1Mount Eden Post Office Hold Up Armed robbers held up the Mount Eden Post Office this afternoon and escaped with cash.

2Cyanide Paste Theft Twelve tubes of Cyanide Paste have been stolen from a truck in Paihia.

3Child Taken to Chile The estranged wife of a man, who had custody of their daughter, has taken her to Chile. As the laws there are different, he faced a difficult task to get her back.

4Two New Electorates in the Top Half Region Two new electorates have been created in the Top Half region. Albany is one of them.

5Orthopaedic Ward for Auckland Hospital There will be a new Orthopaedic ward for Auckland Hospital by October thanks to a Government grant.

6Access Radio A new radio station called Access Radio will broadcast programmes from community and ethnic groups.

7Deer Breading A deer breading programme at Ruakura Research Station could be the key to producing better carcasses and aiding exports of deer meat.

8Goat Shearing At a shearing contest in Te Kuiti shearing goats was the booby prize.

9Log Cabin A log cabin is taking shape in Swanson, built without nails or screws.

10Easter Show This year's Easter Show has a couple of exotic sports, log rolling and tree climbing.