1There has been no breakthrough in the bid to reopen the Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill at Kawerau, despite management, the Federation of Labour (FOL) and union representatives spending all day in talks aimed at getting production rolling again.

2Prospects for a managed wage round remain in the balance tonight, with neither the unions nor the employers' organisations able to guarantee full support from their members.

3The bodes of 177 South African miners, all but five of them Black, have been recovered from the Kinross gold mine.

4A shortage of air traffic controllers at Auckland International Airport has reached the point where there will be restrictions on the number of planes using the airport at any one time from Monday. This is expected to have a rollover effect on other airports throughout New Zealand.

5Social Welfare benefit fraud may be costing the country more than $24 million a year, according to a Government report released today. It is calling for a month-long amnesty for offenders, followed by tougher investigations and stiffer penalties.

6Unemployment is rising fast, however fewer people are receiving Government subsidised work.

7It has been revealed that former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has been involved in trying to break New Zealand's ban on nuclear ships.

8Six people have been killed, and nearly sixty others injured in yet another bombing in Paris.

9Although the Rainbow Warrior affair is virtually over, the trade battles between New Zealand and France continue to flare up. The latest disagreement is at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations in Uruguay.

10The Ministry of Works is involved in a row in central Otago which could have a major impact on this season's stone fruit exports.

11The Government today stood by a Budget night decision to reduce subsidies for independent schools.

12Tribute to former Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix has died, aged 62 after a battle with lung cancer. She was famous for her role as Elsie Tanner in the long-running soap.