1A Korean fishing boat has sunk off the south-west coast of the North island and three of its crew remain missing.
2Petrol station owners claim the Government's plans to sell off Petrocorp to British Oil will jeopardise chances for cheaper petrol for New Zealand motorists by reducing competition and creating cartels.
3The worst storms in Brazil's history are thought to have killed at least 150 people and left hundreds more homeless in and around Rio de Janeiro.
4United States Secretary of State George Shultz has arrived in Moscow to prepare the way for the next superpower summit. While there, he will also discuss the Middle East peace plan and the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
5South African fighter planes raided South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) guerrilla bases today in retaliation for a huge bomb blast in Namibia on Friday, which killed at least eighteen people.
6Accountants say thousands of students are being turned away from Commerce courses, even though their profession is very short of people.
7The Kepler Track, a new walking track for the fitter than average, has been opened in Fiordland National Park.