1Up to 5000 people are expected to lose their jobs in the banking industry in the next 2-3 years because of a saturation of banking in New Zealand.

2Floods have forced around fifty people to flee their homes in the Taranaki town of Oakura tonight.

3New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. National Party leader Jim Bolger is unable or unwilling to name a new Opposition Defence spokesperson to replace Don McKinnon. 2. The campaign against free political advertising on radio and television is growing. 3. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is scrambling to plug another legal loophole that could let speeding motorists off the hook due to missing information on the ticket (infringement notice).

4Predictions of a major earthquake to occur in Wellington later tonight are creating widespread nervousness in the city.

5An out of court AIDS settlement in the United States has determined the price of life.

6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. There have been more brutal clashes between troops and protesters in the South African tribal homeland of Bophuthatswana. 2. Arson is suspected in a fatal Frankfurt restaurant fire. 3. A collection of Royal treasures is being exhibited to the public at Buckingham Palace.

7Marlin fishing in Tutukaka is in danger due to the commercial fishing of fish further down the food chain such as Kahawai.

8In the United States a one-legged goose has been given a prosthesis.

9Follow up to Operation Golden Fleece 1989 - today was the funeral of one of the rebels who died in battle.

10International Women's Day has been marked around the world. In India, women beat their men with sticks.

11Behind the scenes of Belinda Todd's stormy weather report and reporter Warren Berryman's attempt at a sea shanty.