1Another 1500 jobs are likely to be axed from the Railways Corporation (NZRC) within the next six months, as part of urgent efficiency drive.

2Almost 200 men are thought to have died in a South African gold mine disaster at Kinross near Johannesburg.

3The wage round has collapsed into confusion and factional argument tonight, just two days after it started. The Government has reconvened tripartite wage talks at the behest of unions and employers in an effort to avoid a long drawn out fight.

4Air New Zealand has made an operating profit of more than $100 million, but it is warning that times are getting tougher.

5A Soviet seaman who jumped ship in Dunedin last week has applied to remain permanently in New Zealand.

6It appears unlikely that a third television channel will be established before 1988, following a decision by the Court of Appeal that is expected to extend the hearing of new evidence for the third channel.

7Electricity prices will rise from April 1987, however the supply authorities have promised that the increase will not exceed the rate of inflation.

8The lockout at the Ford Motor Company's Manukau City plant was settled today and workers are expected to resume production tomorrow after a three-week stoppage.

9An unrepentant Sir Robert Muldoon stayed away from Parliament's debating chamber today after being suspended for 24 hours last night during a rowdy Budget debate.

10Thirty-nine year old layer Gary Clark will represent the Labour Party in the Timaru seat at the next general election.

11Two members of an Auckland family are in a stable condition in hospital after a Mount Cook Airlines cessna crashed on a scenic flight in south Westland.

12American defence officials are claiming today that a Soviet missile, launched on a test last week, malfunctioned and landed 1500 kilometres off course in China. Neither the Soviet Union nor China re commenting on the matter.

13Philippines officials are claiming early success for President Corazon Aquino on her nine-day mission to the United States to drum up political and economic support for her Government. Arrangements for loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are said to be almost complete. However, in the Philippines, the extreme poverty of large groups of the population continues to plague the fledgling Aquino Government. A look at the so-called Garbage People of Manila.

14The European Community's (EEC) decision to exclude coal from the list of products it will no longer accept from South Africa, has been welcomed with relief by most South African business leaders. South African President PW Botha has announced a meeting of Government and business leaders in November to work out a strategy aimed at beating sanctions imposed in the South African Government by the European Community (EEC). West German Foreign Minister has proposed a new political initiative on South Africa to be conducted by the EEC, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The effort would be aimed at organising a dialogue between different groups in South Africa.

15Although the magnificent Hubbard Glacier is on the move in Alaska, leading to a massive human intervention to try to save the affected wildlife, some animals are looking after themselves in quite a remarkable way.

16Bad weather continues to hamper the search for a Christchurch doctor missing on the Craigieburn ski field.

17A profile of Australian outback artist Kevin Charles (Pro) Hart, whose works are widely admired for capturing the true spirit of the Australian outback, despite bringing him into frequent conflict with law enforcement.