1There was a full scale emergency at Palmerston North Airport this afternoon when a commuter plane with thirteen people on board made a crash landing after losing a wheel. The pilot made a copybook landing and no one was hurt.

2Inflation has fallen sharply, with the latest cost of living figures lower than many experts predicted. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure is 2.3%. However it is unclear what effect this will have on mortgages and overdrafts.

3United States Secretary of State George Shultz has ended his first day of meetings with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on a positive note.

4South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says Christians can not obey new Government regulations restricting protests, as they would be dishonouring God.

5New Zealand's wealthiest cricket fan, Ron Brierley has helped Australia secure a number of cricket artefacts from the hallowed halls of Lords, for the soon-to-be-built Sir Donald Bradman Museum.

6Inflation has fallen sharply, with the latest cost of living figures lower than many experts predicted. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure is 2.3%. However it is unclear what effect this will have on mortgages and overdrafts. Analysis of why the CPI is so significant and what it foreshadows for the rest of the economy.

7Oliver Tambo, President of the banned African National Congress (ANC) is currently in New Zealand to speak at the invitation of the Government. A background of the ANC and its fight against apartheid, followed by an interview with Tambo. Is he a freedom fighter for Black South Africans, or a terrorist?

8Worldwatch United States Secretary of State George Shultz has ended his first day of meetings with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on a positive note. While most of the attention has been on arms reduction, other issues such as espionage and Jewish immigration are not being ignored.

9Worldwatch Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart has formally entered the race for the Democratic Party's 1988 Presidential nomination.

10Worldwatch John HInckley, the man who shot and wounded United States President Ronald Reagan, was in court again today, this time requesting a 12-hour pass from a mental hospital so he can visit his parents at Easter. However, some of his letters disprove his lawyers' arguments that he is a changed man.

11Worldwatch The drawn-out and virtually forgotten war between Chad and Libya has taken a new turn in recent weeks. Colonel Gaddafi's soldiers have suffered two major setbacks and are fleeing northward after a spectacular defeat. Their own ineptitude and lack of discipline appears to be behind their humiliating defeat..

12Worldwatch Robert McBride, a Coloured member of the outlawed African National Congress (ANC), has been given three death sentences for a car bomb attack in Durban last year, which killed three women and injured more than sixty people. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says Christians can not obey new Government regulations restricting protests, as they would be dishonouring God.

13Musician Paul Simon has raised the ire of anti apartheid groups by recording his latest album Graceland in South Africa. As a result his fans were encouraged to boycott his concerts. However, the public loved the album, and so did the music industry. Interview with Simon about his switch in musical style.