1The Government's criteria for the partial sale of Telecom has been revealed. The papers reveal that foreigners could end up owning the majority of Telecom if it is sold outright.
- Start 00 : 00 : 30
- Finish 0 : 02 : 43
- Duration 02 : 13
Reporters
- Richard Harman (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Associated
- David Caygill (Minister of Finance, Labour Party)
- Richard Prebble (Minister of State Owned Enterprises [SOEs], Labour Party)
2Bougainville Island is tonight reported to be in rebel hands as Papua New Guinea withdraws its troops.
- Start 0 : 02 : 43
- Finish 00 : 04 : 16
- Duration 01 : 33
Reporters
- Shaun Dorney (Reporter, ABC Australia)
3People around the Wellington region faced a big clean up today after last night's flash flooding.
- Start 00 : 04 : 16
- Finish 00 : 05 : 56
- Duration 01 : 40
Reporters
- Jim Greenhough (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Berryl Ferguson (Waikanae Resident)
- Senior Sergeant John Bowman (Paraparaumu Officer, New Zealand Police)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
4Last night's Fair Go programme raised doubts over the safety of seatbelts in around 100,000 Japanese imported vehicles.
- Start 00 : 05 : 56
- Finish 00 : 07 : 43
- Duration 01 : 47
Reporters
- Kurt Sanders (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Mark MacDonald (Managing Director, Asian Autos)
- Malcolm Yorston (Vehicle Standards Officer, Ministry of Transport [MOT])
5Opposition leader Jim Bolger has today given an absolute assurance that no nuclear weapons would come into New Zealand under a National Government.
- Start 00 : 07 : 43
- Finish 00 : 09 : 27
- Duration 01 : 44
Reporters
- Rob Neale (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
6The mysterious disappearance of Nigerian writer Dr Festus Iyayi was solved today when he arrived in Wellington, following a worldwide search.
- Start 00 : 09 : 27
- Finish 00 : 10 : 44
- Duration 01 : 17
Reporters
- Jo Malcolm (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
- Dr Festus Iyayi (Nigerian Writer)
Locations
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
7Lithuania's bombshell declaration of independence yesterday has left Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev trying to consolidate his position in Moscow. Approved changes to the Soviet Constitution have allowed multiple parties and created a new Executive President. Mikhail Gorbachev may be forced to run for the Presidency in a general election.
- Start 00 : 14 : 14
- Finish 00 : 20 : 15
- Duration 06 : 01
Reporters
- Francine Stock (Reporter, BBC)
Speakers
- Algimatis Cekuolis (Lithuanian Deputy Leader)
Contributors
- Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader)
8Israel's Coalition Government is in ruins today over a battle regarding peace talks with the Palestinians.
- Start 00 : 20 : 15
- Finish 00 : 21 : 35
- Duration 01 : 20
Reporters
- Michael MacMillan (Reporter, BBC)
Associated
- Yitzhak Shamir (Leader, Likud Party)
- Shimon Peres (Leader, Israeli Labour Party)
Locations
- Jerusalem, Israel (Jerusalem)
9American scientists have discovered the only preserved specimen of a native New Zealand Giant Gecko in the vaults of a museum in Marseilles.
- Start 00 : 21 : 35
- Finish 00 : 22 : 13
- Duration 00 : 38
Notes
- Gigarcanum delcourti, formerly Hoplodactylus delcourti, is an extinct species of gecko in the family Diplodactylidae. It is the largest known of all geckos, with a snout-to-vent length of 37 cm and an overall length (including tail) of at least 60 cm.