1Two Australian climbers have died while ascending Mount Everest as part of of an expedition led by Peter Hillary.

2Two men appeared in the Otahuhu District Court today on charges connected with the armed robbery of the Mangere Bridge Post Office last week,

3Inflation rose by 3% in the last quarter, and continues to rise following the devaluation of the New Zealand dollar and the partial lifting of the price freeze.

4Minister of Labour Stan Rodger has indicated that he is prepared to hold immediate talks with employers and unions regarding the new wage round ahead of next month's Budget.

5Threats of a trade ban by Queensland's Premiere Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen against New Zealand because of the Government's anti-nuclear stance, have been dismissed by Trade Minster Mike Moore.

6Prime Minister David Lange has spent the day at the Waiouru Military Camp to witness the war games taking place as part of Triad '84.

7A legal battle between the District Court and the Police is brewing in Christchurch, after District Court judge ordered Police to pay $60,00 each to three lawyers whose time, he said, Police had wasted. Police are questioning the legality of having to pay compensation to lawyers whose cases were not heard due to time restrictions.

8The Government will begin taxing the profit made by the Post Office and will also expect to be paid a dividend.

9The Government's Chief of Communications Jonathan Hunt is confident that his proposal for a public broadcasting fee to be added to telephone rental charges will be feasible.

10The Ombudsman has backed Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) refusal to disclose the source of information it used in a news item regarding the health of former Minister of Customs, Keith Allen.

11The annual conference of the British Conservative Party has opened with a strong show of support for Police actions in the long-running coal miners' strike. Despite unprecedented criticism of the Government by the Anglican Church this week, leading Conservatives remain strongly opposed to any softening to the Government's attitudes towards the dispute.

12Five years of diplomatic isolation from the Arab world over its signing of a peace treaty with Israel has ended for Egypt, with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak traveling to Jordan for talks with King Hussein.

13The South African Government has announced plans for reform in the Black high school system, in an apparent effort to end violent protests and widespread class boycotts.

14Supermarkets in Western Japan have withdrawn from sale sweets made by the major company Morinaga following cyanide poisoning claims from a group of blackmailers.

15Conditions on board the space shuttle Challenger were back to normal today, following problems affecting communications and cabin temperatures.

16Christchurch Hospital has been harbouring a secret for the past eight weeks - over forty linked clocks have stopped by the theft of the master clock from which all other clocks were linked.