1A prison officer is facing charges and others are under investigation at Invercargill Prison following an investigation into corruption at the prison.

2A Wellington couple, accused of failing to provide insulin for their seven year old daughter, appeared in the Wellington District Court today charged with manslaughter.

3Protesting nurses at Middlemore Hospital say a lack of staff means they are not able to accept any more patients. National Women's Hospital is also struggling in the midst of a baby boom.

4Nineteen year old farm labourer Richard Lakich has denied murdering Senior Constable Peter Umbers in May this year.

5Auckland police are continuing their investigation into the murder of popular cricketer Stephen Chapman in Ellerslie yesterday.

6Writer Salmon Rushdie has opposed a British ban on a fictional film, that presents him as a murderous playboy who tortures and kills Muslims.

7A rare total eclipse of the sun was witnessed in Finland today.

8The phenomenal success of Round the World yacht Steinlager II is beginning to pay dividends for corporate sponsor Lion Nathan. They have just signed a deal to brew New Zealand beer in Stockholm.

9Budget 1990 Countdown A look ahead to tomorrow's Budget. Finance Minister David Caygill will present his second Budget in Parliament tomorrow night. His economic blueprint for the future comes at a time when Labour is in deep trouble three months out from the election - languishing in the polls. New Zealand remains in an economic rut. He needs to produce a Budget that is both responsible and suitably attractive to voters. Live analysis with a panel of experts, Colin James, Chris Moore, and Ann Ballin.

10Traditional animators are winning recognition for their artistic talents, some of which hang on the most stylish walls in the world.