1A smash and grab thief has stolen four New Zealand landscape paintings in a bold art robbery at Auckland City Art gallery.

2Auckland's big yellow Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) buses go off the road tonight indefinitely as drivers strike over their wage talks.

3An anti-drug organisation is calling for a new approach to drug abuse management for youth, specifically, greater support for the non drug user.

4Soviet troops have occupied another two public buildings in Vilnius after legal staff refused to obey a new Moscow-appointed public prosecutor. Meanwhile, United States President George Bush has cancelled the planned visit of an American general to the Soviet Union.

5The Duke and Duchess of York left hospital today with their new baby, who they have named Eugenie Victoria Helena.

6American doctors say a new drug is improving the chance of recovery for people who have been paralysed after suffering spinal injuries.

7A Christchurch sculptor has caused controversy with his artworks in Christchurch.

8Sheep and cattle numbers have been confirmed to be lower than they have been for over twenty years, suggesting the agriculture industry in New Zealand is on the decline.

9Organisers of a 50-mile race in Christchurch are being criticised for their attempts to prevent an elderly athlete from taking part in the event.

10Benji is a loveable Jack Russell Terrier whose owner wished him to be euthanised when she died. But Benji is having none of it and has gone into hiding.