1Finance MInister Roger Douglas believes that today's drop in the Government stock tender rates is another sign that the economy is moving in the right direction.

2The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) Council met today, to choose a new Chairman and decided that rebel rugby coach Colin Meads can remain as an All Black selector until he returns to New Zealand from South Africa and is given the opportunity to explain his actions.

3The United States Department of Defense has confirmed that New Zealand will not take part in the Five Nations naval exercises beginning in Hawaii on Sunday.

4A school mountaineering expedition in Oregon has ended in tragedy, with six students dying in a blizzard while trying to scale Mount Hood.

5An American doctor. helping to treat victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, says it is inevitable there will be more deaths. He believes the full consequences of the disaster may not be known for years.

6The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) Council met today, to choose a new Chairman and decided that rebel rugby coach Colin Meads can remain as an All Black selector until he returns to New Zealand from South Africa and is given the opportunity to explain his actions. Interview with the new Chairman of the NZRFU, Russ Thomas.

7Profile of animal lover Neil Wells, who is heading an international campaign to try to stop the live sheep trade. Wells, the National Director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is being called an economic traitor to his own country.

8Private radio stations have reached an agreement with the South African Broadcasting Corporation for the rights to broadcast live commentary of the second test match between the Cavaliers and the Springboks.