1A High Court jury has found Papakura man Les Skerritt not guilty of attempting to murder two gang members he found trying to siphon petrol from a car.

2The jury in the Murray Shields murder case visited the scene of the service station owner's death in Taumarunui today.

3Former Prime Minister David Lange walked into a media mob at Sydney Airport this afternoon, where the focus was entirely on his personal life.

4EquityCorp's statutory manager is suing Allan Hawkins and nine EquityCorp directors for $564 million.

5Japanese banks are allegedly preparing a multi million dollar lawsuit against the Auditor General's Office over the collapse of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

6East Germany has a new non-Communist Government as of today, under the leadership of Hans Modrow. However, East Germans will be keeping a close eye on the administration. The events at the Berlin Wall over the past few days have been especially poignant for those who defied the guards and guns over the past 28 years.

7It seems certain that entertainer Billy T James has received a heart transplant.

8A man who jumped into the gorilla enclosure at Melbourne Zoo, kicking and punching the terrified animals, has been certified insane and is now a murder suspect after his father was bludgeoned to death over the weekend.

9More than 300 people have died in two days of fighting in El Salvador between leftist rebels and Government troops.

10Iwi with fishing claims under the Treaty of Waitangi have rejected the re-written Fisheries Bill.

11A deal has been worked out that should end the dairy workers' industrial dispute.

12The Government has provided an additional 3.2 million for schools caught short of funds, caused by the Tomorrow's Schools programme.

13Cattle rustlers have hit the West Coast, shooting cattle, butchering them on the spot and then selling the meat on the Black Market.