11986 Commonwealth Games Boycott Ironically, the thirteenth Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh have been dubbed The Friendly Games. However, the 1986 Games are in danger of being the last. There are fears of a total Black boycott of the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games which begin in ten days. Tanzania has become the latest nation to withdraw, following Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda in protest at Britain's refusal to impose economic sanctions on South Africa. The Commonwealth Games are supposed to be a sporting occasion in which race, politics and religion have no part. What is the future of the Commonwealth Games? Will they survive this boycott? Should Auckland use the money set aside for the 1990 Games for something else? What about the athletes affected? Discussion and viewer talkback with former athlete Dick Quax.

2The Edinburgh Commonwealth Games appear poised on the edge of disaster due to a widespread boycott. In the latest development, the Indian Government has told its Commonwealth Games team to '"indefinitely delay" its departure for Edinburgh.

3Irish opposition to New Zealand's butter exports having access to European markets is threatening to delay any European Economic Community (EEC) agreement over the quota for the next two years.

4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

5The summer of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland is continuing, with running battles between angry Protestants and Police riot squads in Portadown.

6Spanish police are hunting a gang of Basque separatists following a car bomb explosion in Madrid which killed eight people and injured more than forty others.

7A London man who has been blind for 36 years has suddenly and inexplicably regained his sight.

81986 Commonwealth Games Boycott Ironically, the thirteenth Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh have been dubbed The Friendly Games. However, the 1986 Games are in danger of being the last. There are fears of a total Black boycott of the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games which begin in ten days. Tanzania has become the latest nation to withdraw, following Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda in protest at Britain's refusal to impose economic sanctions on South Africa. The Commonwealth Games are supposed to be a sporting occasion in which race, politics and religion have no part. What is the future of the Commonwealth Games? Will they survive this boycott? Should Auckland use the money set aside for the 1990 Games for something else? What about the athletes affected? Discussion and viewer talkback with former athlete Dick Quax.

9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

101986 Commonwealth Games Boycott Ironically, the thirteenth Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh have been dubbed The Friendly Games. However, the 1986 Games are in danger of being the last. There are fears of a total Black boycott of the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games which begin in ten days. Tanzania has become the latest nation to withdraw, following Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda in protest at Britain's refusal to impose economic sanctions on South Africa. The Commonwealth Games are supposed to be a sporting occasion in which race, politics and religion have no part. What is the future of the Commonwealth Games? Will they survive this boycott? Should Auckland use the money set aside for the 1990 Games for something else? What about the athletes affected? Discussion and viewer talkback with former athlete Dick Quax.

11Auckland Mayor Dame Catherine Tizard says preparations for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland are going ahead, despite the boycott problems plaguing Edinburgh. Meanwhile, India's presence at Edinburgh hangs in the balance, as well as several African and Caribbean nations.

12A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

13France has celebrated Bastille Day with a customary parade of military strength down the Champs Elysees.

14British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been invited by Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze for talks at the Kremlin, in what will become her first official visit to the Soviet Union.

15American explorers have landed a small submarine on the deck of the Titanic wreck. Photographs show that many of the ship's fittings remain intact.

16Two million Black South African schoolchildren were due to return to classes today, for the first time since the state of emergency was declared. How many actually attended?