1Labour MP Damien O'Connor has ruffled feathers with his description of the Labour Party list as "a gaggle of gays and self-serving unionists".

2According to the latest Colmar Brunton poll, almost half of Labour Party supporters say they are unsure who would make the best leader for Labour.

3The NZ Navy may be called in to keep factions apart in the ongoing stoush between environmentalists and the oil company exploring the sea off East Cape.

4Other news.

5A delegation of African leaders have met with Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi and say he has accepted their road map for ending hostilities between rebel fighters and Government forces.

6Attempts to resolve crises elsewhere in the Arab world appear to be going backwards.

7A controversial new law is about to come into effect in France banning women from wearing covers such as burqas over their faces while in public.

8Other news.