1Homosexuality The Homosexual Law Reform Bill begins its third reading in Parliament tonight, and is expected to be passed into law. However, the decriminalisation of homoesexual acts between consenting adults will not put an end to the public debate about homosexuality. One argument is that homosexuality is a learned behavioural pattern brought about by such factors as over mothering or early erotic sexual experience, that people are born physically committed but mentally neutral in matters of sex. The other argument, which is gaining support, is that people's sexuality is pre-determined by hormones before birth. Discussion and talkback with geneticist Dr David Lambert.

2At least 87 Greenpeace protesters have been arrested at the Nevada site where it was planned to detonate an underground nuclear test today. Despite Soviet protests against the planned test, summit talks between United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appear to still be on for the middle of the year.

3United States Secretary of Defence Caspar Weinberger has struck trouble during his tour of Pacific rim countries. A powerful bomb exploded in the carpark of a Bangkok hotel where he was due to have dinner with the Prime Minister of Thailand Prem Tinsulanonda.

4A car bomb has exploded in a Lebanese port near Beirut, killing ten people and wounding 100 others.

5Six people have been killed in a helicopter crash in England.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

7Homosexuality The Homosexual Law Reform Bill begins its third reading in Parliament tonight, and is expected to be passed into law. However, the decriminalisation of homoesexual acts between consenting adults will not put an end to the public debate about homosexuality. One argument is that homosexuality is a learned behavioural pattern brought about by such factors as over mothering or early erotic sexual experience, that people are born physically committed but mentally neutral in matters of sex. The other argument, which is gaining support, is that people's sexuality is pre-determined by hormones before birth. Discussion and talkback with geneticist Dr David Lambert.

8A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

9Homosexuality The Homosexual Law Reform Bill begins its third reading in Parliament tonight, and is expected to be passed into law. However, the decriminalisation of homoesexual acts between consenting adults will not put an end to the public debate about homosexuality. One argument is that homosexuality is a learned behavioural pattern brought about by such factors as over mothering or early erotic sexual experience, that people are born physically committed but mentally neutral in matters of sex. The other argument, which is gaining support, is that people's sexuality is pre-determined by hormones before birth. Discussion and talkback with geneticist Dr David Lambert.

10A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

11At least 87 Greenpeace protesters have been arrested at the Nevada site where it was planned to detonate an underground nuclear test today. Despite Soviet protests against the planned test, summit talks between United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appear to still be on for the middle of the year.

12As investigations continue into terrorist attacks on American targets in Europe last week, there is concern that the use of plastic explosive in the bombing of TWA Flight 840 has exposed an alarming hole in airport security procedures. There are also fears that the latest advances in the firearms industry (plastic guns) could see even more exploitation of security gaps.

13Fur coats are still highly fancied by fashionistas, despite the protests of animal welfare groups.In the United States especially, wearing a real fur coat remains a highly sought after status symbol.

14A look at the very latest trend in wedding gowns - paper gowns.