1The Government is to change the Housing Corporation's lending rules so that they match a borrower's income.

2Gary Hoyle, the man shot in the chest during the Mangere Bridge Post Office robbery almost two weeks ago, was today discharged from hospital.

3More than 104,000 people were either unemployed or on special schemes at the end of last month, 1,400 less than the previous month.

4The only access road to Milford Sound has been closed because of an avalanche threat.

5The small town of Marton has experienced what is believed to be it's first armed hold-up.

6The Government has issued more warnings today that wealthier New Zealanders can expect some pain from the Budget.

7The Electrical Workers' Union has announced it will ignore Government guidelines for wage negotiations.

8Tauranga MP Winston Peters today asked Minister of Maori Affairs, Koro Wetere what was being done to prevent the total collapse of the Te Kohanga Reo Maori Language Programme now that funding for the language nests has come to an end.

9David Harris, a farmer near the small village of Folvent in the United Kingdom, draws stares from the villagers in when he takes his eight pedigree bulls on their daily walk through town.

10Pay telephones have been installed on board some commercial jetliners in the United States.

11Food technology scientists for manufacturers who have set their eyes on exporting their products, have provided a display for politicians and diplomats at the Beehive today.