1Murray's Bay Intermediate School has been set on fire for the second time this year.

2Auckland police have revealed that a young woman bludgeoned to death last month might have been saved if her car had been registered.

3The people of southern Hawkes Bay are struggling to deal with aftershocks as well as the clean-up from the 6.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday, New Zealand's worst quake in 22 years.

4Ngati Te Ata are refusing to compromise over its stance on the return of the Maioro iron sands which has brought New Zealand Steel mining to a halt in Waiuku.

5New Zealand Tonight New Zealand headlines in brief: including; 1. United Building Society (UBS) is to merge with the State Bank of South Australia. It will also apply for a license to become a trading bank. 2. Two men involved in the beating of an AIDS carrier in Ashburton appeared in the Timaru High Court today. 3. A researcher believes she has fresh evidence proving that an individual's diet can influence their behaviour.

6The huge billboard of Elle MacPherson has now become the target of graffiti artists.

7Talks on the future of United States military bases on the Philippines had a bad start this morning when they were marred by the murder of two American airmen.

8World News Tonight World headlines in brief: including; 1. Violent ethnic brawls erupted in Yugoslavia today when rival Serbian and Croatian football fans clashed before a soccer match in Zagreb. More than 100 people were injured - ten of them critically. 2. Flooding in the southern United States is worsening, with Lake Livingstone now the only barrier in the path of the raging Trinity River. 3. The most expensive Rolls Royce in the world was sold at auction in Florida for $5 million.

9Political Report The latest political news: including; 1. Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer has difficulty answering questions about his wife's recent surgery in the private system amid his criticism of National's private healthcare plans. 2. Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer cancels his visit to the marginal Labour seat of Waitaki. 3. Rumours that Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer's plunging popularity with voters may force a Labour Party leadership change before the election later this year. 4. A competition for aspiring copywriters challenged them to think of something good to say about Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer and Opposition leader Jim Bolger.

10An eight year old Kenyan girl is learning to live with humans after being raised by monkeys.

11Wellington's thespian community has rallied together to put on a benefit show for the BATS Theatre, which was gutted by fire earlier this year.

12Irish singer Val Doonican is currently touring New Zealand.

13Mathilda, a Tiger Moth plane, flown from the United Kingdom to Australia by an Australian for the first time, has been mobbed with enthusiastic fans upon arrival.