1Labour Party leader David Lange told the Institute for International Affairs today that a Labour Government would convene a United Nations (UN) conference to establish a nuclear weapons-free South Pacific.

2The Values Party rel;eased its peace and defence policy today, saying nothing can be done to achieve a nuclear-free and independent Pacific while New Zealand remains in the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS). Social Credit deputy leader Garry Knapp has accused Foreign Affairs Minister Warren Cooper of scaremongering by suggesting that anything less than total support for ANZUS would threaten New Zealand's trade.

3National says that they are heading for an election victory.

4Retiring National Party MP Derek Quigley went on the campaign trail today, with visits to a number of Auckland electorates.He believes National will narrowly win the election, however he says many Auckland business leaders are less certain.

5A group of school students in Wellington are conducting a close survey of their electorate as part of their studies. Today they invited the six candidates in their marginal electorate of Miramar to speak at their school.

6A four year old girl from Thailand has had her sight saved, thanks to the efforts of a Dunedin eye surgeon.

7A joint State and Federal Police taskforce has been established in Sydney to investigate a bomb attack that killed the wife of a Family Court judge yesterday.

8Four people are dead and 44 remain missing after an avalanche at a border outpost in Chile.

9At least fourteen people were killed when a fire gutted a boarding house in Boston.

10Air Florida's decision to file for bankruptcy has cost 1200 employees their jobs, as well as causing distress to would-be travelers in cities around the United States.

11At least 30 picketing coal miners have been arrested in Wales amid violent scenes at a steelworks.