1New Zealand Railways (NZR) staff in some parts of the country say they are being forced out of their homes in a bitter tenancy dispute.

2Paul Dally has pleaded guilty to abducting, raping and murdering 13-year old schoolgirl Karla Cardno last year and today received a mandatory life sentence.

3New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. A young woman has been killed by a train at an Auckland level crossing. Another person, a trespassing glue sniffer was run over by a locomotive, but miraculously survived with only minor injuries. 2. Auckland teenager Anna Keegan is fighting for her life in a Paris Hospital after the failure of a bone marrow transplant. 3. St Stephens College Principal and other students have denied allegations that a 13-year old student was beaten up. 4. The tallest completed building in Auckland - the BNZ Tower - has been sold for $82 million to a company registered in the British Virgin Islands and operating out of Hong Kong.

4Wellington's Sesqui Carnival folded today, less than halfway through its run.

5National Party Deputy Leader Don McKinnon has resigned as Opposition Defence spokesman after the party made a dramatic turnaround on its nuclear policy.

6Broadcasters are outraged over the commandeering of time for political advertising for the 1990 election.

7New evidence about Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War, may unlock some mysteries about cancer. A $16 million lawsuit against the American chemical company Monsanto is uncovering years of data relating to the health effects of dioxins, adding ammunition to the Vietnam veterans' fight for compensation.

8World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. A crowded underground train in Philadelphia has derailed, killing 3 people and injuring more than 100 others. 2. Poland faces a growing crime rate since the Solidarity-led Government took power. 3. Half a metre of snow has fallen on Colorado.

9Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. The Government is gloating over the National Party's dramatic change of heart over the anti nuclear legislation. 2.

10Interview with Debbie Harry, former lead singer of the band Blondie.

11The naming of the International Penthouse Pet of the Year ironically coincided with International Women's Day this year.

12Update on Skippy the Kangaroo, who was fitted with a human pacemaker two days ago.

13Kristina Cottran, a young Californian girl, works as a war correspondent in her determination to be taken seriously as a journalist.