1Prime Minister David Lange is in the United States tonight where he will attend a United Nations (UN) gathering and meet with the foreign ministers of five nuclear powers.

2United States President Ronald Reagan says he is exploring a number of ideas in preparation for his meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.

3Speculation continues to surround the health of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko, following his apparent struggle to address the nation on television.

4The women's protest vigil outside the Greenham Common Cruise Missile Base in England is now three years old, and people from all over the world, including New Zealand, have traveled to the base to commemorate the occasion and to continue the protest. Inspired by the activities at Greenham, a group of New Zealand women set up a protest centre at the Tangimoana Defence Communications Centre today.

5Police say they are no longer looking for anyone in connection with the shooting of a car salesman in South Auckland yesterday.

6The New Zealand Party has called for the abolition of the Race Relations Office and the Human Rights Commission, arguing that a written constitution would provide adequate protection for minorities.