1Rescuers have given up hope of finding any more bodies from the Channel Island ferry which sank off the port of Zeebrugge. The final death toll is 135. Three separate inquiries have begun into the cause of the accident.
- Start 00 : 00 : 30
- Finish 00 : 04 : 36
- Duration 04 : 06
Reporters
- Allen Pizzey (Reporter, CBS News)
- Jon Snow (Reporter, ITN)
Speakers
- Peter Ford (Director, Townsend Thoreson)
- Father AW Rimmer (Anglican Chaplain)
Locations
- Zeebrugge, Belgium (Flanders)
2An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck just off the east coast of the South Island today, and was felt in parts of North Canterbury
- Start 00 : 04 : 36
- Finish 00 : 05 : 29
- Duration 00 : 53
Reporters
- Tsehai Tiffin (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury)
3Many Bay of Plenty residents are becoming concerned at a breakdown in hygiene standards and the threat of disease, in the wake of last week's big earthquake.
- Start 00 : 05 : 29
- Finish 00 : 07 : 00
- Duration 01 : 31
Reporters
- Norris Power (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Alister Miller (Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health)
Locations
- Edgecumbe, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
- Te Teko, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
4Prime Minister David Lange says tidal wave damage in the Tokelau Islands last week is more extensive than previously thought.
- Start 00 : 07 : 00
- Finish 00 : 08 : 41
- Duration 01 : 41
Reporters
- Carol Archie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
5Prime Minister David Lange today publicly apologised for saying two former top Government officials were at an American anti-Communist conference, when they were actually at home in New Zealand.
- Start 00 : 08 : 41
- Finish 00 : 10 : 55
- Duration 02 : 14
Reporters
- Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
6Huntly miners are calling for the Government to delay the sacking of around half the workforce by six months. They have walked away from the job for the next 24 hours to show their disapproval fo the Government's new corporate policy.
- Start 00 : 10 : 55
- Finish 00 : 12 : 47
- Duration 01 : 52
Reporters
- Ron Taylor (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Colin Hicks (President, Public Service Association [PSA])
- George Gair (Acting Opposition Leader, National Party)
Locations
- Huntly, New Zealand (Waikato)
7Acting Opposition leader George Gair today described Government plans to make corporations out of Government departments "a huge con trick", claiming taxpayers will have to pay again, for what they already own.
- Start 00 : 12 : 47
- Finish 0 : 14 : 35
- Duration 01 : 48
Reporters
- Ian Sinclair (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- George Gair (Acting Opposition Leader, National Party)
8There is optimism in the United States that an agreement on eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe can be reached with the Soviet Union before the end of 1987.
- Start 00 : 18 : 02
- Finish 00 : 19 : 55
- Duration 01 : 53
Reporters
- Jacqueline Adams (Reporter, CBS)
Speakers
- Max Kampelman (Chief United States Arms Negotiator)
- Dale Bumpers (United States Senator, Democratic Party)
- Sam Nunn (Armed Services Committee Chairman, United States Senate)
9Soviet Foreign MInister Eduard Shevardnadze has arrived in Laos as part of his lengthy tour of Asia.
- Start 00 : 19 : 55
- Finish 00 : 20 : 22
- Duration 00 : 27
Locations
- Vientiane, Laos (Vientiane)
10Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has rejected calls for an inquiry into how Israel became involved in spying on the United States.
- Start 00 : 20 : 22
- Finish 00 : 20 : 57
- Duration 00 : 35
Contributors
- Jonathan Pollard (Israeli Spy)
11Outspoken conservative Anglican Churchman The Right Reverend Sir Edward Norman has died in London.
- Start 00 : 20 : 57
- Finish 00 : 21 : 27
- Duration 00 : 30
12The Government plans to move swiftly to crack down on violence, following a Caucus meeting today in which they discussed the findings of the Roper Report.
One submission to the report suggested that junk food may be one reason why people become violent. Should there be some research into the possible link between diet and behaviour?
- Start 00 : 21 : 27
- Finish 00 : 23 : 09
- Duration 01 : 42
Reporters
- Vicki Wilkinson-Baker (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Brenda Sampson (Spokesperson, Hyperactivity and Allergy Association)
- Mel Smith (Deputy Secretary for Justice, Department of Justice)
13A record six-month profit by Brierley Investments Limited (BIL) failed to impress the stock market today.
- Start 00 : 23 : 09
- Finish 00 : 23 : 42
- Duration 00 : 33
14Three thousand Dunedin homes and a large hospital will be without telephones for up to three days because of an apparent act of vandalism.
- Start 00 : 23 : 42
- Finish 00 : 25 : 04
- Duration 01 : 22
Reporters
- Michael Lynch (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Craig Womnwell (Paramedic, St John's Ambulance)
Locations
- Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
15Peter Wilkinson, the leader of a Greenpeace expedition that returned from the Antarctic today, says his organisation intends to maintain its presence on the ice.
- Start 00 : 28 : 30
- Finish 00 : 30 : 21
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Vivienne Smith (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Peter Wilkinson (Antarctic Expedition Director, Greenpeace)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)