1Hong Kong plans to continue its programme of forcible repatriation of Vietnamese boat people after a British Parliamentary debate next week. Meanwhile it has been halted.

2South African President FW De Klerk has held talks with jailed Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela about the country's future.

3The Port of Tauranga is working again this morning for the first time in five weeks.

4The selectors for the New Zealand Commonwealth Games swimming squad have more world class swimmers vying for the squad than the team has room for.

5The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that over 100 million children will die from illness and malnutrition in the next decade, but many could be saved by their own governments.

6Bulgaria has become the latest Eastern Bloc country to renounce its Communist monopoly on power.

7Two former leaders of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia have been expelled from the Parliament and may face prosecution after being held responsible for police violence against demonstrators last month. However, the Czech Parliament has still not selected a new President for the country.

8Soviet leader MIkhail Gorbachev came under attack last week by Communist hardliners who believe he has been too soft on the West. Meanwhile, the Soviet Parliament has outlined a plan to tackle the country's monumental economic problems.

9Huntly police will resume their search of the Waikato River today for a 19 year old who has been missing since he fell from a bridge two nights ago during a fight with another man.

10The deafening roar of a rogue bore in the Broadlands district near Taupo is causing tempers to fray.

11Pessimism over the economy has deepened following a new Reserve Bank forecast predicting inflation will peak higher and later than previously expected.

12The official song for New Zealand 1990 has been chosen from more than 400 entries.

13The Electricity Corporation (Electricorp) has produced a six-point plan committing itself to environment-friendly policies. However, in the United States, many manufacturers touting their products as environmentally-friendly are failing to live up their promises.