1Justice Minister Bill Jeffries is ready to take action to ensure drunk drivers who kill on the roads are charged with manslaughter.

2Auckland police have launched a manhunt after the brutal murder of a 25-year old single mother in her home. She had been receiving threatening telephone calls, but authorities had turned down her plea to have her calls monitored.

3The Immigration Department has defended its decision not to allow seven Tongan rugby league players into New Zealand, because they have relatives in New Zealand who are overstayers.

4Flood waters have covered a vast area of Queensland and New South Wales, leaving around 30,000 people stranded.

5Gale force winds have ripped down displays and tents at the 1990 Roadshow in Canterbury this afternoon, and caused problems at Timaru Harbour.

6The Opposition is calling for a public inquiry after transcripts of a December radio broadcast in Tongan surfaced, suggesting that overstayers were lured to a Labour Party meeting in the Te Atatu electorate ahead of the candidacy selection with the promise of immigration help.

7Reports suggest Lithuania may offer to suspend its Declaration of Independence as economic sanctions imposed by the Soviet Union begin to bite. However, the offer would be conditional on the Kremlin accepting independence for Lithuania within two years.

8Syria is continuing to exert influence on the Iranians to secure the promised release of an American hostage held captive in Lebanon by Islamic Jihad.

9A group of ANZAC veterans are currently en route to Gallipoli for 75th anniversary commemorations.

10A bronze sculpture by Paul Walshe of Richard Alexander Henderson as "The Man with the Donkey" has been unveiled outside the National War Memorial in Wellington.

11Concern for the environment has become 'tres chic' in Hollywood circles and many celebrities are lending their names to the green cause.