1There have been several people drowned while white water rafting, two of them this year in the same stretch of water. A rafting company wants to remove the risk in the Mohaka River but its proposals are being challenged.

2A stolen Winchester pump action shot gun, recovered from a Glen Eden house is believed to have been used in the Foodtown robbery, which is New Zealand's largest robbery, and police would like to know who it was stolen from.

3Pat Corston, retiring Principal of Kelston Girls' High School, was presented with a feathered Maori cloak made by some students.

4New Zealand's first horror film, "Death Warmed Up" has won top prize at a Paris film festival and there is discussion about the kinds of films Australasia should be making. Also examines the impact of video, with the upsurge in people owning Video Cassette recorders (VCR) and what effect this will have on the film industry and whether people will stop going to the cinema.

5Bird artist Piers Hayman is back in New Zealand after working in Holland for the last ten years as a bird book illustrator. He has produced a book on New Zealand birds.

6In Tauranga a dog and a fawn are friends and are taken for a walk in a local park daily, attracting a lot of attention.