1Waitangi Day will again be marked with a split ceremony between Waitangi and Wellington in 1987, but unlike this year, the emphasis will be on Waitangi in the hope that it will end the bitter protests of previous years.

2New Zealand businessman Bob Jones has sealed one of the biggest property deals in Australian history, snapping up a landmark in Sydney's central business district (CBD).

3Auckland police are investigating the mystery death of an elderly woman in her home in Otahuhu. They have confirmed that they are treating her death as a homicide.

4A Soviet seaman who defected in Dunedin a month ago may soon go back to sea, having been offered a job on a fishing boat owned by Dunedin Mayor Cliff Skeggs.

5Moscow has ordered another five American diplomats out of the Soviet Union and 260 Russians who work at the United States Embassy and Consulate have been told to leave their jobs. However, they say that arms control progress made at the Iceland Summit is unaffected by the tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions.

6A survivor of the plane crashed in which Mozambique's President Samora Machel was killed, said today that he heard a" sound like a shot" before the plane went down. Today for the second day running, anti apartheid activists demonstrated in Zimbabwe.

7The Dutch Reformed Church, favoured by most White South Africans, has opened up its doors to people of all races. However it is not believed that it will attract many Black or Coloured South Africans.

8The United States' top medical authority, the Surgeon General has released the results of his personal investigation into the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, and lists education about the disease as top priority.

9The Auckland group Citizens Against Violence has welcomed a Bill promoting the rights of victims of crimes, introduced to Parliament by Birkenhead MP Jim McLay.,

10The Ngati Kahu tribe in Northland is aiming for a moral victory by putting a case to the new, expanded Waitangi Tribunal. Maori opposition to a sewage scheme at Taipa will be the test case. The Tribunal members have met at Whatuwhiwhi, but some critics say it still lacks teeth.

11Northland's major freezing works at Moerewa is hoping that a third of its total lamb kill will be the result of out-of-season breeding.

12An argument over tax may force an end to most after-school activities throughout New Zealand, where they rely on the voluntary work of teachers.