1A rescue plan to save the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games is currently underway, with Government Ministers, local body Mayors and games organisers trying to develop a plan that will meet the $25 million shortfall in funding.

2Finance Minister David Caygill has been forced to postpone an overseas trip at the last moment because of the ANZAC frigate controversy.

3On the eve of the South African Presidential election, President-elect FW De Klerk has declared that apartheid must go. However, as the White minority prepare to vote on the pace of reform, anti apartheid groups have been prevented from attending the final election rally of the ruling National Party.

4Agriculture Minister Colin Moyle has become the tenth MP to announce his retirement from politics at next year's election.

5Opposition leader Jim Bolger is under pressure to raise his game and reshuffle his front bench as a new poll shows a majority support a leadership change for the National Party.

6South Auckland's Legionnaires Academy has been disbanded among allegations of mistreatment within the ranks.

7A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Hercules has come to the aid of a light plane in trouble off the coast of Queensland.

8The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is warning cooks that some microwave ovens do not heat evenly and could be a health hazard if not used correctly.

9Rescuers have pulled only one survivor from yesterday's plane crash in Cuba. The Soviet-built Aleutian 62 aircraft has a poor safety record.

10The refugee crisis is straining relations between Hungary and East Germany, while East German demonstrations in support of being allowed to emigrate are gaining momentum.

11A Channel ferry has been forced to return to port after English football hooligans threatened the crew and other passengers.

12Eighty year old Minna Keal has become a renowned composer in her twilight years, stunning musical experts.