1The Labour Party conference struck an historic accord within hours of opening in Dunedin today. The Parliamentary wing will have to consult the Party over contentious issues such as asset sales. There is unusually high security at the conference amid vocal and visible protests.

2Opposition Maori Affairs spokesman Winston Peters has today called for Race Relations Conciliator Wally Hirsh to resign over his handling of the 'Kill A White' controversy.

3The East Coast and Hawkes Bay have once again been battered by a wild storm.

4Delta Airlines is now almost certain engine failure caused yesterday's horror air crash at Dallas Airport.

5There is growing speculation that the South African Government is preparing to release Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela.

6The Australian Government is scrambling to defuse ill-feeling created by the publication of a series of foreign policy documents that disclose that the United States virtually forces the Australians to back down and provide dry dock facilities for nuclear warships. Foreign Minister Bill Hayden was also documented making derogatory comments about some of Australia's Pacific neighbours.

7Goodman Fielder Wattie has abandoned its efforts to take over British baking giant Ranks Hovis McDougall following concerns raised by Britain's Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

8The South Korean Government has banned the country's baby trade during the 1988 Seoul Olympics, fearing it could harm its international image. Every month, hundreds of illegitimate and orphaned children are adopted by Western couples and sent to live overseas.

9One in ten thousand New Zealand girls are thought to be affected by a crippling disease that has medical experts baffled. Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder affecting brain development in girls.

10Japanese talent scouts are trying to recruit teenage rugby players from New Zealand.