1Baby Kahu has been recovered after being kidnapped from her mother in a suburban street, and a man has appeared in court charged with her kidnapping.

2The police hunt continues for the killer of Kate Alcalmer who was killed on the banks of the Hutt River.

3Workers who provide food in Wellington Prisons have been told they have to provide cheaper meals if they want to provide for a saary bonus.

4A report on the state of the health workforce has highlighted shortages in almost evey profession.

5Business News.

6Gisbourne major businesses are demanading that the District Council reconsider its decision to sell it share in the port company.

7News and Sport.

8In France there has been a Presidential election upset by the far right leader Jean Marie Le Penn has sent sock waves through French politics and across Europe.

9Vietnam war veterans are upset that they are being excluded from a Government funded University Study into genetic damage.

10In the Philipines the President is calling for a new offensive against Muslims gurillas in the Al Kida network after the third bomb in two day rocked the south of the country.

11In Australia tests are being conducted on human remains found in a tiger shark caught out from New South Wales.