1Opposition leader Jim McLay has sacked National Party Finance Spokesman Bill Birch and moved him off the front bench in a bold Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, designed to bolster National's standings in the public opinion polls.

2Prime Minister David Lange today launched a bitter attack on Air New Zealand pilots who are taking industrial action over their claim of a 30% pay rise.

3The New Zealand Stock Market hit a new record high today.

4Sport and recreation Minister Mike Moore has tonight announced that the game Lotto is expected to collect $24 million in its first year of operation, with most of the funds going to social agencies and community groups.

5Lindy Chamberlain's father-in-law says she is looking forward to a holiday with her family on his Canterbury farm after her release from prison.

6However, in the Philippines, confusion over the results is growing and both sides are accusing each other of cheating. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that vote rigging has taken place in an attempt to return President Ferdinand Marcos to power.

7The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says it will make all documents concerning the seals of the doomed space shuttle Challenger available to investigators.

8Two Auckland men claim to have found a cure for a mysterious disease which causes hundreds of diesel engine failures every year.

9The 12-metre New Zealand yacht KZ5 has lost its lead in the World 12 Metre Championships being held in Western Australia.

10Opposition leader Jim McLay has sacked National Party Finance Spokesman Bill Birch and moved him off the front bench in a bold Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, designed to bolster National's standings in the public opinion polls. Interview with Opposition leader Jim McLay about the National Party's front bench reshuffle.

11National Party President Sue Wood has returned after acting as an international observer in the Philippines elections and says she believes Corazon Aquino will ultimately win the election battle, despite the efforts of Marcos' supporters to influence the election results.

12Cabinet's Policy Committee will tomorrow consider the wage claim of New Zealand's secondary school teachers. How much is a teacher worth? Should they receive wages similar to that of a police officer?