1Minister of Transport Bill Jeffries today refused to order a new search for a Napier fishing boat missing with three men on board, despite emotional please from the families of the men.

2Brian Lindsay, New Zealand's first heart transplant patient, is progressing well. Meanwhile, Rotorua locals turned out in force today for the funeral of the young man whose heart was donated to Lindsay after he died in a motorcycle accident.

3Australia's long-serving Antarctic ship MV Nella Dan is tonight thought to be unsalvageable after running aground ion MacQuarie Island n heavy seas.

4United States President Ronald Reagan has stepped p his defence of the The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that he will sign next week with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

5Interest rates in Europe were slashed today, and in response the United States dollar rallied strongly. However, the sharemarkets were unimpressed and continued to plunge.

6A King Country couple who lost their farm in a mortgagee option in September have discovered a legal loophole which may help them keep their property.

7American Navy controllers, accused of negligence in the Erebus disaster, today gave their side of the story to a Washington DC Court.

8Auckland police investigating the murder of Red Fox tavern publican Chris Bush have uncovered a big drug ring,importing heroin from Australia to New Zealand. However, they say Bush was not involved in the drug ring in any way.

9The prosecution in the Ruatoria kidnapping case called upon a doctor to give evidence today to show proof that one of the accused officers was bitten.

10New figures released today show that wage increases are slowing down.

11A fireworks display from a boat on Lake Whakatipu got out of hand last night and the boat caught on fire.

12New Zealand millionaire Sir Frank Renouf and Sydney socialite Lady Susan Renouf are to get a divorce after only two years of marriage.