1Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer today joined other Commonwealth leaders in roundly condemning British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for undermining a united Commonwealth stand on sanctions against South Africa.

2Doctors are hopeful that the miracle survivor of San Francisco's earthquake will survive. It is estimated the quake could end up costing Californian business owners around $5 billion. The tourist industry is one of the first sectors to feel the effects.

3Football fans have hurled homemade bombs into a crowded Dutch stadium, injuring 14 people and taking football (soccer) hooliganism to dangerous extremes.

4There has been a huge explosion on the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline in the Soviet Union. Thousands of people have been evacuated, but there are no reports of casualties.

5The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is delighted by an exceptionally low Labour Weekend road toll. Four people have died on the roads since Friday, the lowest number since 1980. They are crediting bad weather and a campaign to prevent drink-driving and speeding.

6The Cancer Society is heading into classrooms this summer to educate children about the danger of skin cancer. A look at what Nelson Intermediate are doing to protect their students from too much sun.

7An Oamaru woman who led a weekend clean-up of the town's foreshore has discovered much more than she bargained for. She found abandoned containers of poisonous chemicals within easy reach of children and grisly evidence of how some people are shooting the region's Little Blue Penguins.

8Twelve conservation groups have united to form the New Zealand Rainforest Coalition, which aims to stop wood chipping of native timber for export.

9Twizel is celebrating its twentieth birthday.

10The Progressive Youth Movement (PYM) is marking 20 years since its formation.