1Two people were killed south of Blenheim today when the car they were in collided with a truck, and careered down an embankment into the path of a train.

2A Parliamentary Select Committee has been hearing submissions on a controversial Bill to gibe traffic officers the right to pursue offenders onto private property.

3The Maori Fisheries Bill has been reported back to Parliament and should become law within a few days. This is one of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi claims ever and would establish a Maori Fisheries Commission.

4A plane load of Vietnamese boat people were forcibly returned to Vietnam from Hong Kong today. Despite international criticism, the United Kingdom insists more will follow.

5Bulgaria has joined the growing list of countries where the Communist Party's exclusive right to govern has ended following a reform campaign lasting only four weeks.

6The man accused of murdering English tourist Monica Cantwell on Mount Maunganui has been named as Charles Coulam, the son of a prominent lawyer.

7The dispute that has closed the Port of Tauranga for 32 days may finally be over.

8The new Government of Czechoslovakia is to launch an Inquiry into past corruption and abuse of privilege by senior Communist Party members, and says it has already uncovered corruption in the former regime similar to that found in East Germany.

9The Justice Department is trying a new approach to prevent child sex abusers reoffending. The technique has reduced recidivism overseas and involves intensive therapy to alter their behaviour.