1The long-awaited Brash Report on Superannuation was finally released today, but the Government seems determined to reject its major recommendation that tax exemptions for superannuitants be retained.

2Budget '88 Preview Finance Minister Roger Douglas will deliver his fifth Budget to Parliament in just over an hour.

3Associate Education Minister Phil Goff has made an angry attack on university students, saying they need to "come out of their ivory towers and realise the sacrifices being made for them by other sectors of the community". This follows a nationwide day of action by students protesting at the lack of Government funding for tertiary education.

4State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Richard Prebble has told debt-ridden farmers to "face reality" and leave their land.

5Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer has confirmed that the Corporate Fraud Squad has begun an inquiry into failed bullion dealer Goldcorp Exchange.

6It has been predicted that New Zealand women will turn to back-street abortions or travel to Australia for terminations due to overcrowded clinics.

7The World War Two exploits of the 28th Māori Battalion are being recognised at a special exhibition at the Waiouru Military Museum.

8A group of South Canterbury women who have lost their jobs in a clothing factory, are setting up a cooperative, to keep the industry going. A group of Waimate women did the same thing seven years ago.

9New Zealand's sixth heart transplant patient is in a stable condition in Greenlane Hospital.

10Americans have been told by the United States Surgeon General that they eat too much, especially foods and drinks high in salt, fat and alcohol.

11The world's top fashion designers have unveiled their latest creations in Paris.