1Thousands of New Zealand homes could be at risk from faulty wiring, installed during the housing boom that followed the end of the Second World War. The Hawkes Bay Power Board is so concerned it is asking the Government for interest free loans to ensure houses can be rewired.

2The National Ambulance Officers' Training School, which was funded by the first Telethon, could be getting much less use in the future. A report on Ambulance Officer Training recommends that correspondence courses replace the majority of the live-in courses in Auckland.

3Anti-apartheid supporters have staged their noisiest protest yet for an annual meeting of liquor merchants Quill Humphreys. For the fourth consecutive year, Halt All Racist Tours (HART) has disrupted the meetings in a bid to stop the company importing South African wines.

4The Ministry of Railways Richard Prebble believes that fears that the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) might boycott next week's railway summit are over.

5A small group of support workers in the export industry say they deserve professional recognition for their talents, which they believe are worth millions of dollars for New Zealand's export industry.

6New Zealanders have flooded relief agencies around the country with offers of donations to help relieve the suffering of starving people in drought-stricken Ethiopia. It is clear that politics is complicating the drive to get aid into Ethiopia.

7The violent feud between Australian and New Zealand shearers in Australia is over.

8Australian businessman, drug baron and organised crime boss Robert Trimbole has been arrested outside a hotel in Dublin, Ireland.

9A High Court judge in Britain has ordered the seizure of the entire assets of the British Coalminers' Union, after it failed to pay a fine for a contempt of court charge.

10Around 10,000 people have marched through the streets of Manila, demanding the resignation of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos over the assassination of Opposition leader Benigno Aquino last year.

11Health authorities believe it is only a matter of time before someone living in New Zealand contracts Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). However, New Zealand's gay community say the Health Department is not doing enough to prepare for or prevent an AIDS epidemic.

12An additional 135 primary school teacher trainees will be accepted into Teachers' College next year in an effort to begin working towards the Government's aim to significantly reduce class sizes in primary schools.

13A new suspension system using rubber blocks has been tested in South Auckland over the past few days.

14Traffic wardens in Wellington believe they have a foolproof plan to catch drivers who overstay their time on parking metres.

15A clinical psychologist from California, who is now working at The University of Auckland, believes relationships between men and women in New Zealand are extremely tense at the moment as a result of changing gender roles.