1The latest on India and Pakistan's dispute over Kashmir. Former Prime Minister David Lange is heading to India next week for a nine-day holiday, despite New Zealanders being advised to avoid the region.

2The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flew to the rescue today to help save stock stranded in the snow in central Otago.

3The huge snow dump in central Otago has been a godsend for ski field operators.

4Party members at the Green Party Annual Conference have agreed unanimously to pursue coalition talks with Labour. However, they are adamant they will not alter their anti-genetic engineering (GE) stance.

5Africa is celebrating tonight following one of the most stunning upsets in the history of the FIFA World Cup. In the opening football match of the tournament, Senegal defeated defending champions France 1-0. Ten year old New Zealand boy Cameron White walked onto the pitch with French football superstar Emanuel Petit after winning a nationwide competition to escort a player in the opening match of the Football World Cup.

6Prime Minister Helen Clark is preparing to say sorry for past injustices to Samoa at Samoa's 40th Independence Day celebrations.

7American popstar Lance Bass from the group N'Sync has passed the first hurdle in his quest to become the first entertainer in space. He has been cleared for a flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

8Karaoke pods at the Museum of Contemporary Art in New York are giving people the opportunity to put themselves in the position of a pop star - without an audience.

9The United Kingdom is preparing for the Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary) of Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, with thousands of events planned across the country, including two huge concerts at Buckingham Palace. However, not all British subjects are celebrating the Royal Family this weekend.

10Political pressure is being blamed for restructuring at the top of Television New Zealand (TVNZ). Shaun Browne's role as head of television has been eliminated. Browne was one of the three executives behind the controversial hiring and firing of presenter John Hawkesby three years ago.

11An elderly man died in suburban Christchurch today when his vehicle appeared to stall on a level crossing and was struck by a freight train. This marks the first fatal traffic accident of the long Queen's Birthday weekend.

12Two hundred Nga Puhi protesters braved the cold to voice opposition to the proposed medium security jail at Ngawha near Kaikohe.

13Intelligence reports that a ship carrying asylum seekers could be about to leave Indonesia for New Zealand has brought a swift response from the Government, which has launched a campaign to scare them off.

14A Pakistani and an Indian family living side by side in Wellington are firm friends and are anxiously watching the tension growing between their homelands.