1An emergency beacon signal was picked up in the Tasman Sea which could have come from a life raft from the abandoned Sankichi Maru 18 but searchers have failed to find it.
- Start 0 : 00 : 40
- Finish 00 : 03 : 59
- Duration 03 : 19
Reporters
- Stephen Christensen (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
- Penny Deans (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Captain Gerald Wright (Marine Division Spokesman, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
Locations
- Whenuapai, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
2Protesters staged a sit-in at a gold mine prospecting site at Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula. A message was meant to be read but a small group took stronger action.
- Start 00 : 03 : 52
- Finish 00 : 05 : 43
- Duration 01 : 51
Reporters
- Cathy Campbell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Cliff Herald (Local Resident)
Locations
- Kuaotunu, New Zealand (Waikato)
3The Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is running a week ahead of schedule. The last soldiers could be gone within four days.
- Start 00 : 05 : 43
- Finish 0 : 06 : 24
- Duration 00 : 41
Speakers
- Ian Mackley (United Kingdom Charge D'affaires)
Locations
- Kabul, Afghanistan (Kabul)
Notes
- Incomplete story, due to late running of news bulletin.