1Kaipara - Irene Hutchings In the Kaipara electorate, Labour's candidate Irene Hutchings is a newcomer to politics but a familiar face to television viewers, as an actress and star of a number of commercials. On paper, Kaipara is a safe National seat. Labour needs a 22% swing to unseat another television identity, National MP Lockwood Smith.

2Figures released today show a deficit of $103 million for June, an improvement of $6 for the deficit for May. The balance of payments has been improving steadily since late 1984.

3The public Congressional hearing on the secret sale of American weapons to Iran and the diversion of the profits to Contra rebels in Nicaragua has ended.

4The Tamil Tigers separatist group in Sri Lanka has formally announced that it will meet the demands of the peace plans for the islands, and surrender its weapons..

5A major search off the coast of Sydney has failed to find two young Australian sailors, lost overboard from a submarine.

6A Fijian delegation will meet with Air New Zealand executives today to discuss security at Nadi International Airport.

7Iran has issued a warning that during the naval exercises it plans to carry out in the Persian Gulf over the next three days, all foreign vessels should stay out of Iran's territorial waters. Meanwhile, a Kuwaiti oil tanker and two United States warships have sailed successfully through the Gulf.

8Overseas Trade Minister Mike Moore says United States proposals to phase out all subsidies on international agricultural trade could change the face of New Zealand's farming industry.

9Kaipara - Irene Hutchings In the Kaipara electorate, Labour's candidate Irene Hutchings is a newcomer to politics but a familiar face to television viewers, as an actress and star of a number of commercials. On paper, Kaipara is a safe National seat. Labour needs a 22% swing to unseat another television identity, National MP Lockwood Smith.

10Headline News 1. Figures released today show a deficit of $103 million for June, an improvement of $6 for the deficit for May. 2. The public Congressional hearing on the secret sale of American weapons to Iran and the diversion of the profits to Contra rebels in Nicaragua has ended. 3. The first American escorted oil tanker has completed a journey through the Persian Gulf 4. The Tamil Tigers separatist group in Sri Lanka has formally announced that it will meet the demands of the peace plans for the islands, and surrender its weapons.. 5. A Fijian delegation will meet with Air New Zealand executives today to discuss security at Nadi International Airport. 6. Overseas Trade Minister Mike Moore says United States proposals to phase out all subsidies on international agricultural trade could change the face of New Zealand's farming industry. 7. A major search off the coast of Sydney has failed to find two young Australian sailors, lost overboard from a submarine. 8. Corruption allegations against 25 members of Tonga's legislative assembly will not be heard in the Supreme Court.