1Christmas Care for the Needy For an increasing number of New Zealanders,the Christmas season brings with it misery and despair. Thousands of people struggle with the pressures of the festive season - the tension within families, those who are lonely, the unemployed. For many, rather than being a time of joy and peace and goodwill, Christmas is a time of stress and misery and desperation. Perhaps this is society's fault for turning a religious festival into a commercial money spinner. Discussion and viewer talkback with Salvation Army representative Major David Bennett, who believes that increasingly, the lack of money is the cause of most of the seasonal misery.

2A joint New Zealand and Australian move for a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty has received overwhelming support at the United Nations (UN). France was the only nation to vote against it.

3British Opposition leader Neil Kinnock is continuing his tour of the United States, where he is explaining his party's policies on the nuclear issue. However, he is getting flak from the Government in Britain, who want him to return to the United Kingdom (UK) to answer questions related to the MI5 spy book case.

4An American collector has purchased a set of manuscript illustrations of the Alice in Wonderland books, drawn by author Lewis Carroll himself.

5A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

6The video cameras installed in a Brussels bank have recorded a bank robbery as it unfolded.

7Christmas Care for the Needy For an increasing number of New Zealanders,the Christmas season brings with it misery and despair. Thousands of people struggle with the pressures of the festive season - the tension within families, those who are lonely, the unemployed. For many, rather than being a time of joy and peace and goodwill, Christmas is a time of stress and misery and desperation. Perhaps this is society's fault for turning a religious festival into a commercial money spinner. Discussion and viewer talkback with Salvation Army representative Major David Bennett, who believes that increasingly, the lack of money is the cause of most of the seasonal misery.

8A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

9Christmas Care for the Needy For an increasing number of New Zealanders,the Christmas season brings with it misery and despair. Thousands of people struggle with the pressures of the festive season - the tension within families, those who are lonely, the unemployed. For many, rather than being a time of joy and peace and goodwill, Christmas is a time of stress and misery and desperation. Perhaps this is society's fault for turning a religious festival into a commercial money spinner. Discussion and viewer talkback with Salvation Army representative Major David Bennett, who believes that increasingly, the lack of money is the cause of most of the seasonal misery.