1A state of emergency has been declared in Nelson, where severe flooding has caused more than fifty homes to be evacuated.
2A mountain rescue team have been combing the slopes of Mount Tutoko in Fiordland today, searching for a missing Auckland climber. The body of another climber has been found.
3Libya's navy and air force are in a state of "total alert" tonight, as United States air and naval units begin operations off the Libyan coast.
4A Greek super tanker, with 73,000 tonnes of crude oil aboard, is adrift in the North Sea after colliding with a Dutch trawler.
5Britain's Conservative Government is in disarray over the Westland Helicopter affair, and the resignation of a second Cabinet MInister, Trade and Industry Minister Leon Brittan.
6Hand to hand fighting is taking place in the streets of Kampala as Government troops fight rebels of the National Resistance Army for control of the city.
7New developments at the Tangimoana Defence Communications Facility have been under scrutiny today, with peace campaigners holding a combined picnic and protest demonstration.
8A state of emergency has been declared in nelson, where severe flooding has caused more than fifty homes to be evacuated. A 17-year old remains missing after being swept away by the swollen Maitai River.