7:00pm News. 1. The fire at the Sanitarium Health Food Company's factory in Christchurch broke out in the peanut roasting department when vegetable oil caught alight. -- 2. The Minister of Broadcasting said today that former Television producer, Gordon Bick, has made misleading statements and allegations to make political capital. Yesterday a transcript of a telephone conversation between a member of the Decimal Currency Board and Mr Bick was published in several newspapers. -- 3. Prime Minister, Mr Holyoake wants the Committee on Vietnam to abandon its plans to demonstrate during President Johnson's visit. -- 4. The old inter-island ferry, Hinemoa, will be used as an hotel for visiting US press and officials. -- 5. The Arbitration Court has finished hearing the Labour Party's application for a general wage order. -- 6. Russian Foreign Minister, Mr Gromyko, says both Russia and America are trying to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. -- 7. Transport law changes introduced into parliament. -- 8. The rules around election broadcasts. News Review (9 min., 9 sec.). 1. Using the ferry Hinemoa as accommodation for the visiting press corps. -- 2. University students attitude to Honorary degrees. -- 3. Transport workers conference in Dunedin.

7:00pm News followed by News Review, a weekday review of news and political events from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC).