1Arab violence has increased in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and there is growing international pressure on Israel to form a solution to the unrest.
2Some details of Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth have been leaked to the British press.
3Former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon has been admitted to North Shore Hospital for a minor bowel operation.
4A seriously injured man was evacuated from the Chatham Islands to Christchurch Hospital today by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), despite poor flying conditions.