1South Africa's President PW Botha has reacted to worldwide condemnation of the killing of nineteen Black protesters by saying nobody in the world will stop his Government keeping order.
2Race Relations Conciliator Hiwi Tauroa has indicated he is against the proposed All Black rugby tour of South Africa.
3Over 250 people are feared drowned after a ferry capsized in Bangladesh.
4South Korea has strongly protested to China regarding the incursion of three Chinese naval vessels into its territorial waters.
5A 23 year old Southland woman, who will become the first New Zealander to have a heart and lung transplant, has left Dunedin Hospital en route to London where she will undergo the procedure.
6Whitbread Round the World yacht race contender Enterprise New Zealand sailed into Wellington today as part of a nationwide fundraising tour.
7A record number of jet boat operators from all over New Zealand gathered on the Waimakariri River today to compete in the Massey Ferguson Jet Sprint.
8Vintage car enthusiasts have celebrated 100 years of motoring in New Zealand with an historic cavalcade of cars which left Invercargill this morning on a rally which will eventually end in Whangarei.