1Australian police are closing in on Michael Eaton, the missing director of Kinetic Investments and his associate Christine Frampton.

2New Zealand Pacific sailed from Port Chalmers today on the order of the Labour Court, but the dispute involving deck officers and the Shipping Corporation is far from resolved.

3In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that people facing court action should have access to police evidence against them.

4The first fines for importing illegal goods from South Africa were imposed today against Auckland importer Brook Holdings Limited, but were labelled by anti-Apartheid campaigners as mere "hand-slapping".

5Former MP, Napier Mayor and Advisorcorp Director Sir Peter Tait said today that some of the funds invested in the group had been "badly mismanaged".

6Greenpeace is investigating a claim that the French have been dumping radioactive waste in the Pacific Ocean, in contravention of no-dumping agreements.

7The latest Food Price Index showed a sharp rise in the past month and the weather is being blamed.

8A Hamilton High Court judge has ruled that a rebel postal service established by King Country locals is illegal.

9The men who ran London's Underground have been blamed for the King's Cross station fire that killed 31 people. A report claims they were more concerned with saving money that maintaining safety standards.

10Quick cholesterol tests being offered to the ,members of the public in supermarkets and malls have been criticised by the Heart Foundation, who claim the operators are unnecessarily alarming people in an effort to cash in on their health concerns.

11The annual Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) show is becoming more metropolitan in the major New Zealand cities, with the exception of that in Christchurch which remains true to the rural roots of the event.