1A senior New Zealand Police officer, investigating the affairs of former MP John Kirk, has flown to the United States to make further enquiries.

2Prime Minister David Lange took his message of restraint to the Federation of Labour (FOL) today as union pressure mounts for a double-figure wage increase.

3Auckland doctor William Dunbar-Smith, facing a jail term for refusing to divulge information to the Social Welfare Department about one of his patients,has had a last minute reprieve from the Solicitor General.

4A man jailed after a gang killing last year, has escaped from Addington Prison.

5Minister of Finance Roger Douglas is drafting a standard reply for Labour MPs to send to superannuitants who are concerned about the effect of Budget measures on their incomes.

6Britain's State-run Coal Board claims about 2,700 miners have returned to work in the past two days. This has prompted the worst violence of the dispute and threatens to crumble the eight-month strike.

7Four of Ireland's best-known journalists were among nine people killed when a light plane crashed near Eastbourne today.

8Doctors in California say Baby Fae is holding her own, in spite of her body'd continued rejected of the transplanted baboon's heart she received two weeks ago.

9Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, in a major election policy speech, has promised a boost in spending for the aged, increased car facilities and more resources for fighting organised crime. Australian Opposition leader Andrew Peacock has called Hawke's speech "an insult to intelligent Australians". Already, Peacock has warned New Zealand that if the Liberals are elected, the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) may be scrapped in favour of a two-party agreement between Australia and the United States.

10The latest Eyewitness News Heylen poll shows Prime Minister David Lange continues to command a high level of support. However, Sir Robert Muldoon is not faring especially well as Opposition leader. Analysis of the poll results and what this may mean for the National Party leadership.

11Should New Zealand float its exchange rate? A look at both sides of the argument.

12Mawhera Incorporation is owned by more than 1500 shareholders, who are descendants of Poutini Ngai Tahu Maori who were the original land owners of the West Coast region. A look at some of the ways the group is maximising it's economic assets.