1Both Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino have been sworn in as President of the Philippines, and the country appears to be headed for civil war.

2Nearly 250,000 secondary children were off school today, as teachers continued to press their pay claim.

3A national strike by tradesmen and meat workers will begin at midnight, closing the country's freezing works. The Cooks and Stewards Union is continuing its industrial action which has disrupted sailings of the Interislander ferries for the past week. The Arbitration Court has ordered striking South Auckland rubbish collectors back to work.

4A protestor attempted to bare his buttocks at Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip as they drove through Hawkes Bay this afternoon. The Royal couple received an official Maori welcome to New Zealand in Hastings this afternoon.

5Breaking News The three eleven year old children, who went missing in remote country in the Kaimai Ranges during a school trip have been found safe and well.

6Air New Zealand's Managing Director Norman Geary has relinquished the day to day running of the airline, and appointed two General Managers to take his place.

7The Government has decided to replace the $1 note with a seven-sided $1 coin which will be introduced next year.

8Two young women appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning, charged with assault and disorderly behaviour, after throwing an egg at Queen Elizabeth II at Ellerslie Racecourse yesterday.

9A new book about the Rainbow Warrior bombing by David Robie called 'Eyes of Fire' raises questions about whether the United States had prior knowledge of the event and concludes that there is no doubt about the involvement of a French submarine in picking up the crew of the yacht Ouvea.