1A goods train (Locomotive DX 550) collided with a milk tanker at Longburn today, blocking the main trunk railway line, which is not expected to reopen until at least tomorrow.

2A supervising nurse at Porirua Hospital has alleged that fourteen people under the care of the hospital have committed suicide this year.

3Major cracks are beginning to appear in the accord reached at last month's Economic Summit Conference. State sector unions are accusing employers of failing to keep their side of the bargain, and the Federation of Labour (FOL) said it was "unacceptable" for the Government to deny workers an urgent pay increase.

4Evidence presented into the Inquiry into devaluation was presented to Parliament today, including the confidential minutes of the Inquiry.

5The New Zealand Catholic Church is on the verge of a financial crisis in its efforts to integrate with the State school system. The Church estimates it will owe over $100 million in debt by 1990 as a result of having to bring their schools up to the standard required by the Government.

6Prime Minister David Lange has extended his overseas trip to include a visit to New Caledonia and Vanuatu for talks on New Caledonia's independence from France.

7Rotorua MP Paul East has questioned assurances that American fighter planes participating in the Triad '84 exercise are not carrying nuclear weapons.

8Australia's Federal Parliament has censured Opposition leader Andrew Peacock, expressing disgust at his behaviour in accusing Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke of being a crook who took hiss orders from criminals.

9Three Soviet cosmonauts have returned to earth after a record 238 days in space.

10Hundreds of campers were evacuated from North Stradbroke Island sanctuary in Queensland when a bush fire began.

11The decision to discharge water from a hydro-dam is being blamed for an ecological disaster in a remote part of northern Canada. It is said to have destroyed almost the entire population of wild caribou in the region, on which the Native residents (Inuit) depend for food over winter.

12A party of Asia's most influential finance experts is in New Zealand this week to have a firsthand look at investment opportunities in New Zealand's economic future.

13The television series 'Yes, Minister' portrayed public servants as shrewd characters who manipulate the politicians they advise. Now, an economist at Lincoln College, has stated that this is exactly what key advisers to the New Zealand Government should be doing. Instead, he says, too many advisers are "grey men" who need training in leadership and people management.

14Sixty American airmen, in Christchurch for the Triad '84 exercise, have been moved into one of the city's prestige hotels for the duration of their stay, having decided the Wigram airbase was too cold to stay in.

15Mombasa Police are searching for twenty suspects who fled a courtroom when a giant monitor lizard entered the chambers, sparking panic among the judges and guards.