1Forty Wanganui residents are still unable to return to their homes, and some Taranaki residents are being asked to boil their drinking water following devastating floods in the west and central North Island.

2The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called for a top level inquiry into the alleged abuse of migrant workers.

3Aucklanders have been relieved of the $14 million burden of the Commonwealth Games debt, The Government will fund half of the shortfall and the rest will be covered by an Airport account held by the region's local bodies.

4National's Associate Defence spokesman Rob Munroe has resigned after the Party's policy change around nuclear ship visits.

5A bloodied shoeprint and a prison confession are the Crown's key evidence in the trial of two men accused of murdering Auckland motelier Rex Bell more than a year ago.

6A High Court judge today refused to allow police to prosecute a man for the murder of delivery driver Bruce Jackson at the Opaheke Road Superette in Papakura.

7Christchurch police are not commenting about a mysterious case of body snatching.

8Fire Safety officers are to take action against the Power Station music venue after recent overcrowding during Debbie Harry's live concerts.

9Lithuanians have today voted to declare their country's independence from the Soviet Union. It is thought neighbouring Latvia and Estonia are likely to follow in Lithuania's wake. What implications does this have for the rest of the Soviet Union? Interview with an analyst at the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

10Several hours of violent street clashes in Santiago, Chile cast a pall over celebrations marking the election of Patricio Aylwin and the end of the often brutal regime of General Augusto Pinochet.

11Israel's Coalition Government under Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir is under threat again, after the collapse of its fifteen-month partnership with the Labour Party headed by Shimon Peres. Labour Minister accused Shamir of torpedoing Middle East peace efforts.

12The weekly demonstrations in Leipzig, East Germany were instrumental in bringing down the Communist Government, but recently they have been marred by violence from extreme right-wing groups.

13Interview with legendary French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, who is currently visiting New Zealand.