1Downtown Wellington was rocked by a gas explosion this morning.
2Three men were arrested in Milton last night after an attack on a Police officer.
3At least two thousand people marched through London today, calling for Britain's withdrawal from Northern Ireland. Snipers and petrol bombers have attacked Police in Belfast during a third night of rioting in the city's Protestant districts.
4Charles Ponting, a senior civil servant of the British Ministry of Defence, has appeared in court in London charged with an offence under the Official Secrets Act.
5A Panamanian oil tanker has been attacked by missiles in the Persian Gulf.