1New Zealand's revolutionary new Olympic canoes have been outlawed at the Seoul Olympic Games because the pods would give New Zealand an unfair advantage. While not illegal, they have been regarded as being against the Olympic spirit.

2The Government's plan to establish a single Kiwifruit Marketing Board has met with growing protest from within the kiwifruit industry, as well as opposition from Treasury.

3Heart-lung transplant patient Ann Crawford should soon be on her way back home from London, having made a miraculous recovery while waiting for a second transplant.

4A memorial to commemorate victims of the influenza epidemic that swept New Zealand (and the world) in 1918 was unveiled in Auckland today.

5On the last day of World War Two, 200 crew members of the New Zealand warship Gambia were saved from certain death by the action of one man, whose identity has never been revealed - until today.

6The health food industry is finding increasing popularity with New Zealanders, who are becoming more conscious of their health and image. Report from a health food expo in Auckland.

7A new passenger train has begun operating between Picton and Christchurch today.