1David Lange's authority and credibility as Prime Minister is expected to be on the line at tomorrow's Cabinet meeting. It has been suggested that there is likely to be a major showdown between Lange and his Finance Minister Roger Douglas and State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Richard Prebble, who both favour selling more than 25% of Air New Zealand to a New Zealand consortium, rather than a 25% stake to Qantas.
2National MP Winston Peters has called for heads to roll over a report on the Maori Affairs Department, which he says chronicles neglect, poor management and huge amounts of money wasted.
3Hundreds of people in Canterbury have been cleaning up after gale force winds caused widespre4ad destruction yesterday.
4Reefton residents braved wild weather to form a human chain around their threatened hospital.
5Ousted Fijian Prime Minister Dr Timoci Bavadra was detained by Fijian security forces at Nadi Airport today, as he prepared to leave for New Zealand.
6The 8th Paralympics began with a spectacular opening ceremony in Seoul today.
7Almost 250,000 people have visited a bicentennial air show near Sydney this weekend.