1The Government announced it's economic package this afternoon. Much of it had been predicted, and it contained few surprises. All of Telecom will be sold off.

2A manslaughter charge has been laid following investigations into New Zealand's first bungee jumping death.

3It has been revealed that Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) officials did not raise the alarm until a week after three Pacific Fruit Flies were found in Auckland.

4Enquiries are underway into the mysterious death of 1000 eels in an Auckland stream.

5The Consumers' Institute has warned that many spa pool heating units fail to make safety standards and should be recalled.

6Dr Elizabeth Morgan, the mother at the centre of a child custody battle over her daughter Hillary Morgan, has been joined in Christchurch by her current husband.

7There is speculation that a serial killer has murdered his sixth victim in Sydney.

8Ministry of Fisheries officials have cracked a major paua poaching ring.

9East German voters have signaled that they want quick reunification with West Germany, but the victorious Conservative Alliance has not been able to get the support needed by the second largest political party, the Social Democrats.

10Tension is high between the Soviet Union and the rebellious Baltic republic of Lithuania, which has declared itself independent.

11A thirteen-year long investigation into the 1977 rape and mutilation of Australian woman Janie Shepard has concluded in a British court.

12The American media were today obsessed by United States President George Bush's hay fever during a press conference.

13Heart attack victims can now have the electrocardiograms (ECGs) faxed from the hospital to surgeons at home, enabling them to get urgent drugs within minutes.

14The New Zealand Army's new mobile hospital unit is now able to treat patients with severe varicose veins and other non-urgent surgeries.

15The Australian Golden Orb Weaving Spider has made its way to New Zealand.