1New Zealand agricultural traders may be on the brink of a billion dollar bonanza because of events at the GATT talks in Uruguay. Ministers assembled in Punta del Este have agreed that agriculture should be included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),

2A %50 million deal has been made by the New Zealand company Agricultural Exports to supply 1.5 million live lambs to Saudi Arabia for use in the Muslim Hajj Festival.

3Thousands of lives could be in danger in New Zealand if more blood donations are not made, Blood bank supplies have fallen to their lowest level ever and are still dropping. The Blood Service says reluctance to donate blood stems from a fear of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

4This year's wage round enters its second week tomorrow, with no clear sign yet how it will end.

5British Rail investigators are trying to establish whether driver error or signal failure was to blame for yesterday's fatal train crash near Birmingham.

6A lone protestor riding a surfboard brought the huge British warship Illustrious to a standstill on the Brisbane River today.

7Only 100 of the 800 potentially dangerous Sanyo television sets have been returned to the manufacturer so far for modifications.

8The 46th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was commemorated today with a flyover of four historic aircraft over the Auckland War Memorial Museum.