1Unless company directors immediately volunteer to limit their own fee increases to the official 6.5% guideline, the Government will force them down by regulation.

2The annual rate of inflation has doubled in the past six months, from 4.7% to 9.4%. However, that is still a lower rate than most experts had predicted.

3Prime Minister David Lange has confirmed that there will be a military presence at next month's Waitangi Day celebrations. However he says celebrations will be much lower key than usual.

4Police have the body of a young woman on the side of the road between Maruia and the Lewis Pass this afternoon. The cause of her death is not yet known, but Police say the circumstances are suspicious.

5Large bushfires continue to rage out of control in three Australian states.

6Goods on board the Australian relief ship Golden Venture, destined for Ethiopian famine victims, have been seized by Ethiopian authorities.

7The value of the United States dollar fell slightly today from its strongest position in decades. Meanwhile, the British pound has rallied slightly, leading to a spending spree in the United Kingdom. A Sultan friend of Prince Charles has even bought The Dorchester Hotel for an undisclosed sum.

8A proposal for Pacific regional co-operation has been put forward by Japan's Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone during a South Pacific tour.

9A British team is about to embark on an expedition to the South Pole, retracing the steps of the ill-fated explorer Sir Robert Falcon Scott. However some experts are concerned that the expedition has been poorly planned.

10The Police Association has called for branches around the country to hold meetings to discuss the issue of long batons.

11Farmers from throughout New Zealand paid high prices for stud rams today at the Romney Ram Bid in Gore.

12Mickey Mouse paid a goodwill visit to Parliament this afternoon.