1The Commission of Inquiry into violence has released The Roper Report, which calls for a dramatic change to public attitudes towards violence, and tougher measures to deal with immediate problems.

2An economic boom is predicted for the Bay of Plenty, in the wake of last week's earthquake. A huge workforce will be necessary to repair the destruction, which will benefit many businesses. However, these benefits will not affect everybody in the affected region.

3New Zealand trading banks seem certain to be closed down nest week due to strike action. A meeting between the Bank Workers' Union and the banks today failed to resolve the pay dispute.

4The New Zealand Motor Corporation (NZMC) plant in Nelson is to lay off fifty workers.

5Australia and New Zealand have combined to look for a warship design for both Navies to be built in Australia.

6Diplomatic staff are returning to West Beirut now that Syrian troops have partially restored order in the city. There are still few clues to the whereabouts of the British Special Envoy, Terry Waite, who has now been missing for six weeks.

7United States President Ronald Reagan, encouraged by positive reaction to his speech on the Iran Arms scandal yesterday, has tried to shift public attention to his hopes for an agreement on arms control with the Soviet Union.

8The Commission of Inquiry into Violence has released The Roper Report, which calls for a dramatic change to public attitudes towards violence, and tougher measures to deal with immediate problems. Two reports: 1. An overview of the Roper Report Into Violence 2. Interview with one of the victims of violent crime

9The Commission of Inquiry into Violence has released The Roper Report, which calls for a dramatic change to public attitudes towards violence, and tougher measures to deal with immediate problems. Studio discussion and analysis of the Report.

10Worldwatch New moves are currently underway in the Middle East to try to finally bring peace to Lebanon. Diplomatic staff are returning to West Beirut now that Syrian troops have partially restored order in the city. There are still few clues to the whereabouts of the British Special Envoy, Terry Waite, who has now been missing for six weeks. Excerpts of an interview with Lebanon's President Amine Gemayel, about his efforts to locate Terry Waite.

11Worldwatch United States President Ronald Reagan has been encouraged by positive reaction to his speech on the Iran Arms scandal yesterday.

12Worldwatch Former United States National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane (who tried to commit suicide last month) has offered a personal view of the Irangate scandal. This is the first time he has spoken about the scandal, and the attempt on his own life.

13What responsibilities do mothers have to their unborn babies? In the United States, a legal battle is looming which could rival euthanasia and abortion as one of the great moral debates of the time. This is the case of Pamela Rae Stewart who, it is alleged, killed her unborn baby as a result of her drug habit.