1Armed Kanaks holding 23 French gendarmes hostage on Ouvea have released an anti-terrorist squad commander so he can assist in negotiations with French military authorities. Other reports say violence has flared between armed Kanaks and gendarmes on the island of Mare.

2Rotorua police are currently sifting through thirty years of missing persons files, following the discovery of human remains in the backyard of a Ngongotaha house.

3The Crown may appeal against a judge's decision to commit a young sex offender to private social care rather than prison.

4Prime Minister David Lange has visited Flanders in Belgium, where hundreds of New Zealand soldiers died during World War One.

5Opposition leader Jim Bolger believes claims by Prime Minister David Lange that he is making progress in Europe over New Zealand's butter quota are "nonsense", suggesting Lange was not brave enough to discuss details with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

6Brierley Investments Limited have decided to sell their 35% stake in NZI Corporation.

7The dispute that paralysed the Nissan factory in Auckland for ten weeks was resolved this afternoon. Unions are claiming victory, but the the Japanese company believes their scheme, known as The Nissan Way, will ultimately prevail.

8Unions affiliated with the Labour Party met in Wellington today to plan moves to try to change the Government's policies from Rogernomics to more traditional Labour goals.

9Auckland primary school principals are taking advice from big business on ways to become more effective managers and marketers in preparation for the upcoming Education Administration Review.

10Governor General Sir Paul Reeves has arrived in Rarotonga on the third leg of his seventeen-day South Pacific tour.

11A slump in tourism has hit New Zealand's top resorts, with some reporting revenue losses of up to 30%.