1The primary teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) has withdrawn from final offer arbitration, in anticipation of a showdown with the Government over its planned education reform.

2The Aviation Taskforce, which represents small airlines, is taking the Airways Corporation to court over what it believes to be excessive charges

3The Polish Prime Minister may be ousted as a result of the current unrest in Poland, the worst in seven years. Communist Party leaders have been called to a meeting which is likely to result in a Government reshuffle.

4United States Federal investigators are looking into possible sabotage at a plant that manufactures vital components of the space shuttle rockets.

5The leaders of the Palestinian uprising in the Israeli occupied territories have ordered attacks on Arabs working for the Israeli military. However, a Palestinian academic currently visiting New Zealand, believes that peace can still be achieved in the region.

6Wellington writer Lynley Dodd has won the Government Printing Office Children's Book of the Year for the third year in a row for her book "Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper".

7Seeds of the noxious weed Johnson grass or Johnsongrass (Sorghum Halepense) have been intercepted on a shipment of goods from the Philippines.