1New Zealand is to get its own facility to pick up emergency locator signals from boats in distress. This follows a major delay in rescuing the crew from an overturned yacht near the East Coast of the North Island.

2As expected, Australia's Federal election has proven to be a cliffhanger, with the result unlikely to be known for days.

3Two weekend political polls in the United Kingdom have shown Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government trailing Labour by the biggest margin in forty years.

4Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has today blamed Sir Robert Muldoon's administration for the huge blowout in the project's cost.

5Two car thieves have discovered that it is not wise to steal an eye-catching vehicle.

6This weekend, thousands of New Zealanders participated in the 40 Hour Famine.

7The Royal New Zealand Ballet Company staged a gala premiere of The Ballet of Jean Batten last night.

8A collection of Maori treasures, furniture and artworks went on display today, ahead of an auction later this week.

9Tension is growing between the Soviet Union and United States over the rebel state of Lithuania, which is refusing to back down from its Declaration of Independence.

10South African police have fired teargas at thousands of Black protesters in Soweto, who were demanding better services from the town's Council.

11Furious East Germans have forced former Communist leader Erich Honecker from his new home after one day.

12The Duke and Duchess of York have still not announced the name of their new baby daughter.

13Vets in the United States have successfully implanted a pacemaker in a beloved pet dog.

14The annual Toy Fair has opened in Auckland.