August diary
AUGUST 1: The Minister of Finance, Mr Douglas, warns workers against expecting any significant wage increases tor some considerable time. South Africa decides to close its consulate in Wellington. AUGUST 2: A Paris court rules that a widow — in an effort to have a child fathered by her late husband — has the right to use sperm deposited in a sperm bank by him. AUGUST 3: The Government promises to act as quickly as possible to reduce the lead content of petrol AUGUST 6: The price of premium petrol rises 165 c to 87.5 c a litre. The Government revokes an order imposing rents on press gallery offices in Parliament Buildings. AUGUST 9: A ski-plane crashes on Tasman Glacier, killing ‘three men and seriously injuring three others.
AUGUST 10: Club Med shelves its plan for a SISM holiday resort in Queenstown ana proceeds with one in China.
AUGUST 13: The Los Angeles Olympics end, with New Zealand winning eight golds, one silver and two bronze medals.
AUGUST 14: The Education Department allows School Certificate candidates to have their examination papers back. Overseas air fares rise 7 per cent
AUGUST 15: The Government sets a timetable for the phasing out of performance-based export incentives. While testing a microphone, President Reagan jokes, “We begin bombing in five minutes.”
AUGUST 16: The Meat Board enters a S2OOM a year agreement with a British company to produce and market new boneless lamb roast The writer J. B. Priestley dies. AUGUST 20: A long-term aim of banning open fires is approved by the Christchurch City Council National superannuation is raised to 3166.78 (net) for couples and $99.07 for single
people. AUGUST 22: Under a new bill, husbands will no longer have legal immunity if charged with raping their wives. About 60 people are arrested in Christchurch in early-morning raids. The Broadcasting Corporation reports a $3.6M surplus for the year. AUGUST 26: Bruce Beetham becomes Social Credit’s first full-time professional leader.
AUGUST 27: South Pacific leaders agree that the region should be a nuclear-free zone. Cheque accounts will be able to pay interest, the Government decides.
AUGUST 29: A dispute delaying bitumen stocks is finally resolved.
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Press, 2 January 1985, Page 10 (Supplement)
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