1Coup Fiji will not be represented at the South Pacific Forum meeting, which begins in Western Samoa on Friday. The campaign against the overthrow of the elected Bavadra Government in Fiji gained momentum today, with supporters of the deposed Prime MInister closing shops and bringing many services to a halt. Fourteen bus loads of Bavadra supporters were turned back by army roadblocks while trying to get to a rally in Suva. Harvesting of the sugar crops has been postponed indefinitely following more arson attacks in the west of Viti Levu.

2India's special envoy Eduardo Faleiro, sent to New Zealand for consultations on the Fiji crisis, met with Prime Minister David Lange today. Afterwards, Faleiro said he remained convinced of the need for economic sanctions against the military GOvernment in Suva. Tonight he met with Wellington's Indian community.

3The move to apply Rogernomics to the social welfare system gathered momentum today with calls from powerful business leaders and the Minister of Finance himself for changes to the way taxpayers' money is spent on health, education, jobs and benefits.

4British Prime MInister Margaret Thatcher has launched her strongest attack yet in the British election campaign, labelling Labour's non-nuclear defence policy a "surrender to Britain's enemies". Labour leader Neil Kinnock meanwhile, condemned the Conservatives' plans to change the education system by allowing individual schools more scope to fund themselves.

5Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev has called for better relations between the Soviet Union and Romania on his first official visit to Romania.

6A young survivor of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster returned to Belgium today to thank the rescuers who saved her life.

7The move to apply Rogernomics to the social welfare system gathered momentum today with calls from powerful business leaders and the Minister of Finance himself for changes to the way taxpayers' money is spent on health, education, jobs and benefits. The Roundtable says the Government has not gone far enough in its economic reforms - they want a full-scale assault on Government expenditure. Interview with Sir Ron Trotter.

8The interim Fijian administration has threatened harsh emergency regulations to counter civil disobedience by supporters of the deposed Bavadra Government. Fiji's economy has been hard hit by the coup, with its top earners, sugar and tourism, the worst affected. In some parts of the country, supplies of basic foodstuffs have run out.

9The Lyttleton electorate is up for grabs following Ann Hercus' announcement of her impending retirement. A look at the Labour Party hopefuls in what is considered to be a safe Labour seat.

10Worldwatch The bodies of 36 servicemen, killed aboard the American frigate USS Stark in the Persian Gulf, are due back in the United States tomorrow. Meanwhile, a team of investigators have arrived in Baghdad to seek answers to why the ship was attacked.

11Worldwatch A report on the men who risk their lives working on Kuwaiti oil tankers travelling through the Persian Gulf.

12Worldwatch Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev has called for better relations between the Soviet Union and Romania on his first official visit to Romania. He is on a mission to bring Romanis into line with current Soviet thinking of glasnost (openness). However Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu has show little enthusiasm for any relaxation or opening up of Romanian society.

13Worldwatch Soviet citizens are now able to hear the Voice of America broadcast without electronic interference, as the Soviet Union has stopped jamming the signals.

14Worldwatch A remote coal mining town in Siberia has built a series of top level ski jumps. However, no one is quite sure why.

15Worldwatch There is growing speculation that at the end of superpower arms talks between Warsaw Pact members in East Berlin, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will announce cuts in conventional forces. Such a move may assist in helping achieve an agreement on medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe.