1Federation of Labour (FOL) President Jim Knox has launched a strong attack on the Government's economic policies, saying they have allowed the market to run rampant, enabling big companies to make even more money. He urged the Government to hed the needs of the people, rather than the dictates of the market, and said the Government is in an "ideological straight jacket that is tearing the country apart". However, he says he does not want to see National return to power.

2Small bombs exploded in several Tokyo subway stations today in an apparent attempt to disrupt the Western leaders' summit meeting. The Tokyo Summit has forged a united political line on terrorism and the Soviet Union's Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The seven Summit leaders rebuked Libya for its alleged support of terrorism and censured the Soviet Union for failing to issue timely warnings about its reactor accident in the Ukraine.

3Vanuatu has announced that it plans to establish diplomatic ties with Libya with the hope of aid and trade once a formal relationship is established.

4American television network CBS claims that the Reagan Administration is drafting plans for another attack on Libya.

5France has agreed to allow free access for New Zealand kiwifruit following a complaint from New Zealand. New Zealand officials now hope France will reverse its ban on New Zealand's lucrative sheep brains trade.

6The Government has explained why it will not be holding a formal inquiry into the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.

7The Broadcasting Commission (BCNZ) is having another look at its decision not to give full sporting coverage of the rebel rugby tour of South Africa following a series of complaints.

8More than 57.000 New Zealanders left the country either permanently or on a long term basis for the year through to March 1986, while there were less than 26,000 arrivals. This is New Zealand's biggest net migration loss since 1981.

9Diana Curtis, an amateur Auckland graphic artist, has won the top prize in the Montana Lindauer Art Awards announced tonight, with the painting Barb and Obi.

10The Broadcasting Corporation (BCNZ) has withdrawn its $75 million backing for Aotearoa Broadcasting's bid to run the third television channel. Aotearoa Broadcasting Systems (ABS) has described the decision as a betrayal of Maori broadcasting. Interview with BCNZ Chairman Hugh Rennie and ABS Spokesman Derek Fox.

11Wellington newspaper The Dominion, revealed today that the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) effectively disguises the number of telephone intercepts it makes each year.

12The Government has explained why it will not be holding a formal inquiry into the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. The way is now clear for the vessel to be officially 'buried', however there are still a few obstacles standing in the way.