1Two people have been arrested on charges of murder and arson in connection with the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.

2Former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon has directly linked National Party leader Jim McLay to what the Government claims is a vicious smear campaign against Prime Minister David Lange. Jim McLay's press secretary was allegedly behind the rumours of a Lange health scare, and Muldoon claims she had the full knowledge and consent of Jim McLay.

3A strong push from top rugby administrators and coaches played a part in the cancellation of the planned All Black rebel tour of South Africa last night. Twenty-nine of the thirty All Blacks had been prepared to leave for South Africa today, but last night they changed their minds.

4The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a warning that New Zealand must avoid excessive wage and price rises.

5A report suggesting that General Practitioners (GPs) need to charge up to $500 an hour has been criticised by both the Consumers' Institute and the General Practitioners' Society as unrealistic and unreasonable.

6Two fifteen year old boys, sought by Police after a fatal shooting in Invercargill last night, were today found near Bluff.

7South Africa has come under renewed international criticism for both its apartheid system and the state of emergency declared this week to stem rioting in Black townships.

8The Danish Government has promised tighter security after a series of bomb blasts in Copenhagen targeting Americans and Jews.

9The search for bodies following the Val di Stava dam collapse has been halted by the discovery of unexploded World War Two artillery shells.

10Correction Correction to a report earlier in the bulletin suggesting that General Practitioners (GPs) need to charge up to $500 an hour. The correct figure is $150 an hour.

11After twelve years of bitter debate, the Timaru City Council has voted to remove fluoride from its water supply.

12The New Zealand Party conference has been scheduled to take place in Auckland next week.

13The unreliable rdio network in the Mount Cook National Park is soon to be replaced.

14A Christchurch man is hoping to open New Zealand's first full-scale commercial tropical fish farm before the end of the year.

15The first Boeing 767 to be seen in New Zealand arrived in Wellington today. Nine of the twin-engine aircraft will fly the Trans-Tasman route between New Zealand and Australia.

16Breaking News Armed police have surrounded a restaurant in Te Mata Peak near Hastings after an armed man fled there following a domestic dispute in Flaxmere.

17Ching Ching, one of London Zoo's beloved Giant Pandas, has died

18The small French town of Moncrabeau has just hosted the third international World Face-Pulling Championships.

19Breaking News Update Armed police have surrounded a restaurant in Te Mata Peak near Hastings after an armed man fled there following a domestic dispute in Flaxmere. Four people from the same family are said to be inside the restaurant.