1Representatives from Maori tribes and groups from all over New Zealand have called for a halt to Waitangi celebrations following an historic hui at Ngaruawahia this weekend. The Minister of Maori Affairs, Koro Wetere has announced that the Government may establish a Commission to consider the recommendations from the hui.

2Princess Diana has given birth to a baby boy, who will be third in line to the British throne.

3Emergency services have been desperately trying to save a Korean fishing boat which is ablaze near Nelson.

4Police divers have found no one inside a vehicle which crashed over the Huka Falls and into the Waikato River.

5Activities at the Operation Deep Freeze base in Christchurch are to be investigated by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Peace groups claim the base is masquerading as a support facility for American Antarctic bases, but is actually a full-scale military base.

6Dunedin Police have uncovered a porn ring allegedly involving young schoolgirls in live sex shows.

7The President of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand says New Zealand is missing out on potentially huge overseas sales of lamb because of ignorance about the world population distribution of Muslims.

8Director of the Mental Health Foundation, Dr Max Abbott says that while the Government's Economic Summit was structured so that most delegates would say what the Government wanted to hear, it did achieve some positive results.