1Weather From the rainforests of South America to the Australian outback, the weather fascinates people. How good are weather forecasters and why do their predictions so often fail to match up to reality? Discussion and viewer talkback with weather expert Dr Richard Heine.

2British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has reiterated that she is prepared to take additional measures against South Africa if Sir Geoffrey Howe's peace mission to Pretoria fails. Meanwhile, the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games are on the brink of collapse with even more nations threatening to boycott the event.

3A recovery team has reached the Moura Mine in Queensland, where the bodies of twelve men are trapped. So far, ten bodies have been recovered.

4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

5An old hat and cane used by Film star Charlie Chaplin was sold for around NZ$35,000 at a London auction today.

6Weather From the rainforests of South America to the Australian outback, the weather fascinates people. How good are weather forecasters and why do their predictions so often fail to match up to reality? Discussion and viewer talkback with weather expert Dr Richard Heine.

7A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

8Weather From the rainforests of South America to the Australian outback, the weather fascinates people. How good are weather forecasters and why do their predictions so often fail to match up to reality? Discussion and viewer talkback with weather expert Dr Richard Heine.

9A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

10Rehearsals for the Royal wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are gaining momentum. Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London have just unveiled a waxwork of Sarah Ferguson.

11The United States has conducted a huge nuclear test beneath the Nevada Desert.

12Despite sophisticated electronics and intense pilot training programmes, American fighter jets are still experiencing problems. The main problem is the fact that the pilots are only human and their bodies can only cope with a certain amount of force.

13Two New Zealand missionaries are on trial in Malaysia charged with wounding the religious feelings of Muslims. This is the third time in recent years that missionaries from the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) organisation have faced such charges overseas.

14This week in 1927, the State of Tennessee brought charges against John Scopes for teaching evolution to High School students. It became known as the Monkey Trial. Now, however, the State itself is in court as a defendant. A group of fundamentalists are taking action over a schoolbooks they believe is teaching their children anti-Christian values.