1Papal Visit Tomorrow afternoon Pope John Paul II will arrive in New Zealand for a whirlwind visit. His visit does not appeal only to Catholics - thousands of New Zealanders, with no understanding of the Catholic faith, will still want to see the man who is the Head of Church representing over 700 million people. For many, the visit has a profoundly spiritual significance. However, there are some people who question the value of this Papal visit. Many cite the Church's intransigent stance on the ordination of women, the availability of the sacraments to those who are divorced and remarried and the continued opposition to contraception as the reason for many Catholics falling out of favour with the Pope. They claim the Church is out of touch with reality, and treats women as second-class citizens. They adhere to their faith, but seek more discussion about these issues and less reliance on the infallibility of the Pope and his entirely male counsellors. What, therefore, will a visit by Pope John Paul II do for the Catholics of New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with Father Ezio Blasoni, the National Director for the Papal Visit.

2Pope John Paul II has arrived in Fiji for a one-day visit before coming to New Zealand. This afternoon he will celebrate Mass in front of a crowd of around 60,000 people.

3Democrat and Republican Senators in the United States plan to launch a Congressional Enquiry into President Ronald Reagan's actions in selling arms to Iran.

4Over 100,000 people have taken to streets in Manila for the funeral of murdered left-wing trade union leader Rolando Olalia.

5British police, working on the reopened Moors Murders investigation, have taken samples from moorland, where they suspect two victims were buried twenty years ago.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

7Actor Dennis Waterman has been banned from driving for three years after being caught drink-driving.

8An English couple have finally had a baby girl, after bringing nine boys into the world.

9Papal Visit Tomorrow afternoon Pope John Paul II will arrive in New Zealand for a whirlwind visit. His visit does not appeal only to Catholics - thousands of New Zealanders, with no understanding of the Catholic faith, will still want to see the man who is the Head of Church representing over 700 million people. For many, the visit has a profoundly spiritual significance. However, there are some people who question the value of this Papal visit. Many cite the Church's intransigent stance on the ordination of women, the availability of the sacraments to those who are divorced and remarried and the continued opposition to contraception as the reason for many Catholics falling out of favour with the Pope. They claim the Church is out of touch with reality, and treats women as second-class citizens. They adhere to their faith, but seek more discussion about these issues and less reliance on the infallibility of the Pope and his entirely male counsellors. What, therefore, will a visit by Pope John Paul II do for the Catholics of New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with Father Ezio Blasoni, the National Director for the Papal Visit.

10A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

11Papal Visit Tomorrow afternoon Pope John Paul II will arrive in New Zealand for a whirlwind visit. His visit does not appeal only to Catholics - thousands of New Zealanders, with no understanding of the Catholic faith, will still want to see the man who is the Head of Church representing over 700 million people. For many, the visit has a profoundly spiritual significance. However, there are some people who question the value of this Papal visit. Many cite the Church's intransigent stance on the ordination of women, the availability of the sacraments to those who are divorced and remarried and the continued opposition to contraception as the reason for many Catholics falling out of favour with the Pope. They claim the Church is out of touch with reality, and treats women as second-class citizens. They adhere to their faith, but seek more discussion about these issues and less reliance on the infallibility of the Pope and his entirely male counsellors. What, therefore, will a visit by Pope John Paul II do for the Catholics of New Zealand? Discussion and viewer talkback with Father Ezio Blasoni, the National Director for the Papal Visit.

12A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

13United States President Ronald Reagan held a news conference yesterday in which he tried to explain to the American public why it was necessary to do an arms deal with Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon. However, opinion polls show that the public were unimpressed with his performance during the conference, and believe he sold out to terrorists.

14The poor and down-and-out in California are being given credit cards in place of vouchers to help them pay their bills. This is a pilot programme which may be extended to the rest of the United States if successful.

15The North American Red Wolf is staging a comeback from the brink of extinction, thanks to a new attitude the public have towards them.

16With only just over a month until Christmas, American retailers are well into the festive spirit.