1It is feared that sixteen missing Japanese fishermen may be entombed in the hull of their burnt-out trawler, the Sankichi Maru 18, which is adrift off the Taranaki coast.
- Start 00 : 00 : 30
- Finish 00 : 04 : 03
- Duration 03 : 33
Reporters
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Jo Malcolm (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Flight Lieutenant Andrew McGuire (Spokesman, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
- Squadron Leader Hank Moffat (Spokesman, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF])
- Koichi Nomoto (Spokesman, Japanese Marine Agencies)
Locations
- Whenuapai, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
2Why Auckland cricket umpire Peter Walker was killed is mystifying police. His naked and bound body was found in the Waikato River, at the base of the Huka Falls, on 02 February.
- Start 00 : 04 : 03
- Finish 00 : 05 : 52
- Duration 01 : 49
Reporters
- Cameron Bennett (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Locations
- Mt Eden, New Zealand (Auckland), undefined
- Herne Bay, New Zealand (Auckland)
3Watersiders have tried to work the picket bound vessel Tui.
- Start 00 : 05 : 52
- Finish 00 : 06 : 16
- Duration 00 : 24
Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
4Paraguay's dictator Alfredo Stroessner has fallen to a coup lead by General Andrés Rodríguez.
- Start 00 : 06 : 16
- Finish 00 : 07 : 44
- Duration 01 : 28
Reporters
- Stephen Milligan (Reporter)
Locations
- Paraguarí, Paraguay (Paraguarí)
5South African President P W Botha, who has had a stroke. has resigned as leader of the ruling National Party while retaining a tenuous hold on the Presidency.
- Start 00 : 07 : 44
- Finish 00 : 09 : 32
- Duration 01 : 48
Locations
- Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape)
6There is an oil slick in the Antarctic ocean following the sinking of a diesel powered vessel the Argentinean Bahia Paraiso.
- Start 00 : 09 : 32
- Finish 00 : 10 : 35
- Duration 01 : 03
Reporters
- Simon Williams (Reporter, Television New Zealand)