1Police have made an arrest in their investigation into the murder of a woman in Ashburton earlier today.

2Labour Party members are preparing for more in-fighting ahead of tomorrow's candidate reselection in the Te Atatu electorate.

3A Wellington economist has described the Reserve Bank's approach to the economy as "reaching the point of patent absurdity". John Gallagher says the Reserve bank's determination to combat inflation through high interest rates is actually making inflation higher.

4The threat of banking disruption caused by an imminent strike by Databank employees has been averted, for now.

5The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is rumoured to be about to assume sponsorship of international cricket in New Zealand once tobacco sponsorship of sport is ended.

6After 43 months in captivity in Lebanon, American hostage Frank Reed has been released and flown to West Germany.

7The New Zealand Institute of Architects has handed out the National Architecture Awards this evening. New Zealand architectural firm Jasmax has won the race to design New Zealand's most expensive building - a new National Museum at a cost of around $250 million.

8Mayday celebrations in Moscow this year will reflect some of the recent political changes in Soviet society.

9One of the things Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost has brought to light is the extent of the AIDS epidemic within the Soviet Union, especially among children.

10In the English countryside, herds of cows are eating newspapers, and appear to have a taste for the tacky tabloids.