1Thousands of public servants, many of them forestry workers, took to the streets today to demand more say on Government moves to turn some if its departments into corporations. The State Services Commission, charged with implementing the policy, has responded by hiring a public relations consultant to put its case forward.

2New Zealand police have called in Interpol to help solve the mystery of the identity of a teenage girl found wandering the streets of Auckland in a distressed state. She has consequently been identified as Jackie Bayliss, a 21 year old woman, known in both Brisbane and Sydney.

3Otahuhu Chief Traffic Officer Ernest Seath has pleaded guilty to twenty charges of falsely endorsing statements that traffic summonses had been served.

4The wives of two Hawkes Bay men being held by French authorities on Reunion Island took their case to Parliament today, to ask the Government to intervene.

5The National Party has selected David Lloyd as its candidate for the marginal seat of Ohariu.

6Scottish authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about the possible fate of a prison warder who is being held captive by inmates at a maximum security prison.

7France set off a 20 kilotonne nuclear explosion at Mururoa Atoll this morning.

8The wife of a London police officer has given birth to sextuplets, three girls and three boys.

9KZ7 has taken its 22nd win in the last race of the America's Cup Challenge series.

10The second of two reports looking at the Ministry of Transport (MOT) base in South Auckland and the struggle faced by their officers as they try to do their work in the face of serious staff shortages.

11Thousands of public servants, many of them forestry workers, took to the streets today to demand more say on Government moves to turn some if its departments into corporations. The State Services Commission, charged with implementing the policy, has responded by hiring a public relations consultant to put its case forward. Do the State servants have a legitimate case?

12Today's busy lifestyles is resulting in more and more people switching to high-tech cooking. One in four New Zealand homes now has a microwave oven and sales are booming. How is this changing New Zealanders' cooking habits?