1Around 60,000 public servants are expected to stop work tomorrow in one of New Zealand's biggest one-day strikes. It is expected to affect all Government Departments, hospitals, State radio and television stations and some air services. The dispute is over the State Sector Bill which they say removes some of their rights and invests too much power in Government.

2Solo Australian yachtsman Ashley Coulston was unaware of a large search for him taking place in the Tasman Sea last month. He was rescued last night from his yacht Gidday '88 off the coast of the Bay of Islands.

3Gisborne City is now dangerously close to a complete loss of its water supply, following contamination from floodwaters. after Cyclone Bola. The people of Southland have donated thousands of dollars worth of food and supplies to the Gisborne Flood Relief Appeal, remembering the help Southland received after floods in 1987 and 1984.

4Nearly 100 football (soccer) fans have died in a crowd stampede in Nepal.

5Journalists returning to Moscow from the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan have brought with them allegations of horrifying atrocities committed against pregnant women and babies.