1A horror smash on the Auckland Harbour Bridge claimed five lives today. Two other fatal road accidents this weekend have also claimed two lives.

2A man is missing in the Clutha River after a rafting mishap during a raft race as part of the Alexandra Blossom Festival.

3Housing Minister Phil Goff says landlords who use the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as an excuse to raise rents are talking nonsense because there is no GST on rents and landlords are actually receiving a tax reduction on the rents they receive once GST comes into effect.

4Political pundits are expecting a cliffhanger in the United States Senate next week when senators vote on the controversial issue of sanctions against South Africa. Last night, United States President Ronald Reagan vetoed Congressional moves to impose tough new sanctions against South Africa.

5Australian ballet dancer Sir Robert Murray Helpmann has died in Sydney, aged 77.

6Aucklander Barbara Riley, newly crowned as Mrs World, has returned to New Zealand, sating the title will not change her life.