1Police have made an arrest in the case of missing child Louisa Damodran in Christchurch and charged the 32 year old suspect with murder.

2A South Auckland man appeared in court today charged with attempting to murder his two children, after they were poisoned with weed killer.

3In Operation Knockout, police in Auckland and Palmerston North have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $1 million.

4A ten-minute hailstorm has struck Hawkes Bay, ruining millions of dollars worth of budding summer fruit. This is yet another blow to the region following the closure of the huge Whakatu meatworks and the loss of 1800 jobs. Now, more jobs are inevitable in the fruit industry.

5Police have made an arrest in the case of missing child Louisa Damodran in Christchurch and charged the 32 year old suspect with murder. However, Louisa's body has not yet been found.

6The Soviet Union has ordered five American diplomats to leave the country, saying they are engaged in "activities incompatible with their official status". American Secretary of State George Shultz says the UNited States will retaliate.

7An American man captured in Nicaragua claimed today that United States Vice President George Bush was aware of flights to Nicaragua to supply goods to Contra rebels.

8Israel is preparing for a change of Government. with Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Foreign MInister Yitzhak Shamir swapping roles from tomorrow.

9A plane carrying 38 people from Lusaka in Zambia to Maputo in Swaziland has crashed in South African territory, Four people are reported to have survived.

10The South Pacific nuclear free message has been publicised in London over the weekend, with a regatta on the Thames.

11Industrial action in support of wage claims was the subject of discussions in Wellington today between unions whose negotiations have become stalled.

12The Engineers' Union has persuaded a number of rebel workers not to quit the union and sign individual contracts with their employer.

13Opposition leader Jim Bolger has begun campaigning in the provinces ahead of next year's election. Today he was in Hamilton.

14New Zealand stock brokers have launched a campaign to stop swindlers who have been conning them out of thousands of dollars. A nationwide computer database containing a list of names which are blacklisted.

15The new range of spring and summer fashions has been unveiled in Paris. Security for the fashion week is tight following a wave of terror attacks in Paris over the past few weeks.