1Royal Commission on Social Policy The Royal Commission on Social Policy is charged with making submissions on a fairer, more just society. The discussion today is on housing, immigration and justice.

2The Waitangi Tribunal has backed Ngati Whatua's claim for the return of Bastion Point to the iwi, citing "repeated and deliberate" breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown.

3One Australian tourist was killed, one remains in intensive care, and twenty more are in hospital, following yesterday's bus crash near Mount Cook. There are heightened calls to install seat-belts in buses.

4High-tech British forensic techniques are to be used by police detectives searching for the killer of six year old Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack.

5Eight months of often bitter dispute over the value of Electricity Corporation (Electricorp) assets will be debated in a meeting at the Beehive this evening.

6Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen looks like he may be coming to an end of his long political career, as he faces a leadership challenge.

7United States Secretary of State George Shultz has been in Brussels to tell other NATO countries that he regards the latest arms treaty with the Soviets as an "Alliance Treaty", rather than just an American initiative.

8More than 5000 shareholders are expected at the annual general meeting (AGM) of Brierley Investments Limited (BIL) in Auckland this afternoon..

9Hamilton liver patient, two year old Regan Chibnall has undergone tests on his heart in Brisbane.

10Education Minister David Lange says there is no definite timetable set for changes to be made to New Zealand's education system.

11The prospect of changes, expected in Poland after a forthcoming referendum, is not being met with much enthusiasm.

12The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved human testing of a second potential vaccine against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

13Ministers from eight European countries, who have been meeting in England, have come up with a scheme to try to reduce pollution in the North Sea.

14Alice Smith, a British grandmother, has become a millionaire, thanks to female intuition on the football pools.

15Breaking News New Zealand's America's Cup chairman, Michael Fay has won his case against the San Diego Yacht Club.

16Royal Commission on Social Policy The Royal Commission on Social Policy is charged with making submissions on a fairer, more just society. The discussion today is on housing, immigration and justice.