1Dr Ian Shearer has failed in his effort to oust Sue Wood as President of the National Party. Meanwhile, the party's deputy leader, Jim Bolger has issued a public rebuke to former leader Sir Robert Muldoon, describing him as "a divisive figure in the party".

2The Government plans to find 500 additional teachers for primary schools.

3The Labour Party's Palmerston North Regional Conference refused to fully endorse the Government's proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST).

4A Christchurch man is seriously hurt after crashing his hang glider in the Port Hills.

5A seventeen year old Dunedin youth has been rescued tonight from Bird Island off the Otago Peninsula.

6The Law Society and the Medical Association say it is vital that a committee be established to monitor new medical developments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

7More than 1000 people are feared dead in Bangladesh, where a cyclone and tidal wave have battered the coast.

8The Emir of Kuwait has survived an assassination attempt, suffering only minor injuries when a car packed with explosives rammed his motorcade. Islamic Jihad are claiming responsibility for the attack.