1The Government has asked the Philippines Embassy to waive diplomatic immunity to the teenage son of an attaché who is accused of child sex abuse.

2Maori fisheries negotiators met with Attorney General Geoffrey Palmer today, but ultimately decided to proceed with their legal action against the Government.

3Live cross to the Seoul Olympic Games, where American sprinter Carl Lewis is attempting to win his third gold medal.

4Another Olympic athlete has tested positive for the same muscle building drug used by disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. Johnson has returned to Canada, having had millions of dollars worth of advertising sponsorship contracts canceled.

5Residents from Hokitika and Reefton today stepped up their fight against hospital cutbacks.

6Prime Minister David Lange met with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze in New York today, where they discussed disarmament, nuclear free zones and trading links between New Zealand and the Soviet Union. He also spoke to the influential Council on Foreign Relations, saying New Zealand faced similar problems to the Third World countries, having larger, more influential nations blocking progress up the economic ladder.

7The Government is scrapping rules that regulate the live sheep exporting industry. The move has been welcomed by farmers, but condemned by meat industry and freezing workers.

8The Government is considering a report that recommends the Audit Office be abolished in favour of other auditing methods.

9A New Plymouth jury has found former Mongrel Mob secretary George Manfredos not guilty of abducting his son from Social Welfare custody last year.

10Six Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Skyhawks took to the skies over Wanganui today, to display their prowess before they head to Australia