1A feud between rival factions of the Black Power gang has erupted in Christchurch.

2Tui Slater has become the first patient to carry a donor liver in her luggage when she flew to Sydney, and in her body upon her return.

3Australian Tim McCartney-Snape has become the first solo climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. However, two climbers in the New Zealand expedition on Mount Everest are suffering from snow blindness.

4New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. Authorities say that thousands of litres of petrol which leaked from a Wellington service station pose no environmental threat. 2. New Zealand men are set to pay higher life insurance premiums because of the number of men dying from AIDS.

5Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. is said to be near death tonight, having fought a losing battle against throat cancer.

6World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. A plane crash in Mexico has claimed the lives of around 30 pilgrims who were travelling to see Pope John Paul II, who is currently visiting Mexico. 2. The Prince and Princess of Wales have ended their tour of Hungary with a visit to the Petot Institute for Handicapped Children. 3. Millions of bees infested a parked car in Salt Lake City, Utah.

7The work of a Maori tohunga (healer) is attracting some criticism in the Waikato.

8The contraceptive pill became available thirty years ago, changing the lives of women forever.

9A long-standing two-child policy in Singapore has resulted in an acute shortage of labour that is now threatening the country's economic growth.

10Not the Headline News A segment presenting the bizarre, the strange and the obscure: including; 1. Sacramento City Council is struggling to find a non-sexist word to replace 'manhole'. 2. A gang of San Francisco car thieves are pouring oil onto the road to force cars out of control. 3. Six armed women held up a Santiago pharmacy and stole assorted contraceptives and condoms. 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) has slipped down to number two in the United States Box Office this week. 5. In London, Yuppies are being replaced with Spoms (Success with Peace of Mind). 6. The most popular baby names in the United Kingdom this year are Michael and Emma. 7. Texan nudists are becoming concerned about a plague of mosquitos which have followed the recent floods. 8. An Indian couple have each sold a kidney to buy a desktop publishing system to publish a newspaper for the poor.

11A look inside a Florida retirement home for former performing apes.