1Finance Minister Roger Douglas will release his mini Budget on Government spending tomorrow, having already warned that State corporations and Government Departments will be restructured.
2Widespread rain in the south-east of the South Island has caused widespread flooding in South Canterbury and North Otago.
3Police surrounded Mount Eden Prison this afternoon after being alerted by prison officers that they believed a mass breakout was about to be attempted.
4New Zealand Catholics have been urged to fundraise to assist with the cost of Pope John Paul II's visit to New Zealand in November.
5Wyoming authorities say a couple who took 150 school children hostage in Cokeville yesterday may have been involved with a militant right-wing organisation.
6The highly competitive world of manufacturing and marketing is keeping lawyers busy fighting cases of industrial design copyright. The items involved range from the sophisticated, to the basic.