1South Auckland police and tracker dogs are hunting the attacker of a twelve year old girl at a Manurewa school today.

2Prime Minister David Lange and Opposition leader Jim Bolger have traded verbal blows over the Government's anti nuclear policy and the future of the United States' Operation Deep Freeze Antarctic Base in Christchurch.

3The Ministry of Transport (MOT) will not be taking any action against Prime MInister David Lange or the pedestrian he hit with his car in Wellington last week.

4Police are being taken off Auckland's streets to act as prison wardens for new inmates locked out of Mount Eden Prison.

5Salvage experts have successfully righted the British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise off the coast of Belgium. Divers have so far recovered 63 bodies.

6Northern Ireland is being hit by a new wave of violence. The funeral for a top member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was put off for the second day running, when Belfast police clashed with mourners.

7A spy scandal is developing around the new United States Embassy in Moscow. The Americans say the building is riddled with KGB bugging devices and are refusing to move in. They are also refusing to allow the Soviets tom move into their new Embassy building in Washington DC until the problem is solved.

8Interest rates have soared to record levels.

9Police Minister Ann Hercus has admitted in Parliament that a wager was behind a mock raid on a guarded plane in the Chatham Islands. Interview with Ann Hercus followed by an interview with Opposition Police spokesman Bill Birch.

10The final boundaries for the next election were released today, with both major parties claiming significant advantages. Analysis of how the new boundaries may affect the next election. Hawkes Bay has been reduced from a sprawling rural electorate to a smaller area surrounding Hastings.

11Worldwatch Salvage experts have successfully righted the British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise off the coast of Belgium. Divers have so far recovered 63 bodies.

12Worldwatch A spy scandal is developing around the new United States Embassy in Moscow. The Americans say the building is riddled with KGB bugging devices and are refusing to move in. They are also refusing to allow the Soviets tom move into their new Embassy building in Washington DC until the problem is solved. A look at the story from three different aspects: 1. The involvement of United States President Ronald Reagan 2. Two members of the United States Congress have undertaken an investigation into the embassy and have come up with a six-point list of their findings. 3. A look at the increasingly sophisticated electronic listening devices being used

13Worldwatch Australian Prime MInister Bob Hawke warned today that any Pacific nation dealing with Libya is making a "grave mistake". His warning comes amid increasing concern that LIbya is trying to extend its sphere of influence in the Pacific. Vanuatu has swiftly responded, saying he resents the suggestion Vanuatu could be as a springboard for terrorism.

14Worldwatch The Soviet Union sent five of its nuclear naval submarines into the west Atlantic today, where they are now within range of the East Coast of the United States.

15Worldwatch The British helicopter company Westland has unveiled the prototype of its new model, a project it hopes will save the business from collapsing.

16Worldwatch Speculation is mounting in Britain mounts that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is about to call an early election. Profile of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher and analysis of her place in modern day politics.