1Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has pleaded with Labour Party members to focus on the purpose and unity ahead of this year's election.

2Comments by National's outspoken Maori Affairs spokesman Winston Peters about the future of the Treaty of Waitangi have provoked strong reaction and warning of racial conflict.

3An insurance industry leader has raised concerns about overseas ownership of the New Zealand insurance industry.

4Duck shooting season got off to a slow start today due to the fine weather.

5Latvia today became the third and last of the Baltic Republics to officially declare it wants independence from the Soviet Union.

6The dream of a peaceful and democratic South Africa has moved a step closer to reality after the South African Government and the African national Congress (ANC) made a breakthrough in their negotiations to end apartheid.

7Robert Morris, the computer whizz-kid who created a programme that immobilised 6000 computers across the United States, was sentenced to three-years probation today and given a $10,000 fine.

8Floods are sweeping across Arkansas, with residents of Little Rock being warned their town will be under water within hours.

9The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) television programme and movie is creating a worldwide Ninja craze. Now, pet stores say the desire among fans to own pet turtles is overwhelming.