1Television Coverage of the Rebel Rugby Tour Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has made it official - there will be no full match coverage of the Cavaliers' unofficial rugby tour of South Africa. Only edited highlights of the games will be played during news programmes. Discussion and viewer talkback with the Chairman of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) Hugh Rennie QC.

2There are reports that a second reactor has caught fire at Chernobyl, and a second nuclear meltdown may be taking place. Across much of Europe Governments are taking action to guard against radiation poisoning. Some milk sales have been banned, people in parts of Sweden are being urged not to drink rainwater and Austrian parents are being told to keep infants indoors. However, the Soviet public are receiving only a minimum of information. Poland's Government has ordered all children to receive iodine and potassium solutions at schools and clinics due to high levels of radioactive iodine in the air.

3New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) Chairman Ces Blazey has arrived home in New Zealand, saying he is "surprised and saddened" by the South African Rugby Board's endorsement of the Cavaliers' rugby tour. The Cavaliers have won their latest match on tour 31:9 against Orange Free State.

4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

5Television Coverage of the Rebel Rugby Tour Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has made it official - there will be no full match coverage of the Cavaliers' unofficial rugby tour of South Africa. Only edited highlights of the games will be played during news programmes. Discussion and viewer talkback with the Chairman of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) Hugh Rennie QC.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

7Television Coverage of the Rebel Rugby Tour Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has made it official - there will be no full match coverage of the Cavaliers' unofficial rugby tour of South Africa. Only edited highlights of the games will be played during news programmes. Discussion and viewer talkback with the Chairman of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) Hugh Rennie QC.

8A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

9The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl is developing almost as though it is two completely different stories. Western news media and intelligence sources continue to speculate that the death toll in areas close to the plant could be in the thousands, and there are fresh reports today that a second reactor at Chernobyl could have been affected. However, in the Soviet Union, the main evening news virtually ignored the disaster. Across much of Europe Governments are taking action to guard against radiation poisoning. Some milk sales have been banned, people in parts of Sweden are being urged not to drink rainwater and Austrian parents are being told to keep infants indoors. However, the Soviet public are receiving only a minimum of information.

10A fire has broken out in an Indian atomic energy heavy water plant. The blaze has been extinguished but hundreds of families living near the area were forced to flee their homes.

11Troops have stormed the Golden Temple in the holy city of Amritsar to arrest Sikh separatists occupying the temple. They had declared the creation of a new region they called Khalistan.

12A ban on overtime by prison officers in Britain has led to a wave of prison riots and arson and a mass breakout from a prison in which up to forty inmates escaped.

13Today is the final day for women to lodge claims against the manufacturer of the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD) against its manufacturer, AH Robbins. Worldwide, over 300,000 women have lodged claims. In new Zealand, 216 claims have been made.