1The police have been accused of abducting and threatening a man to get information abut the spate of arsons in Ruatoria. An internal police inquiry has been launched, and a high-powered team has sent to the area to investigate the claims.

2Turkey and Greece are close to war over a territorial dispute over oil exploration rights in the Aegean Sea. The latest escalation has been sparked by a Turkish exploration ship sailing close to the disputed waters.

3The first shots have been fired in the high-tech trade war between the United States and Japan. United States President Ronald Reagan has announced that on two weeks he plans to introduce heavy import duties on Japanese computer chips.

4Following a meeting with British Opposition leader Neil Kinnock, United States President Ronald Reagan says the British Labour Party's stand on nuclear weapons is undercutting America's position at the Geneva Arms Talks.

5Eleven people have died in England and Wales as hurricane force winds sweep across the United Kingdom.

6The Wellington High Court has refused an application by Comalco to stop the Manapouri Power Station being handed over to the new Electricity Corporation (Electricorp).

7The New Zealand Railways Corporation (NZRC) is to cut 100 jobs, and is aiming to create a faster trip for North Island long distance passenger trains by cutting out many small stations and reducing on board services.

8Maori trustees in the Far North are calling for a public inquiry into the way the Houai Reserve, a prized block of land in the Bay of Islands, became a Crown reserve.

9Christchurch Airport suspended normal activities for 90 minutes today to allow for flights in the Singapore to Christchurch Air Race to land.

10Approximately 65,000 people participated in Auckland's annual Round the Bays Fun Run today.

11Auckland model Zena Jenkins has been crowned Miss Wonderland in an international beauty pageant held in Nagasaki, Japan.