Peters' legal fees to allow the treasurer and New Zealand First leader to be represented at the wine-box judicial-review proceedings. Total amount spent for Peters' legal representation as of June 20, 1997; High Court review of the performance of wine-box commissioner Sir Ronald Davison.

Reports on a ruling by New Zealand's Crown Law Office affirming the legality of the controversial contract for a proposed heart unit awarded to Christchurch-based Southern Cardiothoracic Institute (SCI). Dispute between the National and New Zealand parties over the SCI project; Southern Regional Health Authority's awarding of the contract to SCI in the face of political meddling by coalition ministers.

Reports that the Southern Cardiothoracic Institute has filed proceedings on May 23, 1997 seeking a High Court declaration to have its contract to run a public heart unit in Christchurch, New Zealand enforced. Company's argument that Associate Health minister Neil Kirton cannot overturn the contract; Opinions about contract laws and political agreements.

Reports on the New Zealand Ministry of Transport's failure to act on verbal warnings in 1992 and 1993 from a naval architect, Timothy Barnett, that the inflatable boat, Uruao, was unstable. Results of investigations into an accident involving the Whale Watch boat in 1996; Criticisms to boating regulations and standards.

Describes the city of Chicago, Illinois. Birthplace of author Ernest Hemingway; Hemingway as the patron of Head Start; Importance of stable home life and two-parent involvement in bringing up healthy kids; Downtown area as a living museum of commercial architecture; Deliberate action to remove the mobster stain from Chicago's character.

Examines the impact of a drug policy of the United States on the pharmaceutical industry of New Zealand. Provisions of the drug-subsidy policy of the US; Threats on the patent rights of major drug companies; Countries placed in the priority-watch list.

Reveals New Zealanders' opinion of the Employment Contracts Act. Percentage of the citizenry who approve of the legislation; Preferences for wage and salary negotiations; Reflection of degree of workplace satisfaction.

Reports on the rearrangement of court schedules in New Zealand, to allow the judiciary to attend a seminar on gender equity in May 1997. Backlogs in criminal and civil cases; Speakers; Topics to be discussed at the seminar.

Reports on the findings of a survey conducted by the `National Business Review' magazine and Consultus on state funding of Aotearoa Television and Maori broadcasting in New Zealand. Opposition against the proposed funding; Concerns on the management of Aotearoa.

Presents a roundup on news items about New Zealand business enterprises from December 14, 1996 to January 12, 1997. Includes Lion Nathan chief executive Douglas Myers' dismissal of Australian-based rumors that he has been a seller or was planning to sell his sake in the company; Ne profit of EnergyDirect Corp. for September 1996; Fletcher Challenge Building's purchase of Humes Industries business from Adelaide Brighton Cement.

Focuses on the ruling of the New Zealand Judicial Committee on the Rangatira case which will affect the future of the country's tax law. Rangatira Ltd. as a test case on what constitutes an assessable income; Middle course adopted by the Judicial Committee; Rangatira as a setback for the solicitor-general.

Focuses on brewer Douglas Myers' warning about the consequences of any tradeoffs in key New Zealand government policies on tax cuts and public spending limits. Impact on the National Party; Political cost of coalition deal with New Zealand First.

Assesses the New Zealand Dairy Board's export markets, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Springboard for New Zealand dairy products' entry into India; Anchor brand as the top-selling milk powder in both nations; Sri Lanka as the first South Asian Economy to reopen its doors to foreign direct investment; Inefficient dairy industry of India; Dairy Board's policy for developing new markets.

Reports on the New Zealand land registrar-general Brendan Boyle's rejection of six applications for landbrokers' licenses. Difficulty for Australian non-lawyer conveyancers to operate in the country; Law degree and work experiences as prerequisites for granting landbrokers' licenses to local applicants; Boyle's denial that the land registry was acting anticompetitively.

Focuses on the economically liberal India as a potential export market for New Zealand. India's absorption of expatriates; State-subsidized green revolution; India as an optional stopover on the exporters' Asian tour; Trade Commissioner Ian Stockwell's establishment of an enviable relationship with expatriate New Zealanders; Obstacles to India's growth; Integration of India into the global economy.

Reports on the appointment of New Zealand Conservation Authority Chairman Duncan McMullin as mediator of the compensation claim against the Crown by families of the Cave Creek, Westland accident victims. Authority's ties with the Department of Conservation (DOC); Conservation Authority as a nominally independent body with statutory duties relating to conservation.

Focuses on the impact of violence on the prospects for economic growth in South Asia. Conflict between India and Pakistan; Myanmar's clampdown on democratic protesters led by Aung San Suu Kyi; Police murder of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's estranged brother Murtaza Bhutto; Economic reform initiatives in India. INSET: Policeman killed..

Cites Bach Consulting's report `Organisational Diagnostic' calling for a revamp of the New Zealand Conservation Department for an effective implementation of quality conservation management. Progressive Green Party's criticism of the department's failure to acknowledge the severity of a review of its management structure; Report's criticism of the amount of time spent on community relations.

Reports on the cost cutting program at National Mutual Holdings until 1999. Forecasts of savings generated by the company due to the program; Optimism on the permanence of the program in the company's management; Comments from company officials.

Focuses on the implications of the New Zealand Law Commission proposals to extend the `fairness' principle in family law beyond the grave for the traditional inheritance rights. Important aspects of the proposed succession act; Possible restriction or removal of the right of adult children to claim from a parent's estate; Difficulty in defining the family for succession law purposes.

Presents an excerpt from the book `Scandal at Cave Creek,' which deals with the liability of New Zealand's Depart of Conservation for the collapse of a viewing platform which led to the death of 14 young people. Warning of a safety problem which had been unheeded; Calls for the resignation of Conservation Minister Denis Marshall; Refusal of Commissioner Graeme Noble to address questions of personal culpability.

Reports that a court ruling in New Zealand, which, if upheld on appeal, would give the ex-wife a share of her husband's future income has led to a rush to secure matrimonial property agreements. Other countries which have similar laws; Provisions of the 1976 Matrimonial Property Act; Court of Appeals ruling in `Lankow v. Rose.'

Looks into a report prepared by New Zealand's Law Commission for Attorney-General Paul East which will recommend ways where government departments can be held liable for breaking the law. Key provisions of the report; Report as a result of the 1995 Cave Creek tragedy.

Reports that the New Zealand First (NZF) Party polled a record 30% of the party vote in the `National Business Review-Consultus' poll. Lead of the National Party; NZF's growth as flash in the pan; Widened support base brought by Winston Peters' attack on immigration and foreign control of assets; NZF's strong gains in the electorate level.

Reports on the results of a poll of New Zealand voters conducted by the `National Business Review' and `Consultus' in May 1996. Popularity of the New Zealand First party; Voters' confidence in the country.

Reports that tobacco company WD&HO Wills has boycotted Ansett New Zealand because of the latter's decision to make its terminals smoke free from May 1, 1996. WD&HO's plan to use other airlines; Cancellation of WD&HO's staff memberships to Ansett's Golden Wing Club; Ansett's defense of its smoke-free policy.

Focuses on academic David Green's book `From Welfare State to Civil Society: Towards Welfare That Works in New Zealand' condemning New Zealand's welfare state. Claims by Green that the welfare state fosters crime, breaks up families and destroys work ethic; Moral and financial problems caused by the country's welfare system. INSETS: Failures in the welfare model.;Welfare state escape plan..

Reports on the increase in public satisfaction rating of New Zealand First political party leader Winston Peters during an opinion poll. Highest rating among the four main political leaders in New Zealand; Similar increase in party votes of Peters' party; Performance of other political parties.

Speculates on the corporate strategy of Fletcher Challenge. Acquisition of New Zealand's largest aluminum extruder and distributor; Amount paid for the joint venture.

Reports on the results of `The National Business Review-Consultus' poll which revealed that foreign investment and immigration are shaping up to be key election issues in New Zealand. Rise in New Zealand First's share of the party vote due to the increase in its fortunes; Popularity of New Zealand Firsts's Winston Peters as political leader due to his attacks on foreign investment and immigration.

Reports on DB Breweries' efforts to keep Auckland Warriors rugby football team heads Ian Robson and John Monie, following the plans of the team to return to the Australian Rugby League. Auckland Warriors' ability to draw public support; DB's support to the Super League.

Reports on the 1,900 American dollars each families of the 14 people killed in Cave Creek, Arizona will get for the loss. Standard accident compensation funeral benefit; Results of ACC law that limits people's right to sue for personal injury; Appeal for the government to offer a better deal.