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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

  <&>side one</&>
  <&>12:31</&>
  

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      radio new zealand news read by john rundle

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      ethiopian president mengistu haile mariam resigned and fled the
      country today as rebels advanced towards the capital addis ababa
      <O>tut</O>

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      he's replaced by his vice president lieutenant general tisfay
      gabrikenan

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      the commander of troops in eritrea where secessionist rebellion
      has been going on for thirty years <O>tut</O>

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      it's understood that lieutenant colonel mengistu flew to kenya
      accompanied by around a dozen people and is bound for zimbabwe
      where he and <&>13:00</&> his <.>family</.>

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      where he sent his family several months ago <O>tut</O>

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      he had ruled his famine plagued country since seizing power
      under the banner of marxism in nineteen seventy seven

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      three years after the over throw of emperor hayli selassi

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      setting up a one party regime inspired by those of the old
      communist block <O>tut</O>

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      in march last year he announced that ethiopia would abandon
      marxism and go over to a mixed economy

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      but a formidable offensive was launched in february by tigrean
      and eritrean rebels <,>

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      former east german premier willy stoff and his defence minister
      heinz kaessler <,> have been arrested in berlin and will
      probably be charged over the deaths of a hundred and ninety east
      germans shot trying to escape the west

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      two other members of the east german defence council generals
      fritz strelitz and hans albrechts have been detained with them

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      the four men are in custody in berlin

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      germany has a warrant out for the former east german leader eric
      honnecker seventy eight on the same charge <&>14:00</&>

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      and mister honnecker who is said to be seriously ill was moved
      to the soviet union on march thirteenth by soviet military
      authorities <O>tut</O>

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      the new zealand defence establishment will be concentrating on
      the lessening of equipment and the pooling of resources with
      allies in the future

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      the latest review of defence policy suggests this is one method
      of cutting costs and reaffirming our commitment to an
      internationalist defence focus <O>tut</O>

  <WSC#MSN088:0095:JR>
      the white paper says there are growing opportunities to lease
      ships and aircraft as logistic support to transport troops and
      equipment in the event of an emergency <O>inhales</O>

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      the review also suggests camps and bases should be leased and
      some defence tasks privatised

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      the prime minister says the government will also be taking on
      board the paper's recommendation of closer cooperation with
      australia

  <WSC#MSN088:0110:JR>
      he says military assets such as amachi jet trainers could be
      shared with australia as part of a plan to pool training and
      support facilities <,>

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      the employers <&>15:00</&> federation says there are still some
      positive <.>shines</.> signs showing up in the economy

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      the employers director steve marshall says though confidence in
      the economy remains low it can't remain low for much longer <O>tut</O>

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      he told the auckland regional chamber of commerce opportunities
      in the market are being taken and while people are cautious
      they're starting to move

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      overseas interest is being shown with manufacturing of service
      operators from australia the united states japan singapore china
      and elsewhere <,>

  <WSC#MSN088:0135:JR>
      cabinet's rejection of a plea from maori affairs minister
      winston peters that he retain responsibility for treaty of
      waitangi claims is being interpreted by the opposition as having
      serious implications for maoridom

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      northern maori m p bruce gregory says it appears that mister
      peters now has no responsibility for treaty issues which is of
      grave <.>reser</.> concern to maoridom

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      mister gregory says justice minister doug graham's reference to
      a potential <&>16:00</&> conflict of interest if <.>mit</.>
      mister peters has responsibility shows that cabinet has no
      confidence in the maori side of the treaty of waitangi
      partnership

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      he says it appears that prime minister jim bolger is winning his
      battle to take control of maori issues for the government <,>

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      immigration minister bill birch has been consulting with ethnic
      groups on the government plans for immigration

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      mister birch told the home tutors association the government is
      close to making final decisions on how to implement its policies
      of revamping the immigration system

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      he paid tribute to the work of home tutors in helping immigrants
      learn english and settle into new zealand

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      mister birch says the government's aim is to attract high
      calibre migrants with skills and capital

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      and to also strive for balance in the ethnic and cultural make
      up of the nation

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      he says useful suggestions from the ethnic groups he's consulted
      include the need for migrants to have some knowledge of the new
      zealand culture and the place of the <indig=Maori>tangata whenua</indig=Maori>
      <O>tut</O>

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      he says <&>17:00</&> that would better prepare immigrants and
      would certainly ease the workload of home tutors <,>

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      one of the partners in northland's illfated catfish farming
      project says the government is about to make a deal on
      compensation <O>tut</O>

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      matiu rata former chairman of the muri whenua incorporation says
      a proposal before the cabinet later this month could see an
      offer of fishing quota instead of the one point six million
      dollars sought by the catfish partners muri whenua and
      presbyterian support services

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      thousands of young channel catfish were destroyed last year
      after an environmental impact report said the fish farm posed
      too great a risk to natural species

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      matiu rata says a fishing quota would also help fulfil the
      project's original aim to bring jobs to northland <O>tut</O>

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      the youngest brother of northern maori m p bruce gregory has
      pleaded guilty to a charge of <.>foo</.> <.>of</.> of shooting
      four kereru or native pigeons

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      ian gregory appeared in the kaitaia district court today and was
      sentenced to a hundred and fifty hours of <&>18:00</&> community
      work and his gun confiscated <,>

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      gregory's conviction follows a debate between maoris and
      conservationists over whether maori people can continue to hunt
      and eat endangered species such as the godwit albatross and
      native pigeons <&>18:13</&>
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