1A serious air crash in remote Fiordland has cost ten people, mostly North American tourists, their lives.

2The Labour Caucus has elected Geoffrey Palmer to the post of Prime Minister and Helen Clark as his Deputy. She is the first woman to hold this portfolio. Reaction to the new leadership team has thus far been cautious, with groups hopeful there will be little change in policy direction from the new leaders. Interview with Chief Parliamentary Reporter Alastair Carthew.

3Former Prime Minister David Lange carried out his final official duties today. From tomorrow, he will simply be the elected representative for the Mangere electorate.

4A serious air crash in remote Fiordland has cost ten people, mostly North American tourists, their lives. This is New Zealand's worst air crash since the 1979 Erebus disaster, and comes on top of three other fatal crashes in the past fortnight. Transport Minister Bill Jeffries has launched a safety crackdown on airlines.

5The rebel World Invitation Rugby Tour of South Africa looks like collapsing with a number of players declining to go. This has raised the hopes of many that the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland will be saved from boycotts from African nations.

6Auckland detectives have arrested a man connected to the fatal bashing of barman Greg Chapman. However, police stress that the charges against the man in custody are not related to the murder in any way.