1There is a glimmer of hope for an early settlement of the Air New Zealand strike this evening. Both sides have finally met and emphasise that they want to get planes off the ground again before Christmas. A look at the effect the strike is having on business and passengers in the pre-Christmas rush.

2Damage in yesterday's major chemical fire at the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) factory in Mount Wellington is expected to cost millions of dollars,

3There is widespread surface flooding in the Eastern Bay of Plenty tonight following twenty-four hours of heavy rain. However, in Otago, the threat of flooding is receding.

4The latest trade figures show that New Zealand's balance of payments suffered a setback as a result of devaluation.

5International aid is continuing to pour into famine-stricken Ethiopia, but the plight of the starving masses remains critical.

6Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Dmitriy Ustinov has died at the age of 76.

7Watties Industries has been convicted and fined in relation to the death of a man who fell into a pet food mixture in Gisborne earlier this year.

8Minister of Fisheries Colin Moyle has approved Marineland's plan to capture two common dolphins once it has made some major alterations to its facilities.

9Prime Minister David Lange has measles.