1New Zealand's America's Cup chairman, Michael Fay has won his case against the San Diego Yacht Club. Analysis of the decision with yachting journalist, Alan Sefton.

2Eight months of often bitter dispute over the value of Electricity Corporation (Electricorp) assets were debated in a meeting at the Beehive this evening.

3A sweeping package of tax and welfare changes will be announced by the Government early in the new year.

4The 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.

5Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen has been sacked as leader of his own National Party, but is refusing to stand down as Premiere of the State.

6NATO allies have given their blessing to a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union, scrapping intermediate range nuclear missiles.

7An Arab guerrilla sailed a hang glider into Israel and attacked a military base today, killing six soldiers and wounding eight others.

8Dozens of suspicious vehicles parked outside police stations and army barracks in and around Belfast, sparked a huge security alert across Northern Ireland today.

9The arrival of British musician David Bowie at Auckland International Airport this afternoon sparked pandemonium among fans.

10Young Wellington designers have led the way in a fashion competition with their Auckland counterparts.

11Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen has been sacked as leader of his own National Party, but is refusing to stand down as Premiere of the State.

12A sweeping package of tax and welfare changes will be announced by the Government early in the new year. Analysis of the statement made by Prime Minister David Lange today.

13The 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.

14The Government has promised its economic restructuring will lead to real job growth in at least three areas - fishing, horticulture and tourism. Tourism is a glamour job provider, but how secure is its future?

15Worldwatch Rebellious Cuban prisoners who want to remain in the United States have seized more hostages at a jail in Atlanta. Now the Pentagon has dispatched military advisors to the scene to hep restore law and order. A look at the legal situation the Cubans have found themselves in, where they are regarded as neither American or Cuban.

16Worldwatch Authorities on both sides of the Irish border are struggling to deal with fighting terrorism without overstepping the bounds of the law and the rights of the individual. A look at the particular case of Paul Kane, a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), who was released when extradition papers did not arrive within the allocated time-frame.

17Worldwatch Chicago residents are mourning the death of their mayor Harold Washington, the first Black Mayor of Chicago.