1An army of 250 rescuers have spent last night and today trying to save 80 stranded Pilot Whales on Mangawhai Heads beach. Thirty died, but fifty more were saved.

2The two Grey Whales trapped in ice off the coast of Alaska are still finding it difficult to return to the ocean.

3The Government has established a Ministerial Inquiry into the stock market, prompted by a continuing lack of confidence in the sharemarket and slow recovery from last year's crash.

4The Auckland Stock Exchange has severely disciplined and fined four member firms for posting unrealistic quotes for Pacer Kerridge shares on the market.

5The Government has suggested a compromise to settle the Maori fishing rights claim. It wants to buy some quota for Maori fishermen and buy boats and equipment for them until the courts can sresolve the fisheries issue.

6The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is funding a $500,000 national campaign aimed at ending domestic violence.

7Ansett New Zealand has been advised by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to undertake extensive bodywork on their ageing Boeing 737s due to safety concerns.

8Retired Naval commander David Davies has suggested that the four new frigates wanted for the Navy are unsuitable for purpose.

9The Government and the New Zealand Dairy Board are playing down a big butter deal with the Soviet Union for fear of jeopardising the European butter sale.

10A Maori elder has accused Police Minister Peter Tapsell of ignorance following his criticisms of the Tauranga Civic Centre protestors.

11New Zealand climber Lydia Brady, who made an illegal attempt on the summit of Mount Everest, has had her passport withdrawn by authorities in Nepal.

12United States President Ronald Reagan has announced plans to demolish the United States Embassy in Moscow and rebuild another one, saying the existing one is riddled with Soviet electronic listening devices.

13British tabloid newspapers are once again gossiping about the Duchess of York, claiming she is staying longer in Australia to support her sister who has split from her Australian husband.

14Computer viruses are targeting entire computer networks around the world.