1Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble has joined the fight to stop Sydenham MP Jim Anderton from regaining the Presidency of the Labour Party, blaming him for the egg-throwing incident of last night and accusing him of "rabble-rousing". Ahead of the conference, there has been intense lobbying among union supporters of the Presidential candidates.

2The "Kill a White" race row heated up again today after the Sunday Star was ordered by the Race Relations Conciliator to apologise for sensationalised comments it made reporting on the comments attributed to Maori activist Hana Te Hemara.

3British commandoes have shot dead three gunmen in Northern Ireland, near where the Irish Republican Army (IRA) blew up a bus last week, killing eight soldiers.

4Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that six passengers died in today's crash of a Chinese airliner.

5Former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir John Marshall has died in England, aged 76.

6The Opposition is backing calls for an inquiry into the shooting of rifleman Jack Braithwaite by the British military in 1916 for mutiny following the discovery of new evidence. Should he receive a posthumous pardon?

7The High Court in Wellington has quashed a decision made by Conservation Minister Helen Clark that the Monowai Goldmine in the Coromandel should not be reopened. However, the Minister may contest the decision.

8New Zealand's nine community trustee banks are going national, as Trustbank New Zealand.

9Reports of a baby boom and a mass exodus from New Zealand have been labelled a myth by Planning Council researchers.

10The Polish Government has decided to talk to Solidarity leader Lech Walesa to try to end the massive industrial unrest across Poland.

11Two Soviet MIG fighters made a spectacular (and welcome) entrance into British air space today.

12The Ministry of Transport (MOT) insists that the controversial Suzuki Samurai is as safe as any other four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles.