1The Government has all but committed itself to building another dam on the Clutha River at a cost exceeding $200 million.

2New Zealand's multi million dollar strawberry trade to the United States has been crippled. Some shipments were rejected due to spray residue on the fruit, and prices have slumped due to unexpected competition from out-of-season crops in California.

3Opposition MP John Banks is embroiled in a new controversy following reports that he claimed on a Radio New Zealand (RNZ) talkback show that he was in possession of a prisoner's criminal record from the Wanganui computer.

4Earthquake experts are concerned that many town planners are allowing buildings to be erected on fault lines.

5Three hundred delegates at a conference to discuss dementia and mental deterioration have been told that the health system has an unsupportive attitude towards elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

6Riot police in South Korea used water cannons and stun grenades to end a student siege at a Seoul university.

7Captured American pilot Eugene Hasenfus went on trial in Nicaragua today.

8Queensland voters have gone to the polls today.