Diary for June

Press, 2 January 1985, Page 8 (Supplement)

Diary for June

JUNE 1: Stoppages are held in various industries as a campaign for a return to free wage bargaining. The Court of Appeal declares that the suspension of a Christchurch probation officer, Mr K. A. G. Birss, is invalid. JUNE 3: Shares in Petrocorp will be sold to the public, the Government says. JUNE 4: The New South Wales Supreme Court awards sAustl.4 million to a woman who lost her right leg and part of her buttock and had serious internal injuries in a road accident JUNE 6: The Government introduces legislation forcing a return to work at Marsden Point JUNE 8: Marsden Point workers agree to return to work. JUNE 10: Any third TV channel would have to aim at national coverage in the shortest possible time, says Labour’s broadcasting policy. JUNE 12: The Labour Party pledges to declare New Zealand and its 12-mile territorial waters a nuclear-free zone, and to renegotiate the A.N.Z.U.S. treaty.

JUNE 13: A nuclear-free New Zealand bill is defeated by one vote. The Health Department says there is no evidence of an epidemic of myalgic encephalomyelitis (Tapanui flu). JUNE 14: Sir Robert Muldoon calls a snap election for July 14. Post-primary teachers call off their ban on administering the U.E. exam. The Government caucus considers selling part of Air New Zealand. JUNE 15: Mr Lance Adams-Schneider is made a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George. Mr Lawrence Govan, of Christchurch, is made a Knight Bachelor. Southern Cross Medical Centre plans to build a multi-million-dollar private hospital in

Christchurch, to replace the existing hospital. JUNE 17: Derek Quigley says he will not stand at the General Election. John Kirk says he will stand for a marginal, Labour-held Wellington seat Reserve Bank and Treasury officials spend most of the day (Sunday) discussing forward trading in foreign exchange. JUNE 18: Sketch plans for the SIOOM Christchurch Hospital redevelopment are approved. Sir Robert threatens regulations to stop people speculating against the New Zealand dollar. The Government says that four regional TV warrants will be offered simultaneously. There is a late rush to enrol before the rolls close. JUNE 19: The Reserve Bank charges higher

premiums to try to stop speculative hedging against the N.Z. dollar. JUNE 20: The Government uses more than (100 M in a few days to support the N.Z. dollar against devaluation rumours. JUNE 21: Plans are announced for a JIOOM irrigation scheme between the Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers. JUNE 24: Janie Pearce is elected deputy leader of the N.Z. Party. JUNE 26: The Government says that S.M.P. payments will be replaced by lump-sum payments to the Meat and Wool Boards. JUNE 27: The Labour Party has no intention of introducing a means test for national superannuation, Mr Lange says. Labour would not alter the scheme in any way. Labour has no intention of introducing a further tax on the scheme, Mr Lange says. JUNE 29: A Labour Government would not withhold passports from sports persons, says Mr Lange.