1ANZUS New Zealand has been formally suspended from The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) and the United States has formally suspended its security guarantees to New Zealand. The media has widely condemned the New Zealand Government for the developments because in the event of a war involving New Zealand, United States assistance can not be taken for granted. How important was ANZUS and New Zealand's participation in it? Is a treaty in which one party insists on calling the shots ever going to work in a time of extreme pressure such as a war? In the event of a war, would the United States abandon New Zealand to its fate, ANZUS or no ANZUS? Discussion and viewer talkback with Professor Stephen Hoadley, an expert in United States foreign relations.

2One hundred and fifty-two Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have been discovered on two lifeboats off the coast of Newfoundland.

3In Northern Ireland, police have come under attack by both Loyalist and Republican gangs during the annual Apprenticeship Boys March.

4South African President PW Botha has pledged to reform apartheid, but he says he will do it in his own way. He specifically did not mention yesterday's Supreme Court ruling that the South African Government's emergency law, used to detain thousands of people, are invalid. This could potentially lead to the release of around five thousand people currently detained under that law.

5A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

6ANZUS New Zealand has been formally suspended from The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) and the United States has formally suspended its security guarantees to New Zealand. The media has widely condemned the New Zealand Government for the developments because in the event of a war involving New Zealand, United States assistance can not be taken for granted. How important was ANZUS and New Zealand's participation in it? Is a treaty in which one party insists on calling the shots ever going to work in a time of extreme pressure such as a war? In the event of a war, would the United States abandon New Zealand to its fate, ANZUS or no ANZUS? Discussion and viewer talkback with Professor Stephen Hoadley, an expert in United States foreign relations.

7A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

8ANZUS New Zealand has been formally suspended from The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) and the United States has formally suspended its security guarantees to New Zealand. The media has widely condemned the New Zealand Government for the developments because in the event of a war involving New Zealand, United States assistance can not be taken for granted. How important was ANZUS and New Zealand's participation in it? Is a treaty in which one party insists on calling the shots ever going to work in a time of extreme pressure such as a war? In the event of a war, would the United States abandon New Zealand to its fate, ANZUS or no ANZUS? Discussion and viewer talkback with Professor Stephen Hoadley, an expert in United States foreign relations.

9A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

10One hundred and fifty-two Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have been discovered on two lifeboats off the coast of Newfoundland. A look at the ethnic strife that has engulfed Sri Lanka in recent years, that appears to have prompted this act of desperation.

11Some progress has reportedly been made at the lastest arms control talks in Moscow between Soviet and United States officials.

12United States President Ronald Reagan has been explaining his decision to sell cheap wheat to the Soviet Union.

13The United States has announced it will sell off its sugar surplus to China, well below cost price. The move is expected to anger Australia, a major sugar producer. A look at the problem of overproduction in Mechanicsburg, Illinois.

14The New Zealand Medical Journal says New Zealanders should stop treating cigarette smoke as a mere nuisance and recognise that it poses a major health hazard. The report says passive smoking causes significant health problems, especially to children. In the United States, airlines have been targeted by anti-smoking campaigners. An eighteen month study calls for a ban on all domestic flights.