1A Law Commission review released today has found that the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is not an administrative mess, as its critics claim. However, the Commission has recommended some changes to the ACC scheme, one of which addresses the inequality with which accident victims and sickness beneficiaries are treated.

2The exiled King of Rotuma Island has warned that his pro-independence followers will not be deterred by the presence of Fijian soldiers.

3South African police have arrested four White people suspected of terrorism after finding a huge arms cache in a farmhouse. They are believed to be members of the African National Congress (ANC).

4Wellington property magnate Bob Jones is being investigated by Turangi Police regarding an assault allegation.

5The Airways Corporation has revised a new schedule of charges to airlines after many small operators complained they would be forced out of business.

6A survey has shown that an increasing number of university students are getting into debt. Are universities heading towards education for the wealthy only?

7What is being described as "New Zealand's negative business environment" is being blamed for a top company's decision to move overseas. Equiticorp Holdings, which owns New Zealand Steel and Feltex, is leaving New Zealand to set up in Hong Kong, where it will enjoy lower tax rates among other advantages.

8Notorious English double agent Kim Philby has died in his adopted Soviet homeland, unrepentant to the end.

9The proposed sale of a preserved Maori head in the United Kingdom (Mokomokai, or Toi moko )has stirred cultural outrage in New Zealand. If it is returned to New Zealand it will not be put on display - similar exhibits have long been removed from the National Museum as a matter of decency.

10Tribute to American composer Irving Berlin, who turned 100 years old today.