1A new Government ordered report shows that young drinkers are consuming more alcohol more often since the drinking age was lowered two years ago.

2The Queen and Prince Philip have arrived in New Zealand for their 9th state visit.

3Business News

4Overseas the kidnapped Wallstreet Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, has been executed by his captors and a video of the killing sent to Pakistani and American authorities.

5In Australian Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, is calling for an inquiry into the embattled Governor General Dr. Hollingwood.

6The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is warning that the Israeli-Palistinian conflict is sliding towards full fledged war and is urging both sides to embrace new ideas to end their conflict.

7News and Sport

8In the High Court in Palmeston North, the prostitute who Mark Lundy was with, on the night his wife and daughter were slain, has been giving evidence.

9Residents of Upper Hutt are rebelling at the Wellington Regional Council's plans for a large scale possume control campaign in the cities bush clad hills using the controversial poisen ten-eighty.

10Two more endangered Hectors dolphins have been found dead in set nets.

11British television actor, John Thor, star of Inspector Morse and The Sweeny, has died age sixty.

12New Zealand oldest pipe band is getting invitations to play around the world after throwing off tradition to produce what they describe as a rock-band pipe fusion.