1The latest unemployment figures show that more New Zealanders are currently out of work than ever before in the country's history. The Tauranga District has been hit especially hard, thanks to job losses in the kiwifruit industry, with Invercargill coming a close second.

2British Airways (BA) appears to have ruled the idea of buying shares in Air New Zealand.

3Ansett New Zealand's air services were thrown into chaos this afternoon due to an electrical fire in Auckland International Airport.

4Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa has arrived in Wellington this afternoon for a five-day visit.

5Mother Teresa's planned visit to New Zealand has been cancelled as she has been granted permission to visit South Africa and the Soviet Union.

6South African Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela was visited by his wife and family in prison today to celebrate his 70th birthday. A look at the role Winnie Mandela has played in South Africa's anti apartheid movement.

7As diplomatic moves to end the Gulf War between Iran and Iraq have intensified, so has the fighting, with both sides rushing to the border to capture as much land as possible and free prisoners of war (POWs).

8English police have arrested a Fijian Indian (Indo Fijian) man who is believed to have been a central figure in the conspiracy to ship arms to Fiji.

9A survey has shown that New Zealanders prefer reading to watching television. Despite hard economic times, book sales continue to flourish.

10Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has added an additional chapter his book Perestroika, which will deal with recent conference especially called to discuss his policies.