1Violence continues to rock New Caledonia in the aftermath of yesterday's elections. An 18 year old Melanesian girl has been killed in crossfire between gendarmes and Kanak militants. On Ouvea, 11 of the 27 kidnapped gendarmes have been released by their captors.

2French Socialist President Francois Mitterand appears to be the runaway winner in the first round of the Presidential election. However, the extreme right wing candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front Party has polled surprisingly well, and will hold the balance of power in the second round of the elections.

3Prime Minister David Lange has arrived in London for crucial talks on the future of New Zealand's butter access to Europe. However, with Denmark considering taking an anti-nuclear stance similar to New Zealand's, it is widely believed in Britain that New Zealand may have influenced Denmark.

4ANZAC Day has been commemorated throughout New Zealand today. One of the few remaining original ANZACS, 95 year old Len Wraight, was largely left alone today, to remember his role in the Gallipoli campaign in his own way.

5The man charged with kidnapping his estranged wife appeared in court in Christchurch this afternoon.

6A nineteen year old Queenstown man has been lucky to escape serious injury after falling ten metres from a Skyline gondola.