1A woman has had her hand blown off by a grenade in New Caledonia, in one of several incidents which have marked elections for a new Territorial Assembly.
2Tomorrow the United States will release a report regarding the possible resettlement of Bikini Atoll.
3Concern is mounting in Australia over a series of deaths connected to contaminated blood carrying the virus acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
4The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has decided to stop televising beauty pageants, however Television new Zealand (TVNZ) says it is not planning to follow the BBC's lead.
5Thieves have stolen around sixteen birds worth around $50,000 from Auckland Zoo.
6The Minister of Maori Affairs, Koro Wetere says he plans to introduce plans for a Maori Economic Development Commission to Parliament this year.
7The Ministry of Transport's (MOT) random stopping programme has become permanent and the Department says the public response has been positive.
8A Balclutha man has won a new Nissan car in the JC Young Driver of the Year contest concluded in Dunedin today.