1Secondary school teachers stepped up their campaign today to force a better wage offer out of the Government. Schools in Auckland, Christchurch and Invercargill closed for part of the day, while Wellington saw a virtual secondary school shut down for the entire day. Interview with the Minister for Labour, Stan Rodger about the teachers' actions, followed by an interview with the President of the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA).

2Post Office charges will increase by an average of 22% over the next three months. The Postmaster General, Jonathan Hunt says the increases are needed to help pay for $700 million of telecommunications upgrades. Opposition leader Jim McLay is appalled at the increases and does not believe they can be justified.

3The wreck of the cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov may lie in the waters of Marlborough Sounds indefinitely. Experts suggest the cost of salvage would outweigh the liner's value.

4The total number of people unemployed or in special work schemes decreased slightly last month, in spite of a predicted trend of rising unemployment. A large part of the decrease has been attributed to students who have now returned to study.

5The Queensland Government has sent a message to United States President Ronald Reagan reaffirming its strong support for the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS).

6The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the apparent assassination of a Filipino journalist, which has led to claims that the marcos Administration has exported its death squads to the United States.

7The Presidential Commission investigating the Challenger space shuttle disaster, says three top National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials were not told that rocket engineers had advised against the ill-fated launch because of below freezing temperatures at Cape Canaveral. A manned submarine has recovered small parts of the rocket booster from the space shuttle CHallenger, which is believed to be to blame for last month's explosion.

8The British Government has ordered detailed checks of the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant, following two radiation leaks within a month.

9Muslim extremists in Southern Lebanon, reported to be from the Islamic Resistance Front (IRF), are claiming to have murdered one of the Israeli soldiers they kidnapped two days ago.

10There are serious doubts about whether Digby Taylor's NZI Enterprise will be able to continue in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race after it was dismasted yesterday.