1Auckland's evening paper dispute is spreading throughout New Zealand. Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) is warning that if the strike continues the 119 year old Auckland Star could end permanently.

2The Government has again postponed any announcement on whether or not Telecom will be sold.

3Cabinet Minister Jonathan Hunt has been greeted by demonstrators in Christchurch who oppose the sale of Telecom and Post Office closures.

4The manufacturing industry has united to tell the Commerce Minister David Butcher that jobs will be lost if tariffs are cut.

5Dr Eric Foretich, the father of Hilary Morgan who is at the centre of a bitter custody dispute, is leaving New Zealand to return to the United States - without his daughter.

6A $250 million satellite became space junk today after failing to reach its proper orbit.

7Northland farmer Allan Titford claims an old document may save his farm from a Waitangi Tribunal land claim brought against him by Ngati Whatua Te Roroa.

8Old Ford Escorts and Cortinas are more prone to fires than other vehicles due to loose fitting fuel lines.

9Tornados have swept across Kansas, with eight counties declared disaster areas.

10A Libyan factory, which the United States claims makes poison gas and other chemical weapons, is on fire tonight, and it is not clear whether or not it was an accident or sabotage.

11An orphaned bear cub has been saved by trampers in California.

12An American company has brought computers and advanced technology to the age-old game of Chess. Now players can compete against talking computers.

13A female rare Giant Weta has just arrived at Wellington Zoo from the Poor Knights Islands as part of a breeding programme.