1Law and Order (Part Three of Five) In any crime there are many losers. Firstly those convicted. Does prison work as a deterrent to crime? Figures just released suggest not. The majority of prisoners in New Zealand jails are reoffenders. The second losers are the innocent victims of crime, who bear emotional scars for months or even years afterwards. Many become mentally ill, requiring long hours of costly counselling. Families and friends of those whose characters are irrevocably changed also suffer. Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Max Abbott, from the Mental Health Foundation, about the causes and effects of crime and punishment.

2South African President PW Botha has defended raids by his country's security forces on Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. He said that South Africa will fight international terrorism in exactly the same way as other Western countries, despite the United Nations (UN) protests.

3British Airways has begun a massive new sales campaign to try to encourage Americans to visit Britain.

4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

5Law and Order (Part Three of Five) In any crime there are many losers. Firstly those convicted. Does prison work as a deterrent to criminals? Figures just released suggest not. The majority of prisoners in New Zealand jails are reoffenders. The second losers are the innocent victims of crime, who bear emotional scars for months or even years afterwards. Many become mentally ill, requiring long hours of costly counselling. Families and friends of those whose characters are irrevocably changed also suffer. Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Max Abbott, from the Mental Health Foundation, about the causes and effects of crime and punishment.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand and international news headlines.

7Law and Order (Part Three of Five) In any crime there are many losers. Firstly those convicted. Does prison work as a deterrent to criminals? Figures just released suggest not. The majority of prisoners in New Zealand jails are reoffenders. The second losers are the innocent victims of crime, who bear emotional scars for months or even years afterwards. Many become mentally ill, requiring long hours of costly counselling. Families and friends of those whose characters are irrevocably changed also suffer. Discussion and viewer talkback with Dr Max Abbott, from the Mental Health Foundation, about the causes and effects of crime and punishment.

8A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

9South African President PW Botha has defended raids by his country's security forces on Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. He said that South Africa will fight international terrorism in exactly the same way as other Western countries, despite the United Nations (UN) protests. Although international condemnation has been widespread, reaction within South Africa itself has been mixed. The African National Congress (ANC) says it has no choice now but to step up its struggle against apartheid.

10More than 30,000 people have lost their homes to floodwaters in the Solomon Islands. One person has been confirmed dead, but up to fifty people are still missing. The situation on outlying islands remains unclear.

11A violent storm in the Caribbean has sent clipper ship The Pride of Baltimore, to the bottom of the ocean.