1Announcement of the death of Sir Keith Holyoake Sir Keith Holyoake died in Wellington Hospital today. There will be a State funeral next Tuesday.

2East Coast Bays National candidates There are five candidates seeking nomination for the seat, held currently by Gary Knapp, Social credit.

3National Caucus Dissidents in the National Party, against the government's moves on interest rates have attended caucus.

4Madrid Air Crash There has been a two plane crash on the main runway at Madrid airport in thick fog, killing 93 people

5Yassar Arafat PLO leader Yassar Arafat has asked for a flotilla to escort him and loyalists out of Lebanon,

6Civilian bus Bombing The Israeli Prime Minister is vowing retribution for the bombing of a bus in Jerusalem.

7Space Shuttle The Space shuttle Columbia returns to earth tomorrow.

8Poland strikes The banned Polish trade union Solidarity are calling for strikes tomorrow.

9Tauranga landslip Four families have been forced out of their homes due to a slip.

10Private Television The government has given the go ahead for a third television channel, privately owned. Caucus unanimously approved the plan for up to 12 regional stations. It also wants to establish a national news alternative to the Broadcasting Corporation.

11Sir Keith Holyoake There is to be a state funeral for Sir Keith next Tuesday at St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington. This item gives a summary of his life. it includes an previously unshown interview done a few months ago for a proposed television programme on his life.

12The Holyoake Years Professor Robert Chapman talks about how he remembers Sir Keith and calls him 'the man who brought the National Party to it's very height".