1One crew member is believed drowned, but 738 passengers and crew have survived the sinking of the Russian cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov after it struck rocks in the Marlborough Sounds last night. A look at the sequence of events which unfolded prior to the sinking.

2Interview with the captain of the Interislander ferry Arahura, which was diverted to Port Gore last night in order to assist with the rescue of the passengers from the sinking Russian cruise liner MV Mikhail Lermontov. A formal inquiry has begun into the sinking in an effort to determine the cause of the incident.

3It may be several days before engineers know why an Air New Zealand Boeing 737 suffered an engine failure last night.

4The South Korean Embassy has apologised for a diplomat's drunken driving in Wellington on the weekend. Prime Minister David Lange says there is to be an urgent review of the laws surrounding diplomatic immunity.

5Secondary school teachers will resume stop work meetings as soon as possible, following today's Cabinet rejection of proposals aimed at settling their pay dispute.

6Police believe they have broken up a major drug syndicate which was trying to establish a heroin pipeline to New Zealand from Melbourne. Six people, three of them New Zealanders, have been arrested and charged with trying to import heroin to New Zealand.

7The Government will allocate a large share of Maui Gas to the Electricity Division to burn for generation.

8A South Auckland teacher was shot at while teaching a class at Manurewa High School this afternoon.