1Former President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos has fled the country with his family, relinquishing power to his opponent Corazon Aquino. A detailed look at the transfer of power in the Philippines and analysis of what the future may hold for the Philippines.

2Prime Minister David Lange has rejected Opposition claims that the Government showed insensitivity to Queen Elizabeth II, by including politically contentious material in the speech they wrote for the Queen to read at today's State Opening of Parliament.

3Police have admitted they wrongly arrested Maori activist Dun Mihaka just before yesterday's Hawkes Bay welcome for Queen Elizabeth II. Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer has apologised to Mihaka for the mistake which he attributed to human error.

4Air New Zealand domestic fares and cargo rates will increase by 9% from next Monday.

5Labour Minister Stan Rodger has ruled out Government intervention in the wage dispute that has closed New Zealand's freezing works. Opposition leader Jim McLay says the Government must act to get striking secondary school teachers and their pupils back into the classrooms quickly. Cooks and stewards have staged a sit-in on the Interisland ferry Arahura, refusing to work because the ship is short-staffed.

6Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has delivered a six-hour speech to the five-yearly Congress of the Communist Party.

7Tomorrow's official opening of the Motunui synthetic petrol plant by the Duke of Edinburgh will mark the completion of the first stage of a major industrial project for New Zealand. The plant has proved an engineering success, with world first technology, but deeper issues remain, such as its long-term economic viability and its environmental impact. Local iwi Te Atiawa plan to boycott tomorrow's opening in protest at the Government's failure to resolve cultural issues.